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This is probably a really dumb question, but is it possible to put a turbo on an automatic scooter, such as a Yamaha Nouvo 135?

I love my Elegance, but I want to kill it so I have an excuse to get a new one. My friend suggested I put a turbo on it, to both kill it, and to make it really awesome and fast.

Is this possible? And is it a really bad idea?

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Turbo is very rare and I have not seen it done.

However big bore kits exist.

I have done a 200 ccm incl stroked crank on a Fino.

It ran very well until the crank snapped.

Now I have ordered a complete 300 ccm kit for the Fino.

If you do big bore kit you also need to do modifications to engine block.

Bigger carb. and exhaust to match.

Many bike shops do these conversions.

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I done it last year to a 125cc. It was fun until it roasted the gearbox and drive belts.

I bought it from these guys. The efi kits are good.

Please be advised it is hard to install and run all the oil lines.

http://www.ecotrons.com/products/small_engine_rhb31_vz21_turbocharger/

http://www.ecotrons.com/products/small_engine_fuel_injection_turbo_kit/

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I done it last year to a 125cc. It was fun until it roasted the gearbox and drive belts.

I bought it from these guys. The efi kits are good.

Please be advised it is hard to install and run all the oil lines.

http://www.ecotrons.com/products/small_engine_rhb31_vz21_turbocharger/

http://www.ecotrons.com/products/small_engine_fuel_injection_turbo_kit/

This is the best idea I've heard for some time.

Go for it sir.

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Big turbo lag on a small, single cylinder.

No lag whatsoever if you place the turbo next to the head. The turbo is from a Daihatsu 660cc engine and it's small enough to fit in the palm of my hand.

The only problem is then solutions to putting the power through the cvt without slipping and breaking things within. You get to the rev limit very quickly and the turbo has plenty left in it.

I wouldn't do it again. It's hard to get everything neat unless you want to lose the under seat storage.

Oil pumps and coolers and lots of piping (intake, exhaust and intercooler) make it hard to be discreet and quiet.

It's fun but that soon wears off.

I'd love to see the kit on a 650cc though.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Big bore 300cc kits on a scooter is nuts, fast sure

But the rest of the bike, frame and brakes etc and everything else are not designed for twice as much power..

cheaper to buy a faster bike unless you are just doing this for fun project

May not be legal on the roads either of dlt ever found out

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You can do this with the exhaust, put a certain pressure back in the cylinder of unexploded fuel. Works well with 2 stroke engines, not so well with 4 stroke ones. Look for small model planes/cars engines, they do this all the time (2...10cc). From there you can calculate how to do it with bigger ones.

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