How much HP would that turbo help produce?

 

Its going to be one of those exhuast turbos from STS I think.

 

I don't see the point of the rear mount turbochargers. Isn't the air filter going to get dirty as hell mounted back there? I don't really see what benefit it has over a traditional turbo.

 

They keep the engine compartment cleaner, probably easier to hook up as well, and I suppose since the tubing length is so long, an intercooler is needed as much, but spool times will be longer the long the exhaust gas has to travel

 

Had a tacoma once upon a time!(fun little truck!) And was really considering the sts. They're shop was only a half hour away and I went down for a test drive. All I got to say is WOW! With everyone bagging on the "LAG" factor I wasn't expecting much. But to my surprise there wasn't hardly any lag! Almost unnoticable. Can't wait to see where the ford goes with it.

 

Yeah on one of these powerblock show a while back, they put a STS remote turbo kit on a corvette. The 2 turbos were all the way back by the exhaust tips..and it didnt have hardely any lag.
This will be interesting to see which truck will come out on top..

 

turbos have come a long way. the newer turbos really have got rid of most of the lag issue

 

Well, I wish they would have left the L NA as well. I'd like to see them do the same mods to each to see how well they respond, then continue from there to do what most people do .

I think it'd be more interesting to see the same mods on each than boosting power to the L through a turbo. JMO though.

-rockstate

 

I am kinda of surprised they didn't do a different cam in it, or at least rebuild or go through the engine like they did on the 454.

 

If they did the same mods to each of them the L wouldn't have a prayer. The extra 100 cubic inches would be way too much to overcome in a straight line. On a road track it would probably be a different story though.

 

I wonder which truck would be faster.... an early '90's Lightning or early '90's 454 SS if you put $ 5000 worth of similar performance parts into both the 454 and the Lightning's engine?

When a truck is about 15-17 year old or so, chances are, that the engine would need a bit of 'freshening' . If the body and other mechanics are good...why not spend $ 5 Grand of performance parts during a rebuild.

I'm also wondering if it would make more sense, power wise, to put a hopped up 460 in an older Lightning, rather than rebuilding the small block that the Lightning came with.

You could probably find a 460 in rebuildable condition, from a salvage yard, for a reasonable cost, probably the Lightning's suspension, cooling would be able to hold up under the added power of the 460, not sure about the trannie.

 

I think the E4OD was used behind the 460, so that wouldn't be a problem, but it might throw the weight balance off a little bit.

 

I think you're right about the weight balance, but to my mind, a pickup is never going to be a great handler like a sports car, Just too high a CG and also the weight distribution in all of them is concentrated at the front.

I note that you have a '94 F150 4 X 4, 351, etc. A number of years ago, I could of got a great deal on a used, lo mile, '94 or '95 (can't remember) F250, extended cab, with cap, 4 X 4, 351. Didn't get it, always had a bit of regret.

 

They also used it behind the 7.3 and in the 2nd gen. lightning(4r100)

 

Well building up a SB is alot cheaper than building up a BB these days and can get as much power out of SB. One reason ford put in a 351 because it was lighter and got the job done anyway. If i had a choice of putting an new engine in it would be a 351 stroked out to a 396 or 427. If you would to put $500 into each one that would be a tough one to call i think.