Is there any particular reason I could not put SU carbs on a turbo motor? I am looking at an engine swap and for simplicity. I do not want the fuel injection. The turbo motor has yet to be purchased, but I do know manifolds are out there that will fit various engines. And while looking for turbo motors, any particular one that is better than others? I am looking for reliabilty first, and horsepower potential second.

Thanks!

Leonard

Here's the right link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blowthruturbo/

It is possible, but not the easiest way to go.
There is some information on using SUs with a turbo at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blowthroughturbo. Some archived posts which may be of use, and a few pics in the photo section of the mods done to an SU by BLMC for their production turbo car.
You have to join the group to access the info, but that's painless and, of course, free.

In my opinion, you will have a VERY DIFFICULT time getting an SU to work well with a turbo. None of the current turbo setups are designed to work with a carb. Remember that with a carb all the fuel/air mixture will be going through the turbo and the long paths to the intake valves. The fuel will have a tendency to condense out if the manifold system isn't done right. This will take you a lot to trial and error to get right. A back fire will blow the entire set up apart if it ever happens and it is likely!

Thousands of engineering hours and testing go into a production design that you can't begin to match.

You will find it much easier to learn how to maintain a production FI system than to mess with an old design concept. Transport the entire modern turbo system into the car for reliability and ease of maintenence.
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'96 965 at 89K. Had '85 745 Turbo Diesel for 200K.