Rear mounted turbos?
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Rear mounted turbos?
I was talking with my friend today about some of the things I'd like to do with my truck (such as a supercharger, lift kit, etc. etc) and he mentioned to me that instead of doing a supercharger, they make a rear mounted twin-turbo. He said that it adds something like 250-300 horses. Anyone know anything about this? If so where can I find more information about it?
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I don't know about 250-300 horses, but it can be done. Adding 300 horses to a stock motor is a bad idea, but rear mounted turbo's save room under the hood, and turbo lag isn't much more significant than under-hood turbo's, considering the amount of piping you need would be much the same as an intercooled under-hood.
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Yeah I was kind of iffy on the horse power increase, thus why I decided to ask about the whole thing. Sucks they don't have one listed for my truck on that site. If anyone knows where I can get one for a 2000 F-150 4.6L, it'd be much appreciated!
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You can fab one up for your F150. It's been done, the mounting kits for those turbos aren't that complicated. They offer a "general" kit that will allow you to do this.
Or you can just geta supercharger kit that is made specifically for your truck. I got 133 hp, measured at the wheels, out of my Procharger, running 10.5psi of boost.
Or you can just geta supercharger kit that is made specifically for your truck. I got 133 hp, measured at the wheels, out of my Procharger, running 10.5psi of boost.
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I've seen it done on a Camaro before. Not quite sure how it would add up 300 horses. I think the one done on the Camaro was a single turbo and it added less than a 100 horses. Fbody brings up a good point with the turbo lag, they would have to be pretty small turbos so they spool quickly, unless they were meant for better top end power.
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Originally Posted by Munky
Yeah I was kind of iffy on the horse power increase, thus why I decided to ask about the whole thing. Sucks they don't have one listed for my truck on that site. If anyone knows where I can get one for a 2000 F-150 4.6L, it'd be much appreciated!
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So can I get any one of the turbos they sell no matter what make/model it's for and just make some tweaks to it as far as the piping?
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The site says the general turbo system is coming...as well as the F150 system. But a member on another forum put one on his F150 a few years ago, I saw pics of it. I'd give them a call and tell them what you want to do. I'm certain they'll be able to help you out.
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