During the late 1970s and early 1980s, several major American automakers combined turbocharging with carburetors, so it's definitely a thing. A couple of examples are Pontiac's Turbo Trans Am and ...

If the turbo is drawing through the carburetor, then the excess boost must be vented back to the inlet side of the compressor, since it is a combustible mixture.

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The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine featured a thicker block, four-barrel carburetor, strengthened internal parts, hotter camshaft, and a reduced 7.6:1 compression ratio (subsequently lowered to 7.5:1 in ...

From the October 1979 issue of Car and Driver.. It's not gas distress that makes Ponti­ac's bird of performance burp fire all over the Trans Am's hood. It's a turbo­charger, installed by Pontiac ...

Carburetors can be combined with boost in either draw-through or blow-through configurations. The former situates the carb ahead of the turbo, while the latter pushes the already-pressurized air ...