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88_GT_5_oh

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nmcgrawj said:
This is where the reading comes in...turbomustangs has many write ups with everything a beginner needs to know.

Basically the turbine and compressor sides of the turbo are measured in terms of a a/r....unless its a holset which is cm^2 i believe but thats another story.

Anyway, what mainly controls spool is the turbine a/r which the guy listed above...a .81 will boost around the time when he wants it. Where as on twins, u would want about half that, or for a 351 or stroker, maybe a .96 a/r. THe bigger the number the longer it will take to spool. The smaller the quicker.

But the other thing to remember is that if u get a turbo with a really small a/r in a single application, sure it will probably boost off idle or REALLY low but it will die and choke the motor off by 4-4500 rpms. Thats no fun So you gotta size it right. Just go to turbomustangs.com and you will see what sizes you should run on which motor sizes etc and the corresponding spool times.
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exactly, just to add something, with too small of an a/r you can run into vacume issues at idle which is no good if you have power brakes. also EGT's will be alot higher which is no good (blow headgaskets come to mind)


funny 5 months ago i couldn't even tell you what a wastegate does or looked like, now i can give basic advise. turbomustangs is THE site for turbo info
 
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SO the turbo will make more power than a supercharger overall?
Turbo makes it potential in lower rmp's and supercharger makes its most power in the higher rpm's?
 

88_GT_5_oh

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turbos will give you a nice torque curve. go to www.turbomustangs.com and check out their dyno section. it will give you an idea of what kinda power you can make off of a stock 5.0 all the way to a heavily modded track only car.
 

88_GT_5_oh

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Mark89coupe said:
Cool. How much HP you looking at with that setup?
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hoping for 400-450 at the wheels. should be able to get that at low boost (under 10 psi)
 
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450rwhp would be perfect. With a turbo that would be over 500lbs trqu.?
 

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probably just under......
 

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93lx50conv said:
Hey Whitehorseupnorth...Very nice...Can you tell me what kind of turbo setup your running, and if you bought kit or had handmade/custom...thanks
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It's an HP Stage 1 kit. 60mm
 
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