Re[4]: [ihc] SSII clone racer for sale

["ken.dunnington" <ken.dunnington@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jim Grammer wrote:

JG> I have recently been exposed to this setup in a roundabout way(Pontiac
JG> 4.9l).

Messing with a 301 Trans Am eh?

JG>  My concerns about this configuration have been packaging ones, i.e.
JG> height vs. hood clearance. The GM compressors for these applications have an
JG> interesting 90deg. flanged outlet that looks to offer more packaging
JG> flexibility than a standard outlet. Tough to tell from the pics I've found
JG> so far if that outlet adds any height(a bad thing), but it has a little
JG> horizontal offset that could be a very good thing. So far I've not been
JG> sufficiently Google-talented to obtain any a/r or trim data for the GM
JG> compressors.

I'm no help whatsoever here.  I looked around the web a few years back
for turbo data.  Got all the usual stuff(Garrett t3 t4 variants) and
not much else.

JG> They are T-03's, but I strongly suspect the compressor housing
JG> a/r is larger than desired for a 196. On the relatively low-rev'ing 304 in a
JG> pre-'69 full size(lot's o' hood clearance!) tho'...... 8P Heck, I've got a
JG> 266 in '66 Travelette that *really* wants to be a 392, but *doesn't* want to
JG> be as thirsty as a 392 most of the time :)

I've got a 304 that I would like to see live up to such aspirations.

Ken