TheCollector

dude your going to loose 300 bucks.... just slap a turbo on it somehow and run it stock as long as you dont floor it to hear the bov all the time it will be fine. the internals can hold up to the extra lbs for 1250 miles if you are easy on it.

just so everyone knows you can get prefromance internals for an I6 if your good with engine work you can figure out that you can use roller rockers off another engine and up grade the push rods and camshaft easly enough. the bigges problem with a 95 is the ecu. your going to either have to run a piggyback system or get a custom ecu burnt up and that takes a good month just for that....

its an engine that was created over 80 years ago. its at its peak in 96 theres not much more power you can get from it without loosing mpg and efficenty.
top end or bottom end your not going to blow anything out its just 5lbs not 300lbs

Just call me Sean

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People use the HD one piece exhaust manifold to put turbos on the 4.9.

dr_bowtie

you can easily do this on the cheap depending on how much you want to work...

here's the way i would do it on the cheap.... start scouring junk yards for a ford turbo car with a V6 turbo car... pull the ECU and Harness.... and critical sensors... most of them have a Crank Trigger for the DIS and that would allow coil packs and get rid of the distributor...well just not use it but to drive the oil pump... adapt the turbo to the exhaust pipe behind the Cat and run the intake filter under the truck.

mod the crank reluctor wheel to the crank pulley and wire in the harness... with a little googling this could easily be adapted. using the newer ECU and components would take care of the Speed Density MAP issues....

the 300-6 can EASILY handle 10psi boost with the CORRECT fuel... it has such a long Rod/Stroke using the wrong fuel would easily window the block...

if it were me I'd up the injectors 4 sizes and run E-85....

TheCollector

Just listen to Dr.bowtie. he is a doctor after all

dr_bowtie

nah that's all lies and trickery... I just like doing things the simple way some times....

TheCollector

hey with your input i managed to pull out an extra 60hp from that 355 i had your a Doctor in my book haha very smart thinking for sure. but good luck finding a turbo v6 ford in the us no cars come to mind other then the turbo 4 bannger fox bodys.

Vette117

I have actually thought about pulling stuff from other cars, and most of what you said was already in mind. I already planned on running the turbo and intake right after the cat, and then piping the charged air back to the front via the space where the stock air intake box would have been (or closer if I can manage). Like you said, it should handle 10psi boost if done correctly. Hopefully, I can scavenge all the parts I need from other vehicles around my area. Your input is GREATLY appreciated. It has actually helped me make solid decisions on a few things. =)

All I really need now, is to figure out the EXACT parts that I need. I have a small list going already in my project notebook, but it needs to be finished. I have been so busy researching the broad stuff that I haven't figured out the fine details yet.

If you guys can help me with this, what size turbo should I use that can spool up in a decent range on this truck? I know the max RPM that I can bring mine to on the ODO is like 6000, but I'm sure it actually only maxes at like 4.5k-5.3k. Also, with only 5 lbs. boost, should I have to intercool the air? I heard that the rear mount turbo system allows for better cooling of air due to the passing air underneath the vehicle. Would that be enough for a low boost?

dr_bowtie

oh you'll want an intercooler. and NO way would i try to rev past 4500 with boost...no need to...

rules say 5psi for and it has to live for 1200 miles... but it doesnt say it needs to be under boost those 1200 miles...


Ford Taurus SHO was a turbo v6 and there are plenty of other brands with V6s as well...

TheCollector

up north ive been lucky to see one sho i feel the main issue is going to be the engine managment your going to need to splice in a few extra sensors thats for sure and i know the map wont know what to do with the turbo

Vette117

I usually never go past 2000-2500 in my truck anyways, and I definitely didn't plan on putting on a turbo that spooled up in the low range. I want something that spools at the top end of my normal driving practice, which is about 1k-1.8k. I want to find something that would spool at about 1.8 and last through to the top end of 4500ish maybe? For the competition, I'm going to try and keep the spool up around the 1800 like I said, since my normal driving is at 1k to 1.8k. That keeps the turbo from needing to spool during regular driving. The only time it will have to spool is when I show my friend that it is running 5psi.

One of my questions is, can I take a turbo gauge out of another car and wire it into mine once I have everything setup, or are they vehicle specific and not work? They aren't necessarily cheap online..

Also, Anyone want to give me a short list of some things I should look for at a scrapyard, CL, U-pull yard, or whatever? I have a list going already, but if you guys can help that would be awesome.


After I get it running to the point, I will decide on keeping it and making it more stable, or put it on something, or sell it, or whatever I decide.