Re: [St] Sprint Turbo

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Jul 23, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Derek Wilson wrote:

> I contacted the guy in SD, and he (of course) told me that my  
> economy would actually improve.

That is so much BS it would persuade me not to trust anything else he  
said. If the point of a turbocharger is to stuff more air into the  
cylinder, you're also going to have to add more fuel to the mixture.  
I don't see how you could add more fuel to each compression cycle and  
end up with better fuel economy. Sure you're scavenging some heat  
energy and putting it to use, but that use is to increase horsepower  
which is why I'm sure you want the turbo in the first place.

Reading through the write up I also wasn't that impressed on their  
durability claims. They claimed they ran a few bikes with up to 4000  
miles I think without blowing up the motor. Wow, what an endorsement  
that is.

How many miles did the one on Ebay have and how many of that were  
with the turbo?



Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/ 
motorcycles
 '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
 '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
 '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
 '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned

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