Start of Turbo Project
12-19-2010, 01:12 PM
#1
Instructor
Thread Starter
Start of Turbo Project
I finally got off my butt and starting installing my turbo. My welds look like crap but I have not welded since high school
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Last edited by drjimmy; 12-19-2010 at 01:14 PM.
12-23-2010, 12:38 AM
#2
Melting Slicks
Hey- it's cool that you've gotten started! try to invest as much time into it as you can early! I know a lot of people run out of "steam" when a project takes too long and weeks quickly turn into years!!!!
12-27-2010, 05:23 PM
#4
Burning Brakes
Is that where it will be mounted? Will that fit under the hood? I have toyed with the single turbo idea how many HP are you looking to gain? Please keep us up on your progress
12-27-2010, 10:08 PM
#5
Instructor
Thread Starter
It definitely fits there. Spent a while positioning it and playing with the brackets. Closed the hood and reached up from the bottom to feel for clearence. Hood is stock. I only plan to get ~100HP out of it. If I get more its a bonus.
12-28-2010, 02:52 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Please keep me up on your progress I am interested in doing the same thing to mine I found a Turbo T28 Garret for a good price but will need to fab up everything
12-28-2010, 10:23 PM
#7
Melting Slicks
12-29-2010, 10:32 AM
#9
Instructor
Thread Starter
12-29-2010, 01:39 PM
#10
Burning Brakes
12-30-2010, 04:33 AM
#12
2 t3/t4 hybrids will get you
on almost a stock l98.
major mods would be 355 cubes to chage out the pistons to turbo lower compression pistons. Large tube runners and base for the TPI.
turbo cam.
the rest are stock l98 parts worked over.
on almost a stock l98.
major mods would be 355 cubes to chage out the pistons to turbo lower compression pistons. Large tube runners and base for the TPI.
turbo cam.
the rest are stock l98 parts worked over.
12-30-2010, 09:46 AM
#13
Burning Brakes
So how much would all that cost?
12-31-2010, 07:41 AM
#14
I dont know what jerry paid for this stuff. But it is about the cheapest way to go this fast. he really didn't go all out on stuff and it worked out. Most guys including myself would build the engine up stout and then get every single top end part to control it.
Joby is abother guy. Check out his posts. 84 vette with a stock bottom end and a volvo turbo making just about the same power as a new ZR1.
And with any turbo you install. cheap or not. You have to upgrade a few things. the bolts on the bottom end will fail first. Mainly rod bolts. You need something to control fuel and spark (jerry used a tech II). you need to upgrade the fuel system (jerry installed twin 255 pumps). If you run high compression on "high" boost you will get detonation which will tear up your engine. So you need to deal with that. So jerry installed pistons only, this allowed him to drop compression and run a stronger piston with a taller crown to protect the top ring.
The C5/6 boosted crowd adds meth injection to deal with it.
I purchased this turbo set up from jerry and now I see how it was done. He used block hugger headers, then they go into J pipes. the J pipe puts the turbos next to the valve covers. wastegates are mounted at the bottom of the J pipes. It was a very clever way to do it cheap. sure the headers may **** out in time from heat. but they cost what... another 100 bucks.
Joby is abother guy. Check out his posts. 84 vette with a stock bottom end and a volvo turbo making just about the same power as a new ZR1.
And with any turbo you install. cheap or not. You have to upgrade a few things. the bolts on the bottom end will fail first. Mainly rod bolts. You need something to control fuel and spark (jerry used a tech II). you need to upgrade the fuel system (jerry installed twin 255 pumps). If you run high compression on "high" boost you will get detonation which will tear up your engine. So you need to deal with that. So jerry installed pistons only, this allowed him to drop compression and run a stronger piston with a taller crown to protect the top ring.
The C5/6 boosted crowd adds meth injection to deal with it.
I purchased this turbo set up from jerry and now I see how it was done. He used block hugger headers, then they go into J pipes. the J pipe puts the turbos next to the valve covers. wastegates are mounted at the bottom of the J pipes. It was a very clever way to do it cheap. sure the headers may **** out in time from heat. but they cost what... another 100 bucks.
12-31-2010, 06:52 PM
#15
Safety Car
I dont know what jerry paid for this stuff. But it is about the cheapest way to go this fast. he really didn't go all out on stuff and it worked out. Most guys including myself would build the engine up stout and then get every single top end part to control it.
Joby is abother guy. Check out his posts. 84 vette with a stock bottom end and a volvo turbo making just about the same power as a new ZR1.
And with any turbo you install. cheap or not. You have to upgrade a few things. the bolts on the bottom end will fail first. Mainly rod bolts. You need something to control fuel and spark (jerry used a tech II). you need to upgrade the fuel system (jerry installed twin 255 pumps). If you run high compression on "high" boost you will get detonation which will tear up your engine. So you need to deal with that. So jerry installed pistons only, this allowed him to drop compression and run a stronger piston with a taller crown to protect the top ring.
The C5/6 boosted crowd adds meth injection to deal with it.
I purchased this turbo set up from jerry and now I see how it was done. He used block hugger headers, then they go into J pipes. the J pipe puts the turbos next to the valve covers. wastegates are mounted at the bottom of the J pipes. It was a very clever way to do it cheap. sure the headers may **** out in time from heat. but they cost what... another 100 bucks.
Joby is abother guy. Check out his posts. 84 vette with a stock bottom end and a volvo turbo making just about the same power as a new ZR1.
And with any turbo you install. cheap or not. You have to upgrade a few things. the bolts on the bottom end will fail first. Mainly rod bolts. You need something to control fuel and spark (jerry used a tech II). you need to upgrade the fuel system (jerry installed twin 255 pumps). If you run high compression on "high" boost you will get detonation which will tear up your engine. So you need to deal with that. So jerry installed pistons only, this allowed him to drop compression and run a stronger piston with a taller crown to protect the top ring.
The C5/6 boosted crowd adds meth injection to deal with it.
I purchased this turbo set up from jerry and now I see how it was done. He used block hugger headers, then they go into J pipes. the J pipe puts the turbos next to the valve covers. wastegates are mounted at the bottom of the J pipes. It was a very clever way to do it cheap. sure the headers may **** out in time from heat. but they cost what... another 100 bucks.
thats nice!!!! 
04-17-2011, 04:50 PM
#18
Instructor
Thread Starter
Still working at it.
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Last edited by drjimmy; 10-13-2011 at 08:13 AM.
05-08-2011, 01:11 AM
#19
Race Director
if you want to doc the whole build and have it featured forever on the web just shoot me a pm. a few of us are building www.turboinstall.net over the next year or so with turbo installation articles and walk throughs. a couple hondas are lined up for the summer but not a single corvette or mustang.
completed pages will look similar to:
http://www.turboinstall.net/general-...a/drive-axles/
so, if you want to do a perma build sheet online that of course gives you credit for everything and shows off your car, just let me know and i'll make it happen if you supply the pics and details
i think it would be awesome personally. there's just so little doc'd information on turbo'ing a c4. where to buy what, problems you might run into, the whole deal.
completed pages will look similar to:
http://www.turboinstall.net/general-...a/drive-axles/
so, if you want to do a perma build sheet online that of course gives you credit for everything and shows off your car, just let me know and i'll make it happen if you supply the pics and details
i think it would be awesome personally. there's just so little doc'd information on turbo'ing a c4. where to buy what, problems you might run into, the whole deal.