Turbo

[ike34]

My neighbor has a 79 mustang cobra 5.0L carburated with a rebulit motor and is thinking about turbocharging it with an intercooler. What kind of turbo would you recommend? How hard do you think it would be to do?

 

[cheddarbacon]

a pretend one

WTF you think you can turbo a carburated car

 

[6SpeedLX]

WTF you think you can turbo a carburated car

whats so funny about that putting a turbo on a carbed 5.0? because last time i checked you CAN put a turbo on a carbed car...look on turbomustangs.com and you'll see that it is possible and has been done many times...

 

[CrazyCobra]

WTF you think you can turbo a carburated car

Yes you can turbocharge a carburated engine. I believe the original SVO mustang 2.3 liter turbo was a carb, 1980/81 transam 4.9 turbo was a carb.

To ike34
I know of no prefab kits to buy. I would try to use that box that goes around the carb i think it's a vortech piece.This allows the whole carb to be pressurized in a blow through configuration. Rather than putting the carb in front of the turbo in a draw through style which makes for serious turbo lag. As for which turbo to use that depends on how much power you want to make.This will not be a simple project good luck with it.

 

[seijirou]

For a single turbo atleast a t4, bigger is okay. For a pair of turbo's t3's will do.

 

[TrophyHead]

T44 pushing 10psi with a blow-thru carb box.

 

[ike34]

Heres more info on his car if this helps. He has an rpm air gap intake, 650/750 double pumper machanical secondary, .448 intake/.472 exhaust cam in it but also has a .520 intake/.544 exhaust, has flat top piston with 76 ford heads that are ported and polished, mid lenth headers, and is going to be getting and h pipe.

 

[cheapstang]

haha ya, im from the 2.3 forum and trust us the ol mustang turbo gt had carbs