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turbo?
i'm kind of curious if anyone on the forums has ever seen/built any of these old dentside fords with turbos on them. i've been kind of curious because my roommate has a subaru wrx and all it has is a single turbo and that car is quick. so, if anyone has one of these old trucks with turbos, i'm kind of interested in what you had to do to them to make it work, because i'm somewhat interested on turning my truck into a twin turbo truck.
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There is somebody hear that has put a turbo on their straight 6...
I rember hearin about a couple people talkin about throwin a turbo on their FE, but I havent herd anything more.
I have an 83 van with a 351 that has a turbo on it... was a damn mean van before the EFI computer craped out
I rember hearin about a couple people talkin about throwin a turbo on their FE, but I havent herd anything more.
I have an 83 van with a 351 that has a turbo on it... was a damn mean van before the EFI computer craped out
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yeah i just want to get two small turbos for mine for a little more low end snort... and i kind of want to race my roommate with his wrx haha. i know i need lower compression pistons for my 400 (that's going into the truck this summer) but i was curious as to what kind of cam i would also need
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lmfao just remind him he is driving a riceburner, and that no matter how "fast" it is, it dont compair to good ole american enginuity!!!
Sooo his car weigh about half as much as your truck, and allredy has about the same HP, so Im thinking that 2 little turbos aint really going to help you stay on his ***... One big turbo would do a better job...
but your still talking about one big engine build just to be able to reasonably follow that WRX!
Why dont you try the turbo and fuel injected section hear? they will have better advice for you
Sooo his car weigh about half as much as your truck, and allredy has about the same HP, so Im thinking that 2 little turbos aint really going to help you stay on his ***... One big turbo would do a better job...
but your still talking about one big engine build just to be able to reasonably follow that WRX!
Why dont you try the turbo and fuel injected section hear? they will have better advice for you
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oh yeah i know that i'm just going to handle it one thing at a time. if all else fails, i can always drop the motor into my 73 stang and then we might have a close race, as long as i can keep traction
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ehhhh its still a 400 though... but a fully built and turboed 400 in a mustang with the right gears would walk all over that rice burner...
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Car Craft magazine did a feature a few months ago on the basics of turbocharging.
But turboing most any engine is doable..., the question is how much fabrication experience do you have? At a minimum, you'll need two turbos, two waste gates, reversed headers (so they discharge forward), custom inlet tubing, maybe an intercooler, air filters and housings, electric fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, a blow-through carb and hat, and some way to reference the boost in order to feed enough fuel.
A less costly way to maybe outgun the JapCrap is with nitrous oxide but the weight advantage is on his side... Try this... divide the WRXs' vehicle weight and do the same with your rig. How much HP do you need to be par with his ride???
But turboing most any engine is doable..., the question is how much fabrication experience do you have? At a minimum, you'll need two turbos, two waste gates, reversed headers (so they discharge forward), custom inlet tubing, maybe an intercooler, air filters and housings, electric fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, a blow-through carb and hat, and some way to reference the boost in order to feed enough fuel.
A less costly way to maybe outgun the JapCrap is with nitrous oxide but the weight advantage is on his side... Try this... divide the WRXs' vehicle weight and do the same with your rig. How much HP do you need to be par with his ride???
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hey now, going around pushing the nitrous is no better than driving a riceburner, hell you might as well be drivin a rice burner in that case.
ither way its like your saying "Im not a real man so I do this insted"!!!
ither way its like your saying "Im not a real man so I do this insted"!!!
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The dude is looking for an answer... NOS might be his best case scenario. The only Japanese vehicle I have owned was an 83 HiLux 4x4... it was very capable.. Hated them Birfield joints though... I shouldda swapped in a D44.
Me? No NOS thank you... I'd rather do it all throttle and no bottle.
Me? No NOS thank you... I'd rather do it all throttle and no bottle.
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Mann I dunno if even nitrous will push that dent down the road fast enough to keep up with that lil cracker box toy...
It would be different if he was wantin to stomp on your typical riceburner... but them WRX's are pretty fast...
It would be different if he was wantin to stomp on your typical riceburner... but them WRX's are pretty fast...
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yeah them wrx's are pretty quick. 265hp with a 4cyl. i would never put nitrous into an engine (i like to get as much longevity out of every engine i can unless i know the thing's gonna blow up). if they made 4 valve heads for these i would definitely drop em on it (if it's within my price range) and put in a cam and call it good. i don't necessarily need to stomp it, just want to keep up with it because right now i'm driving a little ranger and it's a 2hr drive from my hometown up and down hills and a few hill i've had to hit 3rd gear just to keep up with him. a little more power in the f150 once i get insurance on it would be nice to have.
and a little better volumetric efficiency would be nice too
and a little better volumetric efficiency would be nice too
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Blow up on Nitrous? lol!! Only if you don't tune correctly for it.
It is the cheapest power adder you can buy.
Beating that WRX is wishfull thinking, power adder or not, unless you can make 800hp in that old truck of yours.
It is the cheapest power adder you can buy.
Beating that WRX is wishfull thinking, power adder or not, unless you can make 800hp in that old truck of yours.
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Have you looked up STS Turbo?
Also 1 properly sized turbo is cheaper then 2 smaller turbos, and the complexity of pipe bends goes down too.
Or you could get 2 small turbo's, and mount them to the collectors of your long tubes like the do for a new Challenger kit. The problem here is the piping, getting the oil to return, and now your flying blind with no kit. The oil problem could be solved the way STS does it with oil pumps, but they are expensive.
Also 1 properly sized turbo is cheaper then 2 smaller turbos, and the complexity of pipe bends goes down too.
Or you could get 2 small turbo's, and mount them to the collectors of your long tubes like the do for a new Challenger kit. The problem here is the piping, getting the oil to return, and now your flying blind with no kit. The oil problem could be solved the way STS does it with oil pumps, but they are expensive.