BMW » 740iL » 1998 BMW 740iL » Questions

Q&A

Ask Your Question

1998 BMW 740iL

 

Question: 1998 BMW 740iL - Adding a Turbo Charger to "Marilyn"

Question

WAH Tech, Los Angeles, CA, March 25, 2009, 23:36
 Rookie

Specs indicate this machine will top out at 125. Anyway to easily and inexpensively add Water Cooled Turbo Charger to this machine.

1 Answer
Answer It
Flag This

  • Answer #1

    hemicuda March 26, 2009, 10:49
    Profile_thumbnail
     Master

    I think your compression ratio is too high to add additional boost without changing your pistons, Usually turbo charged engines come with special low compression pistons made to withstand the high compression that will result with the turbo charger.

    Reply
    Flag This
Related Items:
What are Top Shops?
  • Verified
    Quality Work
  • Guaranteed
    Fair Prices
  • Happy
    Customers
Top Shops Near You
Northwest Automotive, Inc.
(206) 641-9132 | 2.2 mi | Profile »
Northwest Automotive, Inc.
(206) 257-2970 | 6.3 mi | Profile »
Answer Ranks

This week's top 10

1 globalhelper 6 FREDDY BLUE
2 pushrod 7 csubak30
3 ziptie12 8 ebans777
4 ChevyASE 9 gearhead89
5 wenyan 10 corvairart