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I know this isn't exactly the right forum for this question,but I figured you guys would know best.
I've had a 91 Ford Probe GT turbo (2.2) give to me (not the whole car just the turbo) and I would like to find out the specs. on it. I've got a 94 F-150 I-6 Iwas wanting to put turbo on and I was wondering if I could possibly use this turbo to gain a small increase. Also is it possible to use just one side of the exhaust to power the turbo, And the other side stay the way it is, And go into both inlets on the intake manifold from the intercooler?
I've had a 91 Ford Probe GT turbo (2.2) give to me (not the whole car just the turbo) and I would like to find out the specs. on it. I've got a 94 F-150 I-6 Iwas wanting to put turbo on and I was wondering if I could possibly use this turbo to gain a small increase. Also is it possible to use just one side of the exhaust to power the turbo, And the other side stay the way it is, And go into both inlets on the intake manifold from the intercooler?
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I won't pretend to know all the in's and out's of turbos but you might wanna get another 2.2 turbo to go with that one. Otherwise I think your going to be let down as that turbo feeds a 2.2 and you want to feed a 4.9. You will want both exits of the exhuast to connect to the trubo(s). Good luck
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See thats why I was wanting to hook up to just one side.
I presume that just one side would power the turbo, and I dont want hella boost, just a little additive. But I need to know if only using one exhaust side would throw of the balance of the engine.
I presume that just one side would power the turbo, and I dont want hella boost, just a little additive. But I need to know if only using one exhaust side would throw of the balance of the engine.
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It's not the backpressure in the exhaust that would be the problem, it's the amount of air and fuel you can flow to the engine.
I used a turbo out of a Nissan 300ZX, which was capable to power a 3.0 liter to 6000 RPM's plus. So I figured I could run a 4.9 liter to 3000 RPM's plus. Everyone told me this turbo was to small for my 300, but I didn't expect to get much over 3500 safe RPM's out of this straight six anyway. I get to about 3500 RPM's and my engine starts starving for air. This is OK in a 7500 lb van, I still travel at 65 mph with no problem.
If I understand your question correctly, I would say this turbo will be to small, you can't flow enough air through the turbo, for youe engine to breath properly.
I used a turbo out of a Nissan 300ZX, which was capable to power a 3.0 liter to 6000 RPM's plus. So I figured I could run a 4.9 liter to 3000 RPM's plus. Everyone told me this turbo was to small for my 300, but I didn't expect to get much over 3500 safe RPM's out of this straight six anyway. I get to about 3500 RPM's and my engine starts starving for air. This is OK in a 7500 lb van, I still travel at 65 mph with no problem.
If I understand your question correctly, I would say this turbo will be to small, you can't flow enough air through the turbo, for youe engine to breath properly.
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I'd use both outlets if you do decide to do this, b/c the more exhaust, the faster it will spin, but if your gonna go to the trouble of putting on a turbo, try gettin one off a wrecked powerstroke or something to make it worth your time.
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Thanks guys. So let me get your ideas on having twin turbos hooked up. If the one would starve it for air, maybe the two would produce enough.
Hey E350turbo what did you have to calculate to get proper air/fuel mix, and does your turbo have water and oil inlets & outlets. What did you use to get the oil & water to the turbo?
Hey E350turbo what did you have to calculate to get proper air/fuel mix, and does your turbo have water and oil inlets & outlets. What did you use to get the oil & water to the turbo?
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I just used the concept, if the turbo can supply enough air to make a 3.0 liter engine run at 6000 rpm's plus, then it should work on a 4.9 liter engine running at 3500 rpm's plus. From my experience with the turbo, this has worked.
All turbo's require a oil pressure line, and a drain back into the oil pan. I just ran a pressure line from the oil pressure sending port, to the turbo, and welded a drain tube onto the oil pan, and ran the turbo drain to it, just make sure the drain tube is above the oil in the pan.
I do have cooling lines also, they are not necessary, some people just bypass these. I decided not to, I just T'ed off the heater hoses. The coolant running through the trubo is just for added cooling when shutting the engine off. They aren't very effective.
All turbo's require a oil pressure line, and a drain back into the oil pan. I just ran a pressure line from the oil pressure sending port, to the turbo, and welded a drain tube onto the oil pan, and ran the turbo drain to it, just make sure the drain tube is above the oil in the pan.
I do have cooling lines also, they are not necessary, some people just bypass these. I decided not to, I just T'ed off the heater hoses. The coolant running through the trubo is just for added cooling when shutting the engine off. They aren't very effective.
