Turbo BS Thread

I just did some measuring the other day and I think a short, wide IC will fit inside the grill if you satoshi it, and you might have to mount it slightly forward or do some trimming of other things. 24-26" wide x 6" tall I think will fit. On my truck there is a tone of stuff in the way on the driver side so if you could find an IC with both ports on the same side I think that would really help. In short, it's a very custom job and the best way to tackle it is with a sawzall!

 

Thank you sir, I'll have to check it out.

Thank ya

Thank you for the measurements, I would be able to figure it out way better but I haven't been with my truck since thanksgiving

 

So have you made any concrete decisions yet about what you're going to do?

 

Intercooler wise? Or everything?

 

Everything, I think you were planning to drop some serious bacon right?

 

I'm only 2/5.5 vehicles with boost. :/ Will that net me faster lap times?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8
These guys were seriously faster....

 

Eh, I wouldn't go serious...for now atleast. Going

Afterwards, megasquirt3 and when I'm ready forged internals

 

good man on the mega squirt3. Doing right.

Gonna totally suck to wire up but worth it in the end.

 

Always a fun project

Not wanting to go cheaper or easier, doing it right the first time

 

https://www.boomslang.com/
Was hoping they had a plug and play deal for the mega squirt but they do not.

 

I would really appreciate opinions on the best way to redo the wastegate dump tube. I have the 90 on the downpipe, flex pipe, 45 and some straight

 

Uh I'm too cheap

 

Ebay helps to keep it in the medium, and Treadstone turbo parts

 

If you haven't bought the ebay oil feed/return yet, look into some earls / russell fittings from summit. I got about 2 years out of my ebay oil feed and return. Pretty big difference in the quality for only a little bit more.

 

bit to late on that one....what fails, the hose?

 

Great idea with this thread!! Seems like there's so many turbo conversations going on all over the forum, this will be a great place to consolidate them.

I barely saw this now and its already 4 pages deep! Effin awesome!

Someone correct me if I'm wrong but With that e85 you should be able to advance your timing a decent amount. That usually gives significant power increases. Like 50hp range from what if seen.

 

The hose is a bit thin and the fittings are a bit loose tolerance wise on the oil drain side. If you start dripping oil like a harley, then you know it is time. I did pull the turbo in and out a few times over the years just the clean under the hood.

 

I'm curious about this as well. I've been looking into plate bumpers but I've just been guessing at the amount of space that's available in the back of the winch area. How tall and wide is that area on your shrockworks? From looking at pics of the relentless DIY, an IC like this one may fit.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/New-Aluminum-...7-X5-5-X2-5-/142147001420?nav=WATCHING_ACTIVE

Idk how a winch install would affect that.

 

I'll end up making my own lines I suppose, I'm an Army qualified hydraulic helicopter tech

 

Even better. Industrial hose.