The question that i have can you run a turbo on a carbureted motor and if you can please explain how that work

 

Sorry, I can't answer that question for ya. You'd probably have better luck in the "A Blast From the Past" page. Just scroll down further from this one, and you'll find it.

dave

 

In a word....No.

You need to have some sort of fuel control to make sure you get the right air-fuel mixture to the cylinders. That's why turbos have fuel injection.

-G-

 

The old blow through Paxton superchargers used a pressurized box the enclosed the carb. I see no reason the same wouldn't work with a turbo. The problem is you will blow all of the fuel out of the float bowls if the carb isn't pressurized the same as the intake charge.

 

It's been done plenty of times. GM did it in production with the early/mid sixties with the Corvair. A lot of "bolt-on" kits have been available over the years to do this to various and sundry vehicles. The usual config was a suck through with the carb on the intake rather than the output of the compressor. Some blow through configurations were tried but the carb had better be well sealed (O-ringed throttle shafts etc.).

Redbeard

 

Ah, yes. The Corvair Spiders. I forgot about those. Had a friend in highschool who had one - fast little car, for the times.

dave

 

Buick did it too. In fact I have a friend that is putting four of them on his 426 Hemi as an experiment. But he's been hand fabricating the intake, so this will be awhile. The smaller turbos from the smaller Buick engines are perfect for the job. Mostly since no one wants them anymore and inexpensive. I almost got sucked up, (sorry!), into the whole deal but backed out. But it is interesting. If anything comes of this, I'll post it.