Here is an interesting supercharger to turbocharged conversion on a Saturn Redline.
This conversion reminds me of what the Mini Cooper owners do on their cars past a certain power level. Knowing that their cars have strong shortblocks that are already built for boost (since they are factory supercharged), and knowing that the limiting agent in the power equation is the stock supercharger, many mini-owners opt for a turbo conversion giving them 400hp sleepers.
This Saturn Redline conversion plays similar chords and what's most interesting about this setup is the use of the higher Octane E85 fuel, allowing the car to push as high as 20psi of boost pressure on the stock 10:1 compression ratio... which according to our turbo calculator is pushing the upper limits of how much boost pressure you want to run at that compression ratio, even on E85.
Nevertheless, it's great to see these kinds of buildups because they are cool, they are sleepers, and they make a lot of sense to me personally taking advantage of an already strong platform and pushing it further...
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