The Wife wants to go faster @ the Dragstrip - Turbo Build

[HAULIN IT]

This should help!   Details to follow. Lorne

[Grover 1]

How is a can of Pepsi going to make you go faster??

[zieg85]

I think he is talking about that industrial blow dryer...

[beastie_3]

Its the caffeine in the Pepsi! Red bull gives you wings, Pepsi gets you spooled up!

[choptop]

I'll be watching

[Layne]

You guys gotta have H/R mag do a write up on this! Your truck is awesome and a turbo is the bomb!

[VileZambonie]

I'm planning on a twin turbo for my stepside next year....details please!

[biscuit41]

T4?  How are you going to manage fuel?  I've done some turbo setups on fuel injection but never on a carb setup.  Just curious on how it's done...

[oldredtruck]

You better keep us posted on this! You have my attention! I figured I could either swap my motor or turbo the little Ramjet 350 if possible... gotta go - too much drool on the keyboard!

[1983stepside]

wow you deff got ma attention ill be watching this one, be sure to take lots of pics and explain what you did how you did it and where any and all parts come from

[HAULIN IT]

Guys, Here's the basics of the plan. The truck is going to be a rolling testbed for my turbo set-up since it is in one piece & has been tested a bit at the track. I've been researching & gathering parts for over a year now...real fab progress won't start for another month or Two
due to being crazy busy at work.
 The turbo engine is actually for my '73 Vega that I bought in the summer of '87. It's been in the back corner of my garage since '89.
 I'm going to build the headers/hotside, coldside, ect. in the Vega then transplant it all to the truck for testing. As long as Chris doesn't mind some "car" underhood shots on here, I'll post the build as it goes together...otherwise once it's in the truck you'll see pic's.
 The engine is a basic steel crank, forged rods/piston 355 Chevy, the turbo is a T-6 based Bullseye Performance 80mm. I'm working on a Holley 750, modifying for blow-through. That's about it for now...should make the "Black Box" a little quicker   Lorne

[Stewart G Griffin]

i know you are planning on blowthru, but the other thing i wanted someone to investigate is the system they used on the 80-81ish transam---not the later GNX engine, but the first transam turbo system.

It may be worth a look.  i would do it myself, as i feel this is the "ticket" for carbed turbo setups(not saying other styles wont work..), but i don't have the time.  i may eventually get to it, but i would have to win the lottery at this point.

[HAULIN IT]

 You got it backwards...The blow-through is the "ticket" for carbs. The draw-through has been abandoned by just about everyone doing performace turbo set-ups. The big problem with those systems is keeping the fuel in suspension throughout the intake tract. What is it about the draw-through that would make you feel it is superior? I assure you, that thinking isn't accurate. Lorne
 

[VileZambonie]

Agreed, it's pretty amazing that companies aren't blasting out turbo systems at this point since the technology is there and the cost is fairly cheap.

[Captkaos]

You can post anything you want!
You are a much braver man than I.  I won't touch a turbo'd carb motor.
You definitely want blow-through though.