From: Patrick Jankowiak (eccm@swbell.net)
Date: Sun Oct 13 2002 - 21:59:36 PDT
well duh, but cool it with hot engine coolant?? Is the compressed air that hot? Or maybe this manifold helps keep the air at a constant temp, that of the coolant? I was recently told this setup warms
the air a bit. I don't know much about turbos, so my ignorance is showing, as far as the temp of the compressed air anyway.
Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
>
> To cool it , I guess./Bjorn
>
> >From: Patrick Jankowiak <eccm@swbell.net>
> >To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
> >Subject: Re: [MV] Turbo boost on a M54? Anyone know the specs?
> >Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 15:51:31 -0700
> >
> >Speaking of intercoolers, it looks like the intake manifold on the LDT-465
> >also has the hot radiator water going through it. Is this some kind of
> >intercooling (inter-heating)? Why is this done?
> >
> >tom-nooneofconsequence wrote:
> > >
> > > boost on a ldt-465 properly set to factory specs is 9 psi max. this is
> > > right out of the manual. i don't have the manual for setting the fuel
> > > rate on the lds motor but i don't think you could go past 14 psi without
> > > too much exhaust temp. the only difference in the engines is the piston
> > > cooling. remember this is a relatively small, inefficient engine of old
> > > design. 200 hp is about all it is capable of without some additional
> > > parts like a intercooler........
> > > tom
> > >
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