turboing 1835 in a bus

[volkstypeone]

hello. this question for my 69 single cab.
i also has a 1835cc motor.
i wants to add a turbo to it. i has a few qustions.
what style turbo should i run.
i gonna run a 45 webber.
or should be.

i have a 286* cam.

Please ur thoughts.
from ppl that have done this

it will be my summer driver
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[tkelley]

Lose the 1835. Unless you have the thick walled
cylinders you'll warp the slip-ins in a hurry with a turbo,
especially in a bus.

Start off with a fresh engine. Lose the 92's and get
some 90.5"s (1776) they'll fit in the same case, they handle
the heat from a turbo much better. Is the case full flowed?
What's the compression? What are you looking performance wise
to get out of it?

Only consider a turbo if the engine, tranny and brakes
are up for it. It's not a good idea to strap a turbo to a motor
with ? miles and wear. IMHO

Tom

[BFB]

just boost what you got op, you don't need forged this and titanium that.
do your own research, don't just go off of internet opinions and don't afraid to try.
aside from that find a small turbo, I actually think the old tdoe4's work good. I had one running 13lbs ona stock 1600 and didn't have to over rev it to get it there
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[Lo Cash John]

You CAN turbo the motor you have now but if you have the time and budget, installing a set of thick wall cylinders would be a good idea.

What is the compression ratio of the engine now? That may need to be adjusted before boosting the engine.

Also, are you planning on a draw through system or blow through system?
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[67rustavenger]

The OP hasn't been on the forums since 2010.

Why drag up an 11year old thread and comment on it?

Let alone making suggestions on improving an 1835 from 11 years ago.
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[kangaboy]

HA!!! I actually need to know the reason Richard sought out a 14 year old thread and commented on it. Like, what the hell
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[BFB]

I don't know how the hell this happened, I swear I saw this on here yesterday as a new post. sure I'll dig through old posts but when I resurrect them I state that I am resurrecting an old thread...
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Forced induction can overcome a lot of obsticles that gets in it's way
"You are the Engineer and the Mechanic.  
Build it your way not the way someone else does it. Their way might not work for you." - clonebug
An interesting thing happens in forums where everyone starts parroting the same thing and "common knowledge" takes over.
“ The monkey see monkey do mentality seems to run deep in VW people. "Gene Berg said it was so 30 years ago so thats the way it is" “ - bdkw1

[b-man]

Holy zombie thread Batman!
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[GARRICK.CLARK]

Any updates on this lol

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