Should I turbo the Baja?

I'm thinking about going turbo on the Baja project,there is a website called VWTURBOKITS.com that has a few kits that look interesting. I have always had nitrous engines so going turbo is going to be a learning experience for me. My main concern is if the previous owner was being truthful when he described the 2074 engine in the car, "The 12 to 1 compression will have to go" He said the heads were cut to increase compression,is this done by decking the heads to decrease the chamber sizes? "If so I may have a really nice set of heads for sale!" My plan is to get the heads off and ask Terry at Sundance what he thinks, and go from there,"he has had a couple of impressive turbo engines I have seen in the past" I'm not going to be racing Mustangs with this Baja and my other option would be to just go with a big single Weber, would it be able to feed the 2074? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

Turbo? NO!
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Twin turbo? HELL YES!

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Not all turbo but some NICE ideas

I run dual Weber's 44 on my 2165 They do a great job, I run a Edelbrock 600 on my 1915 and it as well does a great job. I haven't ran a turbo setup as of yet but I heard they kick ass . Let me know how much for the heads if u decide to sell. on my 1915 the heads where cut so it's running 9.3 to 1 .

I like the set up with the bullet muffler hanging off to the side! Jerm. I really like the idea of a turbo but I will probably drive this thing to work 2 or 3 times a week and I don't know how dependable it would be. I had dual Kadron's on the rail that I sold and I would like to get the carbs away from the tires on the Baja, hence the single carb idea.

A mild turbo system shouldn't be any less dependable than a beefed up flat four. The fact is no matter what you do, your weak point will be the aircooled vdub engine. That being said, you could go turbo Subaru engine

I really want to stay with the air cooled engine, For now I may just use a single Weber 44 center mounted. I want to get the car back on the road ASAP. I need to get the engine apart to calculate the true compression ratio of this set up first. With a Flowmaster hooked up to the big Baja header the exhaust would flap your pant leg ten feet away,"I think it's way to high to be street driven".

I would go no higher than 8 to 1 and a side draft weber 44 or a holly 500 with a mechanical secondary jet would work as well. The problem is you have to tune it for bottom end or top end. You have a huge fuel curve with a turbo and running lean is death to your motor (I should know). To turbo it right you need fuel injection or a secondary jet on your carb.