Turbochargers

[augustorm]

Looking to put twin turbos on my ride....any thoughts out there....haven't ever seen it myself....someone out there has done it I'm sure....who makes the best stuff...how to go about it, etc.
I was going to install a procharger....looking at different options now.
Thanks

[cheap5.0]

Check out these sites for ideas and lots of info...www.toohighpsi.com,www.turbomustangs.com
Judging by you sig, i think you will be capable of putting a system together even if no one has done it before. Corky bells book(i can't think of name right now) is also a very good read.

[augustorm]

Thank you sir....on my way

[duplox]

Corky's book is Maximum Boost. Pretty much mandatory reading if you're building a serious turbocharger system.

[stang_racer20]

Originally Posted by duplox

Corky's book is Maximum Boost. Pretty much mandatory reading if you're building a serious turbocharger system.

Is it worth $28 dollars though, really?

[duplox]

Hell yes! Call me a freak, but I read that book for fun. I mean, I've learned so much from that book, I wouldn't doubt that the engine I'm currently building would have at least 100hp and be much more reliable than whatever I would have built if I had not read that book. Compare the cost of building an engine and turbocharger system vs the cost of that book, and its worth at least twice that much. Its not thin like those HP Books. I would not recommend Turbochargers by Hugh Macinnes(a HP Book), if you spend the extra 10 bucks for Maximum boost you get three times as much useful information. I mean, you could put together a pretty good turbocharger system from the internet and other books, but if you want to build a system as good as it gets for a shadetree mechanic, I highly recommend the book. I'm building every part of my turbo system(headers, exhaust, intake, etc) and everything is based off of that book. Its got chapters for carbureated, fuel injected, intake manifolds, exhaust headers, the rest of the exhaust, not to mention turbo and engine theory, new developments, an example build, etc. Its a very thorough book.

[Wolf]

turbomustangs.com

[ViprKillr]

turbo systems for mustangs are a new thing that not many people know about but it is rising fast. they make ans ass of power. and two small turbos would give you alot of low end power. turbos are better than procharger cause of the boost that can be obtained in the low rpm range. centrifugals only build boost with rpm rendering you useless on bottem end. a twin turbo kit is gonna run you about anywhere from 8000-10000 dollars. i would go for a single turbo kit for about 6000. there are many companies out there. watch out for turbodrivenconcepts, they have ripped of many people. they have changed their name i think. look up "turbo kits for mustangs" under search, there is one of the results that will give you a review on all the companies, good and bad with a list of phone numbers

[351wStang]

$8,000-$10,000 TT and $6,000 for a single? Are you out of your mind?

[ViprKillr]

dude i almost got one for mine and yes they are that expensive for a complete system. maybe you should do your homework bro.

[boosted331]

Originally Posted by ViprKillr

turbo systems for mustangs are a new thing that not many people know about but it is rising fast. they make ans ass of power. and two small turbos would give you alot of low end power. turbos are better than procharger cause of the boost that can be obtained in the low rpm range. centrifugals only build boost with rpm rendering you useless on bottem end. a twin turbo kit is gonna run you about anywhere from 8000-10000 dollars. i would go for a single turbo kit for about 6000. there are many companies out there. watch out for turbodrivenconcepts, they have ripped of many people. they have changed their name i think. look up "turbo kits for mustangs" under search, there is one of the results that will give you a review on all the companies, good and bad with a list of phone numbers

OMFG!!!!!! You mean to tell me TDC is ripping people off! Thanks man for keeping me in the loop, you must know a lot about mustang performance because I have never heard of them before.

BTW, why is it that my boosted 302 stroker keeps getting smoked by imaginary 96 cobras, whats up with that.

[augustorm]

Originally Posted by duplox

Corky's book is Maximum Boost. Pretty much mandatory reading if you're building a serious turbocharger system.

Thanks dude....I'll check it out....$28 not bad in my opinion

[augustorm]

Originally Posted by ViprKillr

dude i almost got one for mine and yes they are that expensive for a complete system. maybe you should do your homework bro.

Dude....if you got the 8-10k....give it up and i'll install the shit...a procharger is only 3500....and i dont give a shit about the 1/4 so the power doesnt have to be instant....im a closed course type of guy. but thanks for the input and btw....i thought turbos had to spool up before receiving any advantage thus being slower than the s/c....perhaps im confused.

[LandoAWD]

Originally Posted by augustorm

i thought turbos had to spool up before receiving any advantage thus being slower than the s/c....perhaps im confused.

THey aren't necessarily "slower", but they do require spool up time.

[boosted331]

Originally Posted by augustorm

i thought turbos had to spool up before receiving any advantage thus being slower than the s/c....perhaps im confused.

If you think turbos have lag, go drive a centrifugal car. They don't make boost till right at redline. A properly sized turbo is going to make full boost at around 2500-3500 RPM's, anywhere in there. It's easy to modulate when boost comes on and how hard it pulls through a variety of different A/R housings and exhaust wheels. My PT76-GTS with a .81 A/R exhaust housing made 16 pounds of boost by about 3800 RPM's on a 302 inch motor, and that turbo is massive compared to what you're going to be running. Running any centrifugal car I could launch off the 2-step and leave making several pounds of boost, and have full boost instantly as I took off and there was a greater load on the engine. A centrifugal car might have 2 or 3 pounds of boost by the time I was making 16.