98 f150 turbo, wastegate , exhaust opinions please!
02-11-2014, 07:55 PM
#1
98 f150 turbo, wastegate , exhaust opinions please!
I just got a 98 f-150 base cab. Low miles, can't remember exact mike's right now. I am young and like it loud and to sound strong. I am wanting to get a turbo with a waste gate, then put flowmasters on it. Can I just get a turbo with one of those blown off and waste gates or whatever, or do I have to buy one of those $500-$800 turbo cooling kits? And also what an exhaust that's loud, that will go out the sides behind the rear tire. I was thinking flowmasters, but can go guys please help lead me in the right direction?!?! Thank you for all help I appreciate it!
02-11-2014, 07:58 PM
#2
Impractical
Do you have experience with turbocharging? Do you understand how a turbocharged engine works?
I'd recommend starting with some research:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
www.amazon.com/Maximum-Boost-Turbocharger-Engineering-Performance/dp/0837601606/
I'd recommend starting with some research:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
www.amazon.com/Maximum-Boost-Turbocharger-Engineering-Performance/dp/0837601606/
02-11-2014, 08:11 PM
#3
Yes sir I have experience with turbos, but it's with cars. Not with Trucks though. I don't want to get some big expensive turbo that's gonna give me the most PSI gain, and horse horsepower. I would just like to get a nice turbo with a wastegate. What are your thoughts about that?
02-11-2014, 08:20 PM
#5
When you're looking at a few grand for a turbo setup, what's another $500?
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02-11-2014, 08:41 PM
#8
No I'm not doing it just for sound, I'm just saying that I'm not wanting to get the most expensive turbo with the most horsepower, just a good turn that is still going to crank out horsepower, and sounds good
02-11-2014, 08:52 PM
#9
Senior Member
There is so much wrong with this post.
First of all, turbos will generally quiet and smooth the exhaust tone, to the point where a muffler/resonator of any sort is almost unnecessary.
Flowmaster's claim to fame is that they use the exhaust pulses to scavenge the exhaust from the cylinders, making a unique sound and adding horsepower.... but adding a turbo between the cylinder and the flowmaster eliminates the pulses and renders the flowmaster basically useless.
last, the OP didn't even mention engine size. 4.2/4.6/5.4? 'base' implies 4.2L, and there isn't much to make them sound 'loud and strong'.
how about a nice 3" SI/SO exiting in front of the rear tire. Simple, lightweight, and loud (depending on the muffler). A turbo setup is like $4k to setup right, The aforementioned 3" exhaust is $250ish.
First of all, turbos will generally quiet and smooth the exhaust tone, to the point where a muffler/resonator of any sort is almost unnecessary.
Flowmaster's claim to fame is that they use the exhaust pulses to scavenge the exhaust from the cylinders, making a unique sound and adding horsepower.... but adding a turbo between the cylinder and the flowmaster eliminates the pulses and renders the flowmaster basically useless.
last, the OP didn't even mention engine size. 4.2/4.6/5.4? 'base' implies 4.2L, and there isn't much to make them sound 'loud and strong'.
how about a nice 3" SI/SO exiting in front of the rear tire. Simple, lightweight, and loud (depending on the muffler). A turbo setup is like $4k to setup right, The aforementioned 3" exhaust is $250ish.
Last edited by howie2092; 02-11-2014 at 08:56 PM.
02-11-2014, 09:03 PM
#10
There is so much wrong with this post.
First of all, turbos will generally quiet and smooth the exhaust tone, to the point where a muffler/resonator of any sort is almost unnecessary.
Flowmaster's claim to fame is that they use the exhaust pulses to scavenge the exhaust from the cylinders, making a unique sound and adding horsepower.... but adding a turbo between the cylinder and the flowmaster eliminates the pulses and renders the flowmaster basically useless.
last, the OP didn't even mention engine size. 4.2/4.6/5.4? 'base' implies 4.2L, and there isn't much to make them sound 'loud and strong'.
how about a nice 3" SI/SO exiting in front of the rear tire. Simple, lightweight, and loud (depending on the muffler). A turbo setup is like $4k to setup right, The aforementioned 3" exhaust is $250ish.
First of all, turbos will generally quiet and smooth the exhaust tone, to the point where a muffler/resonator of any sort is almost unnecessary.
Flowmaster's claim to fame is that they use the exhaust pulses to scavenge the exhaust from the cylinders, making a unique sound and adding horsepower.... but adding a turbo between the cylinder and the flowmaster eliminates the pulses and renders the flowmaster basically useless.
last, the OP didn't even mention engine size. 4.2/4.6/5.4? 'base' implies 4.2L, and there isn't much to make them sound 'loud and strong'.
how about a nice 3" SI/SO exiting in front of the rear tire. Simple, lightweight, and loud (depending on the muffler). A turbo setup is like $4k to setup right, The aforementioned 3" exhaust is $250ish.
That helps a lot, it is a 4.6. That smooth turbo sound is what I'm wanting. I didn't know that with a turbo flow masters is useless, so that helps a lot. Thank you for your help here