im wondering if anyone has ever put a turbo on there trucks..this idea sounds way to fun,my freind has twin turbos on his chevelle,i drove it and lets say,i drove it and i have never ever felt something with somuch power in my life and i realy want a set up like that,lol,so does anyone know where i can find a set up,i can do all the tubing,thx everyone

 

what engine do you have? I'm sure there are parts for 302s and 351s.

Anytihng for an FE would almost have to be completely custom.

 

I HAVE A 302/289 FRANKINSTIEN,lolbut they are the same moter,just ones stroked out,right?i dont care if i have to order it for another kind of ford as long as i can have twin turbo's.. i know they make ones that run off exhaust and ones that run off belts,which is better?? thx all for the help

 

Turbos, run off exhaust. belt drive forced induction would be a supercharger/blower.

 

you can turbo/supercharge any motor. not to difficult. however, producing boost (air pressure forced into engine) requires MUCH modification to fuel/air delivery, electronic engine management, and if you are going to go TWIN turbo you will deffinitely want to rebuild your motor using forged parts and the like specifically designed for very high compression motors.

check out the book "Maximum Boost" by Corky Bell, this is one of the BEST turbo building bibles out there. I have a friend who has built a 4 cylinder non turbo in his Nissan from stock 100 HP to well over 300HP, it all came at a cost, however. you get what you pay for.

there should be LOTS of aftermarket goodies available for your motor to go turbo. check the mustang magazines and even some of the tuner books for research and ideas. I have some friends, ABEL RACING, that could build it all for you and make it pull around 400+HP (dependig on how much you wanna spend) but they are here in oklahoma city.

 

I have a tbird turbo i think I am going to attach to my FE 4x4. Just to let the motor die. It needs a rebuild and I need a reason to rebuild it. But the weather here (0degrees) has to warm up before I go work on worthless junk. I think the floats in my carb will collapse. Oh well, it will be the coolest 3 minutes ever!

 

i know that they make belt driven turbos called "cintrifigal turbo chargers" that is wut my freind has....like how much am i looking at,and all the parts in my engine have forged everything from the first time it was built up when it was put in the truck so thats all good,but the price and other differences in the things needed between twin turbo and a single turbo

 

I can't imagine a Twin Turbo being cheap. You'd be just as well going for an 8-71 blower.

 

Nope,1972. Like already stated, belt driven is a supercharger, Centrifugal or Roots style. Here's one for you. All turbochargers are superchargers, but all superchargers are not turbochargers. A turbo is simply an exhaust driven turbine, which spins a supercharger. lol.

 

Like steve said, turbos can only be driven my exhaust gasses. I have never seen a belt come off your exhaust manifold to dive anything centrifugal. If you have the funds to make the twin turbo, go for it. That's what I want to do about 10 years down the road when I have the time and money. I think turbos on a big block are the only way to go!

 

ok,steve,thats the dumbist remark i have ever heard,ok,ya'll are to old,they do make turbos that are run off a belt,nothing hooked up to the exhaust,and is run off a surpintine belt....i dont want to go blower,i want to go turbo because of the lower stance in the engine compartment,alright people,i am not a total retard when it comes to this stuff,i dont come on here and ask questions before i do alittle research,i just need help to find produces of wut i need

 

From nsxprime.com:"Both turbochargers and superchargers force air into the intake manifold under pressure. The most fundamental difference is that a turbo is powered by a turbine driven by exhaust gasses from the engine, while a supercharger is powered by a belt driven by the engine."

From fordvschevy.com:"Functionally, the difference between a turbo and a supercharger is in the means by which they are driven. A turbocharger ("hair-dryer" to gearheads) is powered by spent exhaust gases,.....A supercharger, in contrast, is driven by an accessory belt--much like the alternator, air conditioner compressor, and water pump."

From yellaterra.com.au:"How is a supercharger different from a turbocharger?
A supercharger is connected directly to the crankshaft by a belt unlike a turbocharger which is driven by exhaust gases. The improved horsepower and torque, at lower engine rpm's, is obtained by pumping extra air into the engine in direct relationship to crankshaft speed. The positive connection yields instant response, in contrast to tubochargers, which must overcome inertia and spin up to speed as the flow of exhaust gas increases. The supercharger has self contained oil whereas the turbocharger requires engine oil."

Patrick

 

ok,on the history channals show "full throttle" they put wut the called a "cintrifigal turbocharger" it had no hook up to anyexhauste,how do ya'll explain this

 

From this website: http://www.turbodriven.com/en/turbof...compressor.asp

"Design and function
Turbocharger compressors are generally centrifugal compressors consisting of three essential components: compressor wheel, diffuser, and housing. With the rotational speed of the wheel, air is drawn in axially, accelerated to high velocity and then expelled in a radial direction."

 

Lo l You nailed it, ACES. He's thinking of a Paxton, Procharger, or Vortech belt driven supercharger. The insult about being too old just made me laugh a little. A centrifugal supercharger sits down low, positioned like another alternator or something. It may look like a turbo, because a turbo has a similar compressor style. At least WE know what we're talking about. Problem is, as soon as you say driven by a belt, it's a supercharger. The word turbo in turbocharger, refers to the turbine portion of the turbocharger. The turbine is the part that is spun by the exhaust gases flowing through the exhaust. No exhaust hooked up to it? No turbine? A belt? Not a turbocharger without the turbine! Now you know we aren't too old. I've had every power adder there is. Still have a few. Now you know the difference, 1972. Look it up on your computer, if you still think you're right.