Auto Racing: Turbo on a carburated engine, sarasota florida, air tube

Question
I'm not sure of your knowledge on turbocharging engines, but, I was wondering if you knew the basics of turbocharging a carburated engine.  I know how to supercharge a carburated engine and turbocharge a fuel-injected engine but not turbocharge a carburated one.  If you could share any insight on the subject it would be greatly appreciated.

Answer
Hi Tyler:

To turbocharge a carbureted engine, the air box must be sealed to hold the pressure from the turbo. Typically, the air box is fitted over the carburetor, and the pressurized air tube from the turbo pressurizes that chamber (usually called a plenum) through the carb into the engine.

Since my racing association does not allow any form of supercharging, I am only basically familiar with it, and that's about all I can tell you. Hope this is a help

Dan Liddy
Sarasota, Florida