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BlackEclipse
05-10-2004, 01:33 AM
My brother-in-law owns this car. It has a 4.9L V8 with a Garrett turbo on it. The turbo sits on top of the engine. What is this Gerrett turbo? Anyone? Is it similar to the T25? It looks kind of weird because the center section is kind of wide. It had an internal WG but I could not tell where the BOV was since it was attached to the side of the carburator. I wonder what the HP and torque numbers are for this car.

His car is white with T-tops and the eagle on the hood. The doors have words painted on them letting you know the date of the race that it was the pace car for.
BlackEclipse
05-10-2004, 01:35 AM
My brother-in-law told me that 1981 was the last year of the turbo except for a single year, 1989.

But....I thought a co-worker that I once worked with had a light blue one from 1983 that had a turbo on it.

I am not sure what to believe.
MrBlunt
05-10-2004, 01:38 AM
thats a really rare car. i have a friend where i moved from w/ the last model that came out, VERY fast car. Good stuff. I have no idea what turbo is on it. Just wanted to chime in.
1lowDSM
05-10-2004, 05:09 AM
my buddy has that turbo it has a HKS wastegate on it NO JOKE! its Fing huge
DQ Driver
05-10-2004, 10:05 AM
do a search newbie
EvolvedDSM
05-10-2004, 11:34 AM
Does he have that sooper-duper boost gauge? The one that is outside the car, sitting within the hood "scoop." It has 3 LEDs which progressively light up once that baby is spooled---GVR4 style ;)
BlackEclipse
05-10-2004, 03:16 PM
Does he have that sooper-duper boost gauge? The one that is outside the car, sitting within the hood "scoop." It has 3 LEDs which progressively light up once that baby is spooled---GVR4 style ;)

yes he does!
BlackEclipse
05-10-2004, 03:19 PM
Hey google searcher, that is the WRONG Trans Am. That is the 20th anniversary one. I am talking about the one WAY back in 1980.

:twofinger
BlackEclipse
05-10-2004, 03:27 PM
http://www.iwaynet.net/~gl&lisk/1980ta.html

It's a Garrett TB305 turbo.
smokeshank
05-10-2004, 05:04 PM
my mom had one

hers was black with gold firebird thingy on the hood
DSM614
05-10-2004, 06:33 PM
umm smoky and the bandit anyone?

turbo trans am right on the back.

my dad had one that we rebuilt when i was lil wee small boy.
kenny
05-10-2004, 11:28 PM
They're garbage.

The 301 would make a better paper weight.

The reason you couldn't find a BOV is simple, there isn't one.
smokeshank
05-11-2004, 12:16 AM
The reason you couldn't find a BOV is simple, there isn't one.

yup.
my friends 86 (i believe) laser turbo has no BOV. just wastegate to get out all the boost.
kenny
05-11-2004, 05:41 PM
The reason you couldn't find a BOV is simple, there isn't one.

yup.
my friends 86 (i believe) laser turbo has no BOV. just wastegate to get out all the boost.

A wastegate doesn't relieve boost pressure...

When there is no BOV, the pressure forces the turbo to back spin (compressor surge).

BOV's really aren't needed for automatic cars, as boost doesn't fall off between shifts. Supposedly compressor surge can break shafts (on small shaft turbos) but I've never seen it happen ? and if you're running a turbo small enough to have the shaft break, it's time to go bigger anyway. :D
1lowDSM
05-11-2004, 09:30 PM
Jamie scott has that turbo at his trailer remember
EvolvedDSM
05-12-2004, 12:59 AM
Jamie scott has that turbo at his trailer remember

Of course I do :D
importcarenthusiast
05-12-2004, 03:12 PM
Lots of cars in the 80's had turbos without BOVs. The Merkur has a T3 turbo and no BOV. I've upped the HP on mine a bit and havent added a BOV yet and I can now hear compressor surge between shifts. I've never heard of a carb'd car with a BOV but to tell you the truth I havent ever seen a car'd car with a turbo in real life. Sounds pretty slick.