| Turbo from a smart car. - Click HERE for Original Thread |
| kornymunkies |
Now I had never actually taken a close look but today at work I noticed how small the turbo actually was from a smart car.
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| newaccorddriver |
wow, you can practically finger that turbo:cool:
anyone know how it compares to a firefly turbo? |
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| Invalid Zero |
Smart car? More like not-so-Smart car.
Dur....:smack: |
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| crazyrx7 |
The wastegate actuator is bigger than the turbo. BTW which Mercedes dealership do you work at?
R.K. |
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| JeepGirl |
WOW!!!!
that is a tiny little thing isnt it? i think it would almost be big enough for my 1.3L civic engine... i wonder what it spools at.... 1100rpm or so? |
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| SilverZ24 |
| The engine is only .8 litres so I guess it doesn't need much. |
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| Fazda |
| lol that is rediclous.. that must have next to nothing for lag.. lol..i dont think i've ever seen a turbo that small in mylife.. who ever says size matters lol :dunno: |
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| RacerGirl |
| awww, it's so little! |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Not really that surprising. Don't they turbo little scooter engines over in Japan? |
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| JeepGirl |
quote:
Originally posted by ChromeDragon
Not really that surprising. Don't they turbo little scooter engines over in Japan?
they turbo EVERYTHING in Japan!!!! :bowdown: |
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| nismo_silvia |
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Originally posted by JeepGirl
they turbo EVERYTHING in Japan!!!! :bowdown:
thats so true u can get any car with or with out a turbo |
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| sparkycivic |
800cc's... 4000rpm... not much airflow required
1300cc's... 8000rpm... 3.25 times as much airflow required.
that little turbo would be out of breath by 2800rpm on the civic, and probably making boost at idle ;) i'd pay to see that in person! |
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| JeepGirl |
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Originally posted by sparkycivic
800cc's... 4000rpm... not much airflow required
1300cc's... 8000rpm... 3.25 times as much airflow required.
that little turbo would be out of breath by 2800rpm on the civic, and probably making boost at idle ;) i'd pay to see that in person!
but on the plus side there would be NO turbo lag.... :lol: |
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| oldraven |
| *waits for someone to build four single headers* |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by oldraven
*waits for someone to build four single headers*
id do it if i can get 4 of those things for close to nothing |
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| EDISKRAD EHT |
Or do it this way,
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| kornymunkies |
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Originally posted by crazyrx7
The wastegate actuator is bigger than the turbo. BTW which Mercedes dealership do you work at?
R.K.
David morris fine cars. Seeing stuff like that is just one of the "joys" of working on smart cars. |
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| kornymunkies |
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Originally posted by newaccorddriver
id do it if i can get 4 of those things for close to nothing
It would actually only be 3 little headers. |
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| newaccorddriver |
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Originally posted by kornymunkies
It would actually only be 3 little headers.
i was thinking about quad turbos on a 4 cylinder engine. i doubt the smart cars engine car spool 3 of them that easily |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by newaccorddriver
i was thinking about quad turbos on a 4 cylinder engine. i doubt the smart cars engine car spool 3 of them that easily
That's what I meant too. |
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| Nancy |
Really interesting to notice !!!
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| ChromeDragon |
| The open-wheel competition car that the U of A engineers built that was at the motor show was fitted with the same trim Garrett turbo. Man is that thing tiny! It was powering a 600cc bike engine. |
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| JeepGirl |
quote:Originally posted by newaccorddriver
i was thinking about quad turbos on a 4 cylinder engine. i doubt the smart cars engine car spool 3 of them that easily
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Originally posted by oldraven
That's what I meant too.
but imagine how that smartcar would light up once all the turbo's spooled:lol: :lol: :lol:
what traction?:dunno:
my guess is that you would build boost, dump the clutch and then promptly spin around in circles like a circus clown car:lol: |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by JeepGirl
quote:Originally posted by newaccorddriver
i was thinking about quad turbos on a 4 cylinder engine. i doubt the smart cars engine car spool 3 of them that easily
but imagine how that smartcar would light up once all the turbo's spooled:lol: :lol: :lol:
what traction?:dunno:
my guess is that you would build boost, dump the clutch and then promptly spin around in circles like a circus clown car:lol:
But take all week trying to drive to work. ;) |
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| JeepGirl |
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Originally posted by oldraven
But take all week trying to drive to work. ;)
no doubt!
i raced one in the parking lot behind nait *private property*(one of the instructors there owns a smart)... with my 1.3L civic and i whooped that smart LOL funny thing is... his mileage only barely beat mine, and i had more cargo area and the smart weighed slightly more.
mind you... i've seen the video's on youtube of the gsxr or turbo hyabusa smart cars and i cant say i wouldnt own one of those... they look like fun!! chain drive though :dunno:
or the Brabus Mercedes V6 Bi-turbo smart roadsters... Yum! |
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