Turbo Charged-where it really started - Lateral-g Forums

Pdale · #1 03-15-2010, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ChevyThunder

For any of you guys who like the turbocharged stuff IMHO this is where the application really got put into the main stream when Porsche came out with the 911 turbo in 1976 . Then they started racing them and by 1977 we had twin turbo charged cars. I think Porsche is heavily responsible for putting turbo chargers in the mainstream ...

Couldn't have hurt

deuce_454 · #2 03-18-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Pdale

Couldn't have hurt

wow.. july 1969...

Pdale · #3 03-18-2010, 08:45 PM

Yeah, that's what I said. I think I found that on this site but I couldn't find it using the search.

79transam455 · #4 06-12-2010, 08:40 PM

thats a bad ass car. good luck in the future with it. sounds like it hauls ass

Tiger · #5 06-13-2010, 01:22 PM

nice 935, but please post pics and info of the 962 as well!

exwestracer · #6 06-22-2010, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by deuce_454

wow.. july 1969...

That Olds was built by Gene Crowe for the McKee/Salyer Mark 10 Can-Am car. Mark Donohue brought the turbo idea to Porsche in 1971 as a way of coping with the displacement defecit the flat 12s had to the big block Chevies that were dominating the Can-Am. The first turbocharged Porsche 917/10 raced at Mosport in the opening round of the 1972 Can-Am series. By the next year, the 917s had a 5.4 liter engine, bigger turbos, and a boost control knob that gave as much as 1200hp if needed. On the dyno, the same engine put out 1510hp!