Sure it's possible but is it practical? You could turbocharge a lawn mower engine if you really wanted to. The 170 is not a good candidate. It has fewer main crankshaft bearings than the 200.Is it possible to turbocharge one?
Yea, I Was thinking it might just make it blow up, but don't know if it was possible to avoid it.Throwing a turbo on a 170 is the last thing you should do.
Everything on the engine and drivetrain would need to be upgraded first.
Want to grenade an engine? Throw a turbo on it without really knowing what you are doing.
Yea it has 3 bearings, but I didn't know if that had a massive effect, but now I know though.Sure it's possible but is it practical? You could turbocharge a lawn mower engine if you really wanted to. The 170 is not a good candidate. It has fewer main crankshaft bearings than the 200.
How to do it is beyond the scope of this website. I'm sure there are thousands of websites devoted to adding turbos to any gasoline engine. Google it and start reading.
I guess you never heard of a forum member over at forsdix called Does10s.Its very difficult to turbo a Ford inline six and give it enough fuel to keep from scorching the cylinders.
You would spend way less dropping in a V8.
I guess you are wrong. Show me a proper Ford inline six turbo that costs less than a V8 swap. Many do a 6 to 8 swap for well under 2k.I guess you never heard of a forum member over at forsdix called Does10s.
You won't have great results turbocharging a single cylinder due to exhaust pulse issues but I've seen it done. One guy I know had a motorized bar stool with a turbocharged lawnmower engine. The turbo was more of a novelty than anything.You could turbocharge a lawn mower engine if you really wanted to.
Why did you delete that very statement when you copied my post?As you can see by most of these posts, this is the last place I'd ask about anything turbo related.
You need a carb specifically set up to operate in blow-thru. They're readily available from a number of carb companies. Or you could do one of the fuel injection setups that works in place of a carb.How would one go about turbocharging a carbureted engine?
You use a wastegate (which bleeds exhaust before the turbo) and boost controller. There's multiple setups for both. The most simple is a manual boost controller (which is basically a ball and spring valve) and an internal wastegate that is integrated with the turbo. There are also electronic controllers and external wastegates. You can choose a wastegate and run it off spring pressure without a boost controller with the proper spring but then it will open progressively which can alter the spool characteristics.How would you control the turbo to avoid blowing it up?
Unrelated thoughts? I now see where you said he should look at other sites. I agree. I disagree that putting a turbo on a lawnmower engine is the right analogy for this situation though. That's just my opinion.Why did you delete that very statement when you copied my post?
I knew of a guy who took the 4-door Chevelle that was rotting in his inlaw's yard, put in a stock 350 Vortec that he rebuilt himself, his own homemade blow-thru carb, and the biggest Borg-Warner turbo he could find on Ebay, hung on a cheap twin turbo hot side he reworked himself for single turbo, and ran 8s on a 10.5" tire. Stock worn out suspension. Powerglide (of course) with a custom converter. You have to have a little bit of knowledge, you don't need a huge budget or even incredible fab skills.So, yeah. It would be really cool, but also very involved and very expensive. The pic Bart posted above is badass. But this is project for a very advanced builder with deep pockets and not something for a shade tree mechanic on a budget.
I can't remember every time the Rotsun broke but I don't ever remember it being specifically because they slapped a turbo on a non-turbo engine. At least not since they put the 5.0 in it.The Roadkill "Rotsun" is an example of someone bolting a turbo on a car and slapping everything together. Not surprisingly, it breaks constantly.
