06-21-2014, 11:28 AM
Just food for thought guys, but I wonder if our CB1100 mill is a candidate for a turbocharger? An old friend of mine had a turbocharged Kawi Z-1 back in the late '70s. I helped him build it. He used a kit that was on the market back then from a company call American TurboPak. We took the Z's mill apart and rebuilt it with heavy duty everything, down to the cylinder studs. Also used special low compression forged pistons, and cams that actually tamed the big Z a little. The idea was to strengthen the motor as much as possible for the stresses of turbocharging. The end result was a bike that was unbelievably quick and fast for it's time, he clocked 9.6 in the quarter mile with terminal speeds of 148+ mph. In 1978, that was screamin'.
Seems to me that our CB1100 mill might take better to that sort of mod than taking the conventional route, but would need someone to design a turbo kit for it, probably rather unlikely. Oh well, just a thought.
Seems to me that our CB1100 mill might take better to that sort of mod than taking the conventional route, but would need someone to design a turbo kit for it, probably rather unlikely. Oh well, just a thought.