Turbo Scamp

turbodart68 said
Looks awesome. I'm a huge fan of Steve stropes designs at pure vision! Wheel spin is always an issue. I built a 360 ci duster for a good friend with twin T04s stock ported heads and 9.5 to 1 compression. It has a 904 backed by a 8 3/4 2.94 gear set with a spool. That car runs 10 ohs at 140mph. He runs a 275/60R15 street tire for freeway cruising. It will annihilate the tires at anything under a hundred. And I when I say annihilate I mean it goes straight for the rev limiter. Just be careful is my point. I think I'm a pretty experienced driver and it scares me haha. Oh and it came real close 200mph on the dyno when we were setting it up!

Thanks, turbodart68. If you like the car, I take it as a compliment. Pure Vision does great detail work (like the traditional air cleaner turned into a pressure hat), but this design is all mine, not Steve's. ;-)

I appreciate your words of warning. Believe me, I know better than to jump on it. I DON'T have a spool, and I DON'T have heads that flow like the Mississippi. I would have put wider tires on the back, but wanted the use of my back seat so I didn't tub it. With that in mind, I realize I'll need a gentler touch on the throttle. Good thing is that unlike a supercharger, the turbo doesn't kick in until 3,200 rpm, and I'll be keeping the boost light at 6-8 psi.

Once the car is ready and we can adjust the suspension, I'm sure that will also help alleviate some of the wheel spin. Obviously, time behind the wheel getting used to the characteristics of this car will also help me avoid too many surprises.