Author Topic: Not that I want to ... but how on earth does a K-Jet Turbo work >  (Read 2023 times)

Offline danny_p

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the K jet metering head  measures air flow and dishes out fuel according to the shape of the bowl the flap  rests in.

when you do a k jet turbo the turbo is downstream of the metering head so air is flowing through the metering head at atmosperic pressure then getting compressed by the turbo  and presented to the throttel body.   the KR metering head can be used if it's fetteld but all out max is 220 bhp  and then you are askign to melt stuff,   so you use a saab or volvo metering head and injectors and a few other bits of pipework.   

it's a very nasty system tho as effectivly you have a 1D fuel map      fuel injected v's airflow    so lots of throttel low rpm and light throttel high rpm =  roughly the same thing  so there a bit suseptable to fueling problems and quite thirsty. 

ignition is another issue leave the stock ignition system on and it'll go bang.    so ether some piggyback box like k star is used to botch it, and aftermarket ignition controller or a reworked 8v dizzy  with boost retard is retrofitted to the motor.  these dizzys are to be fair NASTY.   all in to build a K jet turbo you need tough pistons   you have to run the engine  richer than you would most of the time compared to the same engine with EFI,  and also have to be gentel with bringing the ignition advance in.   

all in all it add up to a thirsty engine that just isn't efficent and dosent last very long   
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Offline jezza16v

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Have 10/10 for that excellent explanation.

Offline 6foot6

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sounds like a rubbish conversion.

If I was going to do a cheap turbo conversion, i would get a manifold and a presurerised carb and ditch the K-tronic gumph.

if anyone has ever owned a Renault 5 GTT or Renault 11 turbo - so simple to re jet the carb and tune it up and keep it safe (tune it with the aid of a wide band lambda) for years in my early 20s I had 5gtts and a rare 11 T running 160 odd hp and lbs/ft rock solid day to day
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1991 Toyota MR2 MK Revision 1 Turbo, rev 3 LSD, CT20b Turbo, HKS Exhaust, Blitz Downpipe 244HP@the wheels @ 13psi - 12.9 SQM :D
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Offline danny_p

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k jet tubo is better than pressuried carb in a lot of ways.   OE  they were relaible as proved by the audi 10V  turbo but the 4 cyl k jet turbo conversions were allways ropey. if i was doing a chep turbo conversion id use a modifyed OE ecu with a map sensor  like digifant 1 or 3
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