Turbocharger

[doug6949]

The compressor side is easy. Just find a vacuum cleaner impeller of the correct size.

The hot side is another problem. This will need to be fabricated from some type of steel.

Scavenging a blower from a dead motorcycle might be easier.

I am curious about your need for a blower if the goal is gas mileage. Spark ignition engines do not benefit from turbocharging the way compression ignition engines do. Note that I speak of efficiency, not power output.

Doug

[JFettig]

Hey, I supose I forgot to say that this competition was over a long time ago
We took 5th place averaged 507 miles per gallon


Jon

[chrisw765]

im a industral equment mech.and thers a small and i mean small disel eng made by kubota witch is turbo,ed its the smallest turbo ive ever seen about the size of a lemon but it works very well. ther only about 800 bran new it be worth your time to just buy one vs build one. i built a super charger for a rc car called a t-maxx running a 4 stroke airplane eng it worked but after everthing was said and done it was not worth it..

[JFettig]

Chris, thanks for the headsup but this competition was over almost a year ago results are just above your post.

Just for fun, heres a pic of the car I designed and built.

Jon

[Evodyne]

JFettig,
Cool ride. I did the electrical stuff on Indiana's entry in the first GM SunRayce USA. Our car was Rose-Hulman's Solar Phantom. Seeing you superb machine brought back memories!

[RotaryNut]

I realise this thread died long ago, but I reckon this would have done the job for ya!



Yes, thats a 35mm film cannister!
Photo 'borrowed' from the old bible 'Turbochargers - by Hugh MacInnes' HPBooks.

I have a dead one of these(beyond repair), very slightly larger (RHB31 or 32?) from a Diahatsu 660cc. Very cute.