I was looking at doing a turbo swap on my truck or more likely buying another regular f150 and turbocharging it. Me and one of my friends are gona try turbocharging his car first. it is a 95 cobra with a 93 computer. Can anyone put me intouch with someone who knows about turbos. Thanks

 

I think thats an awesome idea. A family friend of mine is in the process of putting a turbo f-150 together now. He took the built 4.6 route because of the larger numbers of aftermarket goodies, and for the fact that the 4.6 seems to be able to handle a bit more boost (He mentioned the shorter throws associated with the crank/rods/pistons of the shorter 4.6). He is running one larger turbo, and wants to get to the 600/650 hp range. He is also putting in a manual tranny, a 5 speed tremec IIRC. I will get back to you on some more specific info if I can track him down. Good luck with the project though!!!!!

 

Thanks man i need all the help i can get. This motor is a built 302 that he built for a centrifical supercharger. i managedto talk him into going with a turbo. He said if i would come up with the design he would pay for it. so that is where i stand. i need serious help.

 

You can goto www.nloc.net and check out the Gen 1 Section. They have a quite a few people over there with turbo(s) on their 351s. It should give you alot of ideas.

 

Try these sites...

http://proturbokits.com

http://www.precisionte.com


Terry at Pro-Glass owns a 4.6 turbo F-150. Very fast He's currently building a turbo Hemi Ram that will also be very fast

You can contact him at this # 260-343-9826.


5.4 twin turbo from pro turbo kits.

 

If your going with a turbo on a 5.0 check out ffcobra.com forums, a couple guys have put twin turbo set ups on cobras. Or check out ls1speed.com they do Ford too, and do a lot of turbo stuff. My bud just did a twin turbo Z28 and it runs 10's on the stock block!

 

Also look up Jake LaMotta..................you can run a search for DOZENS of his projects on www.corral.net

This is one knowledgeable, and friendly cat...............I think he only does twin turbos though...............

JC

 

I've banged around the turbo idea, I guess you really have to ask how far do want to push it, as we all know a built short block is manditory for high boost application ( turbo or blower ) but the down time as well as money needed to engineer out the system, computer issues ect.. is what turned me off to the idea. Dropping on a Kenne Bell is easy and gives you great results, I think more can be had with a turbo(s) than any current blower setup, period, but not without a big buget and alot of help. Good luck, Todd

 

I have also thrown around the idea of a turbo conversion for my lightning. I am collecting components as we speak, in the mean time would you be interested in something like this?
https://www.f150online.com/galleries...w.cfm?num=4886

 

That is exactly what i am looking for. How did you do it. Also how hard is it. Wher can i get the parts

 

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now you have mail

 

how can you tell what size that engine is with all that dirty and grime in there?