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Hi Dave!!!!!!!!!!!!!: These are the specs that you will need: ZX-11: Bore x Stroke: 2,99 x 2,58 (inches) Max RPM:13000 Boost PSI: 10 (Don't laugh!) GPz 750: Bore x stroke (inches): 2,598 x 2,126 Max RPM: 12000 Boost PSI: 10 If you need something else, just tell me... As you see, I'm not lookin' for too much power...but, anyways, maybe the next weekend I will try to find out a junkyard turbo... Well, thanx for your attention... Read ya later guys!!.... Diego!. Non-yet Turbocharged ZX-11! (Ha!) > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Morrill [SMTP:david.p.morrill@fairchildsemi.com] > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 1999 2:46 PM > To: bike > Subject: [turbobike] ZX-11 turbocharged! - bigger turbo? > > Hello Diego, > Sounds like a good project. I'm not sure, but I think that your GPz > 750 > turbo may be a little small. If it is, you will probably be disappointed. > When swapping out a turbo from salvage and I can't get the compressor map, > I > usually do a rough cfm calc based on boost, disp, and redline from both > engines > and see if they are close. If the turbo is too small you'll be way off on > the > efficiency and have problems with surging, and probably detonation from > the > extra air heating, and just plain poor performance. > > I don't know the specs on your bike, if you send them to me I'll calculate > the > numbers for you. Need displacement, boost that your GPz ran, and redline > on > both bikes. > > You may be better off finding a junkyard turbo from a 1.5-2.0 liter car, > clean > it up and try that. I've gotten them in good shape for under $100. > > Good luck! > > Dave. > > Astorga, Diego Marcelo wrote: > > > Hi again!!!!: > > > > Hi Bill, as you say, I'm not lookin' for an astronomical boost and an > > astronomical waste of money for my pockets, understand?, currently I > have > > not got this number ($3000-$4000)... I'm lookin' for experience in this > kind > > of works, Do ya know what I mean?... > > It's not a matter if I can not gain 200-250...500 HP in the rear > wheel...To > > begin, 150 HP or lil' less, it's Ok for me, The biggest satisfaction for > me > > will be plain, do, and ride my project. With the shortest investment of > > money... recyclin' what I've got..., Understand? > > Well, I hope you can understand my english...and understand what I wanna > > do... and to finish my 1st. big project in this kind of work, I will > need > > all the help that everyone of you can give me. > > I think that's all.... > > > > Read ya later, Dudes... > > > > Diego! > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bill Charette [SMTP:five0@skypoint.com] > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 1:36 AM > > > To: Astorga, Diego Marcelo > > > Cc: 'turbobike@natvideo.com' > > > Subject: Re: [turbobike] ZX-11 turbocharged! > > > > > > Diego. > > > > > > I think everyone on the list will tell you to save yourself the hassle > and > > > just get a Mr Turbo kit. They come engineered with everything you > need to > > > get it running right, as long as you're not looking for astronomical > > > levels of boost. Figure $3000-4000 american. > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Bill Charette > > > Five0@skypoint.com | http://www.skypoint.com/~five0 > DoD:#1915 > > > 1985 Yamaha FJ1100 > NRA:Life > > > Newton's 17th law of Life in America: For every action there is an > > > unequal and moronic overreaction. --R&T, 4/98 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >