5.0 Turbocharger Kit!
06-21-2012, 08:32 PM
#11
Senior Member
right at the end of a header (mid mount) is ideal! instant spool, if piping and a/r are sized accordingly, and no excess heat introduced to the engine bay. the only downfall, road clearance and oil scavenging.
06-21-2012, 08:33 PM
#12
Senior Member
Originally Posted by klumb15
Lag has more to do with turbo sizing than distance away from the cylinder. I've seen a rear mount system with a properly sized turbo (possibly on the small side) boost faster than a front mount system with an oversized turbo. You're disregarding the most important parameter of a turbo system, the A/R.
06-21-2012, 09:50 PM
#13
Senior Member
I must have misinterpreted what you said then. What you said above is absolutely correct. Like jcain said, right after the exhaust manifold is ideal. Hot exhaust gas has much more energy (velocity) than cooler exhaust gas. However, turbo technology isn't like it used to be and you can manipulate the system any way you want and adjust the A/R on the hotside accordingly. I'd love to see a twin turbo 5.0 F150 setup just like the ecoboost. Maybe Ford will build us one for the F250!
06-22-2012, 01:51 PM
#14
F150 Forum
If you are mentioning turbo and MPG in the same thread, leave it stock.
06-22-2012, 02:02 PM
#15
On more meds than ymeski
06-22-2012, 04:47 PM
#16
Senior Member
Not necessarily true. A member on LS1GTO has a 700+ rwhp twin turbo GTO that still pulls high 20's in the MPG department (highway). When you stay out of boost, you can be rewarded with good fuel economy. However, when you want to utilize all of the boost, you can watch the gas gauge needle go down. Supercharged setups tend to get less MPG due to parasitic loss, but even that market has changed substantially. TVS blowers have free wheel capability and a integral bypass valve to reduce parasitic losses resulting in better fuel economy compared to yesterdays blowers in off boost situations.
06-22-2012, 05:34 PM
#17
Senior Member
Originally Posted by klumb15
Not necessarily true. A member on LS1GTO has a 700+ rwhp twin turbo GTO that still pulls high 20's in the MPG department (highway). When you stay out of boost, you can be rewarded with good fuel economy. However, when you want to utilize all of the boost, you can watch the gas gauge needle go down. Supercharged setups tend to get less MPG due to parasitic loss, but even that market has changed substantially. TVS blowers have free wheel capability and a integral bypass valve to reduce parasitic losses resulting in better fuel economy compared to yesterdays blowers in off boost situations.
06-22-2012, 07:06 PM
#18
Senior Member
How's the TT build going?
06-22-2012, 08:25 PM
#19
Not necessarily true. A member on LS1GTO has a 700+ rwhp twin turbo GTO that still pulls high 20's in the MPG department (highway). When you stay out of boost, you can be rewarded with good fuel economy. However, when you want to utilize all of the boost, you can watch the gas gauge needle go down. Supercharged setups tend to get less MPG due to parasitic loss, but even that market has changed substantially. TVS blowers have free wheel capability and a integral bypass valve to reduce parasitic losses resulting in better fuel economy compared to yesterdays blowers in off boost situations.
