Looking for all parts to turbo my 71 FE 410cid w/4bbl. draw or blow.

Jack

 

I don;t know of anybody here that is running a Turbo FE. I don't even recall anybody here ever talking about running one!

But, I'd love to see it done. And I'm sure it has been done. there are a few folks still making Blower setups for FEs. Some of those parts might come in handy. But I think you'll have to make a lot of your own Turbo stuff.

 

Jay Brown, on the other forum has a Shelby blocked 940HP turbocharged 489 on pump gas. VERY nice workmanship. He is a perfectionist of the type I can only aspire to be. You can do a search there for more detailed info. A search like this will get you alot:
+"jay brown" +489
or
+"jay brown" +turbocharged

-Scouder

 

Carb and turbo don't go together. Turbos lend themselves to engines that are easily/commonly fuel injected. Likely why you don't see many turbo fe's. A good place to start is "maximum boost" by corky bell. Turbonetics is where I buy my turbo parts and they are very helpful and more affordable than most think. Dealing with the higher compression ratio of your 410 may be an issue if you're on a budget.

 

http://www.tysonracing.com/Tysonhighlight.wmv If for any reason link doesnt work go top www.turbomustangs.com and work your way to carb turbo tech and see post that has tyson going 7.86 at 180 and on about the 5th or 6th page , you'll see something ever ford lover will love, low budget ford kicking a**. try and see it , plus there is a ton of good turbo info on there. takes a bit as video is 5 min long and turn on volume

 

Paxton and Vortech make carb boxes to allow blow thru set ups. I think it would be a simple set up to make.

I was putting thoughts to a twin turbo set up on my '67. A set of "custom" made headers that were bolted upside down that would mount a turbo on each side(above the valve cover) and them plumbed to a box that hold carb. Using small turbos, from like turbo coupe would let them spool quickly to remove lag. I think it could be done.

 

i know quite a few guys running carb/turbo setups and are absolutely flying.
one guy with a twin turbo setup on a small block. pretty cool.

 

if you read hot rod magazine, see if you have the june 2001 issue. it has a couple of station wagons on the cover. inside there is a 57 mercury with a 71 460 with mostly stock internals. it also has later model smog heads to reduce compression down around 8.2:1. he got a pair of garret t-03e turbos from 86' turbo coupes. and a pair of intercoolers from saab 900's. he has a holley 3310 750cfm carb. stock iron intake with center ground out. custom box that encases the carb. and the stock exhaust manifolds swapped aroun and upside down. 355 h.p. @4200 rpm, 714 lb-ft @2200 rpm. that was not a typo. 713.8 pounds at only 2200 rpm. $3000 total for engine with turbos. hope this inspires.

 

almost forgot. the car runs 12.2 in 1/4 @117mph. 3.00 rear gear open diff.
315/35/17 tires. imagine what slicks and a locker would do for this 5000lb? wagon. hmmm, or just drop this combo in a lighter fullsize truck like we run.

 

Yeah I remember that car, over 700 foot pounds made my jaw drop.

 

This is what a turbo does for V8s. I've seen dynos for a 120,000 mile stock bottom LS1 Cheby motor runing a turbo setup, over 800lb-ft of torque! That's just 346 cubes! No, I'm not trying to push Cheby motors, just what turbo's do for V8s....gobs of torque. That motor did make alomst 800hp as well. RWHP on mostly stock motor (changed valve springs and a few other small turbo friendly mods).

I think a fuel injected FE would repsond very well to a turbo setup.

 

You're tempting me Greg. You really are.

 

I think 1000 HP and 1000+ lb-ft of torque would be acceptable. You'll need one of those 2000cfm Holley setups! maybe you could do it with a 1000cfm, but I'd be surprised. I mean ,what do they make the 2000 CFM setup for, if not a fuel gobbling turbo-charged FE motor!

Take the plunge, I'll gladly donate some wrench time :-)............ Now be nice, I'm getting better!

 

There is a guy on the Ford FE forum that has FOUR turbos on his FE in his truck. I think his name is Matt. It's pretty slick the way he's plumbed the turbo's to fit. Most expect to see a single or maybe a double but FOUR turbo's is way cool. G.

 

Here is another option if you go for blow through:


www.performancecarburetors.com

There is a short blurb about the carb and hat in the November 2004 Hot Rod page 130.There is also a very sweet '57 Chevy in there with 8, yes that's right, EIGHT turbos!!!

The debate on twin vs. single turbos is raging on. Huge amounts of horsepower and torque are being generated in both camps. Do your homework. A well mapped single turbo generating 5-7 lbs of boost would be great for a daily driver. If you're on a budget, this would be the way to go. And with the right turbo and boost controller, you can dial your boost up when the urge hits ya and ya got the racegas in the tank.

There are countless 500rwhp small block powered rides out there running very low boost. With a big hairdryer hung on a well prepped FE, all I can say is find a good trannydriveline/rearend guy cuz the rest of the components are gonna scream for mercy.

If you're not convinced yet, go to Pro Turbo Kits website. A lot of those vehicles are right here if SA TX. You haven't lived until you hear the a motor building boost with HUGE single turbo while the transbrake trys to keep the monster motionless. It sounds like a jet engine spooling up. Then BANG!!! the tree drops and the car takes off like it was shot out of a cannon. 7.80s are common, 6.90s and you're a big dawg.