Mercury's Turbo Engines
12-20-2009, 04:12 AM
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I guess volvo had it figured it out years ago on there deisels have the motors boost on screw blowers on bottom end let the turbo kit in the mid and top,cut the screw blower off up top have the best of both worlds
Sounds like a great solution
what vehicles did they do that on?
Sounds like a great solution
what vehicles did they do that on?
12-20-2009, 08:15 AM
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12-20-2009, 08:27 AM
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Can someone post a drawing of how these "new" style turbo's work (not variable but whatever this new stuff is) that you guys make reference to? I'd like to see all this "new" plumbing so the turbo stays spooled up when you let off the gas?
I've written on here a few times about how we had to throttle the diesel boats as you say "in the old days" and it was hard.
So, I'd like to see this new technology and how it's different because I can't for the life of me understand it by just the words that are being used such as "it's different", or "not how it used to be"
Thank you, I would appreciate the visuals!
I've written on here a few times about how we had to throttle the diesel boats as you say "in the old days" and it was hard.
So, I'd like to see this new technology and how it's different because I can't for the life of me understand it by just the words that are being used such as "it's different", or "not how it used to be"
Thank you, I would appreciate the visuals!
12-20-2009, 08:51 AM
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I guess volvo had it figured it out years ago on there deisels have the motors boost on screw blowers on bottom end let the turbo kit in the mid and top,cut the screw blower off up top have the best of both worlds
Sounds like a great solution what vehicles did they do that on?
Sounds like a great solution
what vehicles did they do that on?
12-20-2009, 08:54 AM
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12-20-2009, 09:18 AM
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And to add to that. When you are "wave hopping" or whatever you want to call it, I'll call it rough water boating. While you are out of the sticks you are not all the way to an idle. Not even near it. That engine is still wound up. Your engine will still be making boost in very quick order once the gas is back on.
The technology is WAY better than what it was 15 years ago. I think we all agree on that. What we will all argue about is which is better.
Well.......Ford or Chevy.
The technology is WAY better than what it was 15 years ago. I think we all agree on that. What we will all argue about is which is better.
Well.......Ford or Chevy.
12-20-2009, 09:27 AM
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All though we never met.. but have talked on the phone a few times... I will second this.. no arogance in any of your posts.. and I apprieciate the knowledge that you bring to the board, especially on this topic.
For what it's worth, I had an opportunity to check some of these twin turbo Chief motors out at the 08 Jacksonville run. I can't remember the Gentlemen's name, nice older feller in a 43 NT cat pulled right next to me. These motors had a different sound all together, and were just as docile as my 700's, as he was docking next to me against the strong current. When he accelerated I was amazed how these motors pulled. Need less to say I was impressed with the package all the way around.
For what it's worth, I had an opportunity to check some of these twin turbo Chief motors out at the 08 Jacksonville run. I can't remember the Gentlemen's name, nice older feller in a 43 NT cat pulled right next to me. These motors had a different sound all together, and were just as docile as my 700's, as he was docking next to me against the strong current. When he accelerated I was amazed how these motors pulled. Need less to say I was impressed with the package all the way around.
12-20-2009, 10:26 AM
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And to add to that. When you are "wave hopping" or whatever you want to call it, I'll call it rough water boating. While you are out of the sticks you are not all the way to an idle. Not even near it. That engine is still wound up. Your engine will still be making boost in very quick order once the gas is back on.
The technology is WAY better than what it was 15 years ago. I think we all agree on that. What we will all argue about is which is better.
Well.......Ford or Chevy.
The technology is WAY better than what it was 15 years ago. I think we all agree on that. What we will all argue about is which is better.
Well.......Ford or Chevy.
12-20-2009, 10:44 AM
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In a cat or fast v-hull the rpms in rough condition will be under 4000 rpm or about 100 mph for me. When in the air the engines go to 2000 or less rpm. My Roots blower has full boost with a flick of the throttle. There are times I can count to three before we re-enter the water. No way a turbo can do that. All these car guys come on here talking about 24 lbs of boost and race setups. Cars have the luxury of spooling up the engine and dumping the clutch and having many gears to pick from to stay in the boost. Boats run 5-12 lbs of boost. At 2000 rpm I am running 45 mph with almost no throttle (no load) and a turbo will have very little boost in a boat application at that speed. I had Vortech blowers and hated them for the same reason, no boost down low.
I have Whipples on my setup & I think it still is a matter of preference.
Tyson (Big Yellow Cat) is one to talk with about turboed engines in a boat. He has/had a pair of 1800+ HP quad turboed 572's in his Apache cat. I think they were quad turboed anyway.
http://www.youtube.com/user/TysonGar...39/p4mYHGLAXY0
