I have read an article from Hot Rod magazine (http://www.corvairforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=545) where the valiant, corvair, and falcon received Paxton superchargers with 10+ pounds of boost with great success. What is particularly intriguing to me is that, for most of their tests, these engines were totally stock, even down to ignition timing, with no alterations but the installation of the blower kit and a larger carburetor. They claim that the engines proved durable even after repeated thrashing far beyond the limits of what a stock engine could do.
Furthermore, I noticed that they initially used the Holley 1904 carburetor with a bonnet on the Falcon installation.
All of this had me wondering whether I could, with research and careful selection of equipment, boost a Ford 223 with a turbo and say 5-8 lbs of boost without doing anything to the block, head, or induction to produce a reliable engine with some extra grunt. The goal would be to increase torque primarily, and in the 1500-3500 rpm range.
For those of you in the know: could this really be as simple as the Hot Rod magazine makes it appear?
Furthermore, I noticed that they initially used the Holley 1904 carburetor with a bonnet on the Falcon installation.
All of this had me wondering whether I could, with research and careful selection of equipment, boost a Ford 223 with a turbo and say 5-8 lbs of boost without doing anything to the block, head, or induction to produce a reliable engine with some extra grunt. The goal would be to increase torque primarily, and in the 1500-3500 rpm range.
For those of you in the know: could this really be as simple as the Hot Rod magazine makes it appear?