Anyone out there ever heard of anyone sticking a turbo or even twins to the 5.4L?

 

There are quite a few of us who have supercharged one, but am not sure about turbocharging...

I know the sheer size of the engine negated turbocharging in my car, as there was no where they would fit.

 

That's the reason I want to do turbos if for no other reason than it's something you don't see everyday. That and I just love the sound of a turbo spooling up on a bigger engine. In theory would it be possible to put a pair of turbos before the collectors on a set of full tube headers and run some custom bent tubing to the intercooler?

 

Yes, it would work in theory.

What size turbos are looking at running?
What would you like in terms of power?

 

A few Lightning owners have converted to turbo. This thread over on NLOC is a good example of what is being done.

http://www.nloc.net/forum/showthread...threadid=97935

 

I put a turbo on my 2003 F-150, its got a 4.6 which isn't much different than the 5.4. You would be suprised how much room there is under the hood of those Ford trucks when you take the fan off and the shroud and put electric fans up front as pushers. You could fit 4 turbos in there if you really wanted too.


Marlon

 

Twin T3 or T4s was the idea that I was kicking around in my head. As for power...As much as I can get. Anyone got ideas?

 

I personally would choose the T3's, but what are you after specifically?
Improving drag times, or better towing performance? - if it is better drag times you are after, the T4's might be better

I would have been getting over 700hp with 13psi out of a Vortech supercharger with my 5.4 - but I had other things done to the engine to improve its power too, and mine started with 389hp.

mid 400hp would be pretty feasible, and reliable too.

 

got pics? or a link?

--Dan

 

Check out my gallery on this site, there are several pics there to look at. They are old though. I have made sevaral changes since then and things look a lot different. I don't know why I can't post a link to the other site where my pics are. But look at my gallery on ford truck world. My name there is snakeskinner77

Marlon