why no turbo 914's out there? Options

[Next GenRacing]

i am relatively new to the 914 scene, but i am curious as to why there is no turbo'd 914's out there, at least none that i could find.

the main problem i can see is the heat, but couldn't this be overcome with a front mount oil cooler?

i am experienced in turbo theorys as well as built 3 different turbo cars (from NA to turbo)

let me know if there is something i am missing here?

Danny

[dmenche914]

Nice photo all, Thanks. Still some of the intakes pictured are near exhaust (unless maybe the trunk lid on the car with turbo in the rear trunk is ducted for top side air) or if the intake is up high in the cooler top side of engine, however the turbo in the engine bay would raise cooling fan and intake temps with that hot exhaust running up into the engine bay.

me thinks the turbo down low, near tranny , with a duct thru the rear engine shroud, into the engien bay for an air intake, would be good. Cool intake source, combined with turbo out of the engine bay under the car.

From what I understand the more modern approach is the push thru types, verses the suck thru type. but that requires a sealed carb or have an air box sealing the carb, a suck thru type can be made to work on a regular carb, just bolt it to the manifold. Of course with fuel inject they are all push thru types, No one puts the injectors before the turbo right? (unless its a jet engine.)

The Hooters pictured were top notch, Thank You. although they have little at all to do with are debate of the merits of Suck Thru vs Push Thru on a turbo engine.