32V Twin Turbo 5.4L Project - Pics and Commentary
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Originally Posted by cpeapea
...just out of curiousity, why not build a set of turbo headers to go with it? cost?
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Originally Posted by ShockTherapy
Basically to make it easier for someone else to duplicate, and keep the hot side piping costs to a minimum. Believe it or not, this was intended to be a fairly low budget TT 32V buildup.
keep us up on the cost if the cost isnt much more than a kb or whipple i might do this when i go built
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Originally Posted by ShockTherapy
Basically to make it easier for someone else to duplicate, and keep the hot side piping costs to a minimum. Believe it or not, this was intended to be a fairly low budget TT 32V buildup.
also, do you think the stock cast manifold will keep from cracking?
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Originally Posted by cpeapea
right on, i like the low budget diy stuff. not all of us have all the money in the world to have a tuner build us all 9 sec trucks.
also, do you think the stock cast manifold will keep from cracking?
also, do you think the stock cast manifold will keep from cracking?
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From: irving, texas
Originally Posted by ShockTherapy
The turbo buicks use a cast manifold stock and they work well. It should be fine.
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Thanks guys.
Here's one pic from tonight. I put my oil pump and timing chains on this past weekend, and the front cover as well. Tonight I painted the front cover and Sullivan intake.
Here's one pic from tonight. I put my oil pump and timing chains on this past weekend, and the front cover as well. Tonight I painted the front cover and Sullivan intake.
