Thinking about turbo

[bugjuice]

http://turbobikeresearch.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=167

[Lazy7]

i wouldn't do it on a carbed bike. too much of a pain in the ass to get the carbs flowing right under pressure.

on an injected bike it would be easy.

as said before, run a bigger turbo running low boost to keep the temps down and a powercommander (if it has enough depth in terms of bending signals) and you should be away.

[avrflr]

So you take a bike that handles beautifully like a GSXR600k3 and wreck the throttle response with a turbo? Well, if you have to, the critical thing is picking the right size turbo. It already has a peaky motor so if you pick a turbo that won't spool till 10,000 rpm you will get heaps of top end power. However you will have created a gsxr that you won't ever want to go around a corner on because it will try to highside you into next week. If you pick a smaller turbo, you won't get much of an increase in peak HP but it will give you heaps more midrange with minimal lag, might actually be good.
Space issues aside, plumbing it all together isn't rocket surgery but tuning it without blowing it up might be. Definitely get a turbo guru to do the fuel and ignition mapping. Ooh, ignition mapping. Power commanders only do fuel, don't they? So you will also need some extra electrickery to retard the timing, or maybe a box that does fuel and spark ($$$).
Personally I would only turbo a straight line machine, but if you do it it'll still be cool.

[Wenier]

http://turbobikeresearch.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=167

Your a legend mate, definitely in my opinion the best site to look at for turboing.

[Pixie]

from what I've discovered so far, if you've got a light pressure turbo, like a Garrett T20, you don't need things like an additional intercooler.

Get a custom header down to a second hand decent turbo, find an oil line to tap into and back, make an airtight custom airbox, few more tweaks, set the carbs to adapt, and you're not far off your own turbo bike..

Find out the lag makes the bike a piece of shit.Cry over the wasted $15,000.Sell the bike.buy a 1000.

[White trash]

Find out the lag makes the bike a piece of shit.Cry over the wasted $15,000.Sell the bike.buy a 1000.

Why would you buy a thou' when that particular bike wasted all the litre machines on its very first visit to Puke'?

Do it Wenier. Then let me have a go, you know, for old times sake...

[Wellyman]

This sounds intresting. for sure have a go and see. would like to hear about this
WM

[Pixie]

Why would you buy a thou' when that particular bike wasted all the litre machines on its very first visit to Puke'?

Do it Wenier. Then let me have a go, you know, for old times sake...

Turbos are so suitable for bikes,that's why every manufacturer is building thousands of them.
Only problem is it makes them invisible for some reason

[Aiolos]

Turbos are so suitable for bikes,that's why every manufacturer is building thousands of them.
Only problem is it makes them invisible for some reason

Manufacturers don't put Yoshimura RS-3's on their bikes either, does this mean they aren't suitable for bikes?

[Two Smoker]

Just had a talk to a guy at Pukekohe who has a turboed GSX-R1000 K4... He did all the fabrication himself. Using a GT25 turbo, external wastegate, K&N airfilter, EBC, etc...

220 RWHP but it was the fact that it was such useable power... Andrew Stroud and Brian Bernard have both commented on how smooth and useable the power is when they rode it at Puke...

how bout this.... wheelies in 4th gear, 200kmh+, OFF THE THROTTLE!!!

[bugjuice]

Find out the lag makes the bike a piece of shit.Cry over the wasted $15,000.Sell the bike.buy a 1000.

the engine will still work as it did before, with or without the turbo. The turbo is complimentary power, so to speak.
And hey, if it doesn't work, just unbolt it.. whatcha lost?

[ducatilover]

i think its a brillie=ant idea.

as for highsideing, you wont be that hard on the throttle out of a corner unless you forget you have a friggin turbo spooling up between your legs.

its a great idea and if i had a couple of billion dollars id turbo my bros [so it has more than 56rwhp pfft]

then id turbo my mums hairdryer but thats another story

[Pixie]

the engine will still work as it did before, with or without the turbo. The turbo is complimentary power, so to speak.
And hey, if it doesn't work, just unbolt it.. whatcha lost?

You've gained lag and unpredictable power.
When F1 used turbos they burnt fuel in the exhaust to keep the turbo spinning on over run.
Off boost, the turbo restricts the the power of the motor because it is an exhaust restriction.
The smaller the capacity of the motor the worse it will be.
Supercharging is a different story.