Modified MG Maestro Turbo

[bodgit0_0]

The fact the pictures have been taken in the kitchen gets my vote.

Looking forward to the next installment.

[ian drew]

So what route does the air take? Atmosphere - Supercharger - turbo - intercooler - engine?
Looks great!

Ian

[Mike Brock]

Not much room for error right enough dan. As the carbs are exactly the same angle with original single carb set up it should be OK. The oulet of the blower however will be tight against rad. It's the single plenum that will weld onto the two plenum stubs on the inlets of carbs I'm most worried about. I need to use 37mm restrictors plates - these are 5mm thick which will bring the single plenum that mach closer to the bulkhead.

[Mike Brock]

So what route does the air take? Atmosphere - Supercharger - turbo - intercooler - engine?
Looks great!

Ian

More complex Ian - my website will explain in detail soon.

cheers

mike....

[E_T_V]

Can you not turn the charger 90 deg anticlockwise to get the outlet on the top (or is that the inlet?)

I'd imagine airflow would be:>

Atmosphere--> Supercharger --> Chargecooler/Intercooler --> Turbo --> Chargecooler/intercooler --> Carburettors

[Mike Brock]

Can you not turn the charger 90 deg anticlockwise to get the outlet on the top (or is that the inlet?)

I'd imagine airflow would be:>

Atmosphere--> Supercharger --> Chargecooler/Intercooler --> Turbo --> Chargecooler/intercooler --> Carburettors

Yes you can Dan - I will shoehorn it in there somehow.

Closed bypass valve... atmosphere - supercharger - turbo - intercooler - chargecooler - carbs

Open byepass valve... atmosphere - turbo - intercooler - chargecooler - carbs

[Dave MGT]

That is starting to look interesting!!!

Don't know if your interested mike but I have 2 alloy rover v8 airbox elbows for those carb plates. Bought them to do my twin carb setup but not doing it now.

[Mike Brock]

Thanks for the offer Dave - but I'm building a plenum for those carbs. Are you going injected now?

cheers

mike...

[Dave MGT]

Thanks for the offer Dave - but I'm building a plenum for those carbs. Are you going injected now?

cheers

mike...

No worries....custom plenum nice!
In the future yep.. It should be good for 270+ with the single carb for now. Then if I want more I will go fuel injection and new turbo.
Had the car over 2 years and have never driven it.

Rattys old engine is being rebuilt now though as we speak

[Mike Brock]

Hi Dave - if you ever decide to go twin carbs again I have the gooons old twin inlet manifolds that maybe of interest to you?

cheers

mike...

[Dave MGT]

Hi Dave - if you ever decide to go twin carbs again I have the gooons old twin inlet manifolds that maybe of interest to you?

cheers

mike...

Have you...?
I wondered where that went lol

I have all the other bits for it ....lol

Well to be honest I would be interested in the manifold if you have it. That's mainly what put me off was going to all the effort of making another inlet manifold.

Drop me a pm if you like mike

[Mike Brock]

Hi Dave - try not to use the throttle configuration the gooon was using - it was rather crude if I remember correctly. Speak to Burlen and get them to send you a new throttle linkage - very cheep! I've sent you a pm.

cheers

mike...

[Guest]

Just a wee teaser...

Progress slow due to all manner of things going in my life right now.

Where did you get that vernier pulley mate?

[Dave MGT]

Hi Dave - try not to use the throttle configuration the gooon was using - it was rather crude if I remember correctly. Speak to Burlen and get them to send you a new throttle linkage - very cheep! I've sent you a pm.

cheers

mike...

Ok great ...yeah I was looking at linkages the otherday

[Mike Brock]

It's a Ford Escort CVH one that has a specially made adepter so it fits to the O-series head. Piper Cams said they could sell us an ex display CVH vernier for £80 - they normally sell for over 100. I may be able to make you the adapter - but I need to speak with my local machine shop first. Of course the cam will need set up correctly.

cheers

mike...