A local tuner is GREAT with fabbing up turbo kits for stock block 5.0s. He wants me to set one up, and I'll run through his setup and try not to forget anything.
255lph fuel pump
42# injectors with Lightning MAF
Garrett T3 turbo
Custom intercooler
E303 cam
3.55 gears
I BELIEVE that's all he puts in it, mod wise. On bolt-on 5.0s he's gotten a consistent and reliable ~400rwhp out of this setup, running between 8-10 psi. He sets an EXTREMELY conservative tune, and says that the stock block/internals have always been fine with the kit. Hope this helps, and if you need to know anything about what this tuner does, shoot me a PM and I'll be happy to send you some information for him so you can talk with him personally.
Maybe it was a T4 or one of the T3/T4 hybrids? I don't know much about turbo sizes really. He only has it spool up to 8 psi on all the kits he does on cars. He says he does the E303 to bump the power band up a bit too, so it compliments the overall turbo kit.a t3 housing seems VERY small for a 5 liter..
Maybe it was a T4 or one of the T3/T4 hybrids? I don't know much about turbo sizes really. He only has it spool up to 8 psi on all the kits he does on cars. He says he does the E303 to bump the power band up a bit too, so it compliments the overall turbo kit.
That's what the local tuner suggests to turbo 5.0 guys, buying a set of shorties and flipping them around. Seems much easier than getting a custom manifold, but how is the access to the plugs with flipped headers? Same as stock, or close to it?508rwhp 559rwtq . . . at 15lbs (has been backed down to 10lbs)
stock shortblock
ported e7s by me (extensive work)
ported weiand xcelerator by me
converted 650 holley per hanger18 page
f-cam
Holset H1E
I built the exhaust with some scrap 2.5" pipe, flipped around $60 hedman shorties, ebay wastegate, and two 3.5" u-bends from summit.
That's what the local tuner suggests to turbo 5.0 guys, buying a set of shorties and flipping them around. Seems much easier than getting a custom manifold, but how is the access to the plugs with flipped headers? Same as stock, or close to it?
I was just gonna get the ponydown hot pipe kit and build my own downpipe.ont really like the flipped header deal.
I read somewhere that the pony down headers are just bbk that are flipped.
they very well might be but i dont have access to a weld nomore or v band clamps and flex joint.Im sure i could build it for a few bux less then what they want ($340).But the way i see it its a bolt on thing and really the only thing i would end made up for me.Downpipe i can get some muffler shop to weld it up for me.Or a local hotrodder i know.Intercooler pipeing id just use ebay like i did for my 1st gen mx6.
anyone got any pics of flipped headers?My buddy was gonna do it but i bought his car all he had was the headers on upside down.
I see what your saying. I have been reading up on turbo kits for over a year now. The best place to look in to all this in on the turboforums. You can read about the good and the bad about any kit that is made and even a bunch of diy kits. Millhouse on here has a good diy thread to.
Here is the like to the turboforums.
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