To carb or not to carb

[jtbshaw]

Originally Posted by Sterling

.....Drawing through the carb also doesn't allow for an intercooler, either. ....

I beg to differ. It all depends upon how you locate the charged/compressed air. I personally know of two guys that are running turbo'd 4-port 13Bs with RB Holley 4777s with FMIC. We built a custom "plenum" and placed the compressed air underneath the carb. It didn't make a whole bunch of sense in the beginning, but after plenty of study on turbo setups, it made total sense. I will try and find the source that explained everything so clearly. I know I bought the book at Books-a-mil......some building turbo systems, or something of that nature.

[85rx-7gsl-se]

Originally Posted by nolimitind

I beg to differ. It all depends upon how you locate the charged/compressed air. I personally know of two guys that are running turbo'd 4-port 13Bs with RB Holley 4777s with FMIC. We built a custom "plenum" and placed the compressed air underneath the carb. It didn't make a whole bunch of sense in the beginning, but after plenty of study on turbo setups, it made total sense. I will try and find the source that explained everything so clearly. I know I bought the book at Books-a-mil......some building turbo systems, or something of that nature.

From everything I read on turbo systems...Intercoolers after the carb should be avoided as the intercooler is exposed to air/fuel rather than just air like most setups and the fuel from the mixture can become trapped or puddled in the intercooler.