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Old 12-21-2017, 11:53 AM   #1
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has anybody ran a turbo with a carb ???????????
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Old 12-21-2017, 12:02 PM   #2
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has anybody ran a turbo with a carb ???????????
It has been done many times.
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I would like to know more info what has to be done with the carb thanks
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Old 12-22-2017, 07:21 PM   #4
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I would like to know more info what has to be done with the carb thanks
The carb jetting needs to be adjusted upward to deal with the increase of air under pressure flowing into the top. The high speed air bleeds will also need to be custom tuned for the application. If you have experience with building and tuning a carb its not that hard to do if not it would be best to get a carb built for the purpose and then learn how to tune everything from that point.
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Old 12-27-2017, 01:43 PM   #5
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What else needs to be done to the carb? Is there any seals or o-rings that need to be added or beefed up to handle the extra pressure the turbo makes? Can a Holley 94 or Stromberg 97 be modified to use with a turbo in a blow thru design?
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Old 12-27-2017, 02:28 PM   #7
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9I was told to make the air vents longer and get it littler richer on the bbl carbs

the link I posted he has two 94 carbs on his
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Old 12-27-2017, 04:12 PM   #8
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Have run a Martin Turbo syst on brandx a few times. It is a suck through system and worked great.
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Dont forget to buy a bunch of head gaskets.
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