Turbo a 4.6 Triton
01-12-2016, 11:59 AM
#12
Senior Member
I've had them all.
01-12-2016, 01:04 PM
#13
01-12-2016, 01:07 PM
#14
1) pull that garbage 4.6 and trans out and roll it into a ditch.
2) buy a takeout LS variant (LQ4, etc...) with trans and harness for about 2k
3) pay the $500 for one of the harness gurus to make an adapter that will tie the gm harness to the ford harness so all the gauges work
4) google 'sloppy guide to build turbo lsx engines'
5) follow his very explicit directions and parts list
6) download his tune file
7) find someone with hp tuners that will upload sloppy's tune into your ECM
8) lengthen / shorten your driveshaft as the case may be
9) enjoy 600rwhp and 20mpg
2) buy a takeout LS variant (LQ4, etc...) with trans and harness for about 2k
3) pay the $500 for one of the harness gurus to make an adapter that will tie the gm harness to the ford harness so all the gauges work
4) google 'sloppy guide to build turbo lsx engines'
5) follow his very explicit directions and parts list
6) download his tune file
7) find someone with hp tuners that will upload sloppy's tune into your ECM
8) lengthen / shorten your driveshaft as the case may be
9) enjoy 600rwhp and 20mpg
01-12-2016, 01:24 PM
#15
Senior Member
You'd have to fab engine/trans mounts but that's relatively easy if you can weld.
it is very doable and would be much cheaper than trying to get similar power out of a sohc 4.6.
I was posting more as a joke than anything given most folks aren't too keen on ripping out their powerplant and stabbing in something from another manufacturer - the logic behind it is sound though and would absolutely produce the results I alluded to in my earlier post.
If I could transplant an LS7 without losing all the Raptor electronic goodies I would have done it already.
Last edited by WarSurfer; 01-12-2016 at 01:26 PM.
01-12-2016, 03:20 PM
#16
Senior Member
To the OP: there are a lot of LS swaps that have taken place with work arounds for the application like mentioned by WarSurfer. While you may be inexperienced doing this, it doesn't mean you aren't able to look at professional/amateur builds to see where they succeeded or failed. You can get a general idea of time and cost from what they have done.
Last edited by Manuellabour247; 01-12-2016 at 07:45 PM.
01-12-2016, 07:19 PM
#17
Originally Posted by WarSurfer
it isn't personal experience but it isn't theory either. The guy (sloppy mechanic) is the guy that built the turbo LS Fairmont that was on Pinks and in Hot Rod magazine - ran low 10's with a junkyard engine/trans/turbo.
You'd have to fab engine/trans mounts but that's relatively easy if you can weld.
it is very doable and would be much cheaper than trying to get similar power out of a sohc 4.6.
I was posting more as a joke than anything given most folks aren't too keen on ripping out their powerplant and stabbing in something from another manufacturer - the logic behind it is sound though and would absolutely produce the results I alluded to in my earlier post.
If I could transplant an LS7 without losing all the Raptor electronic goodies I would have done it already.
You'd have to fab engine/trans mounts but that's relatively easy if you can weld.
it is very doable and would be much cheaper than trying to get similar power out of a sohc 4.6.
I was posting more as a joke than anything given most folks aren't too keen on ripping out their powerplant and stabbing in something from another manufacturer - the logic behind it is sound though and would absolutely produce the results I alluded to in my earlier post.
If I could transplant an LS7 without losing all the Raptor electronic goodies I would have done it already.
OP..
Make that turbo happen. You gotta get your hands dirty and just do it sometimes..
Btw, ask all the questions you want, you'll never learn anything if you don't ask. Your in the right place..
My 04 f150 is supercharged.. It's very easy to bolt on these kits. A turbo is gonna be tougher, but a good start is gonna come from buying some short tube headers, bolt them on backwards so they dump toward the radiator and start fabbing a y pipe for a single turbo.. I was gonna try a turbo job but have up when I found my whipple SC.. It's not too hard, just gotta be good with fab..
01-12-2016, 09:25 PM
#18
Senior Member
http://www.lpfbuilt.com/46L-Mustang-...Kit_p_163.html
http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-t...bo-size-guide/
Here's a couple articles that might help you. Don't be scared to try it.....well, within reason anyways. It won't be cheap, but it should be worth it if you do it correctly.
http://www.mustangandfords.com/how-t...bo-size-guide/
Here's a couple articles that might help you. Don't be scared to try it.....well, within reason anyways. It won't be cheap, but it should be worth it if you do it correctly.
