turbo type4 in a beetle

karl · Post by **karl** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 6:56 pm

does any1 know of a turbo kit for a type4 engine in a beetle?

fish · Post by **fish** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 8:52 pm

no. your on your own. I have turbo charged type 4 sand rails & that was all custom. Good Luck on the project.
TYPE 4's RULE fish

Eddie Brown · Post by **Eddie Brown** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 10:06 pm

Hi Karl, check out www.johnmaherracing.co.uk/
Look in their current projects section. You'll see a blow through design, with F.I., intercooled. I believe that the engine is a 2366cc T4.
The header looks pretty simple; they tuck the turbo by the #1/2 valve cover.

Take care,

Eddie

Eddie Brown · Post by **Eddie Brown** » Sat Nov 03, 2001 10:10 pm

Hi Karl, look it up in the 'in the works' section.
Let me know what you think of it.

Take care,

Eddie

Bobtail · Post by **Bobtail** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 12:28 pm

Also check out this site for inspiration

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karl · Post by **karl** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 10:41 pm

wow eddie looks like i might have some fun with exhaust in there

Eddie Brown · Post by **Eddie Brown** » Sun Nov 04, 2001 11:45 pm

What seems challanging to me with that set up Karl, is how to route the turbo intake ducts from that position; looks like you have to do some cutting of metal near the firewall...the exhaust manifold seems simple in its design; I don't know what the flow charactaristics would be for it though...
Do you like that set up?

Later,

Eddie

Bobtail · Post by **Bobtail** » Wed Nov 07, 2001 11:30 pm

The intake comes up thru the floor behind the firewall where the metering head lives.
BTW That header on the JMR site was built by Russ the owner of the Beetle on our site.

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