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People have made stand-alone turbo's spool up all the way. There are also people who add a turbo to a burn barrel (those turbo's...

Seems you didn't understand the concept. The turbo prevents the back-flow of old exhaust gasses. There IS a serious risk of having the...

Being "a skeptic" is totally fine. But did you at least understood the concept? By creating intentional valve float on the exhaust port...

Managed to get a near-full parts list for the project I had in mind. It will likely cost me about 400 euro's, and that's excluding...

Been looking at the parts lists and getting a price for the entire project. Going to cost about 400 euro's, which I'm not willing to pay...

Exactly. ;)

Secret sauce. It's going to be more then plenty. ;) I was aware of your concerns, but they don't apply.

I had planned on adding an alternator as a dummy load. But those are all minor details. I created this thread to find a component which...

I've done much research on this particular issue, and I found a way to bypass that issue you've mentioned. And I didn't encounter anyone...

I had to mount the engine this way for multiple reasons. It already didn't fit. But pre-turbo plans, this was my only option to make the...

My "party trick turbo setup" requires a flathead. Other engines would self-destruct.

It's an abandoned unfinished project at this point. I had planned on using rods to push/lock and pull on a rod to lock the friction...

Video attempt.

I'm sure I had added a YT link, but I'm guessing it got auto-removed because I'm new to these boards. I'm sure it'll be going FORWARD...

Exactly @ shipping costs @landuse . It needs to remain a for-fun project, without breaking the bank. And when shipping costs are 2x the...