Nitrous Converter Question

[Dan03mach]

He speaks the truth.

Yup, he could build a budget turbo kit for that car and it would haul ass. That's what I would do and it would be more fun. You don't have to worry about your bottle being empty and you can run it all the time anytime.

[dville_gt]

I'd be giving the turbo a lot more thought if it were not for my 10:1 compression ratio. I know the f/i cars live longer with the lower c/r. Otherwise my setup is probably not too bad. I have a big fuel return fuel system (will need bigger injectors), the 317 heads with the 72cc combustion chamber seem to be the choice of a lot of lsx turbo guys, the ls6 manifold is also often used on the f/i cars, have a lot of room under the hood.

Hummmm... might not be a bad idea for me to run the car for the rest of the season with this converter (adding a line lock), then tear it down this winter and build a turbo setup.

Could probably get 400 for my lsx swap longtubes and buy a set of shorty headers to flip. Ebay intercooler and wastegate, good turbo (not sure what size would be best with a 364ci ls motor, 3bar map sensor and o.s., larger injectors, get mike to restall the converter, lots of piping and couplers.

[Dan03mach]

I'd be giving the turbo a lot more thought if it were not for my 10:1 compression ratio. I know the f/i cars live longer with the lower c/r. Otherwise my setup is probably not too bad. I have a big fuel return fuel system (will need bigger injectors), the 317 heads with the 72cc combustion chamber seem to be the choice of a lot of lsx turbo guys, the ls6 manifold is also often used on the f/i cars, have a lot of room under the hood.

Hummmm... might not be a bad idea for me to run the car for the rest of the season with this converter (adding a line lock), then tear it down this winter and build a turbo setup.

Could probably get 400 for my lsx swap longtubes and buy a set of shorty headers to flip. Ebay intercooler and wastegate, good turbo (not sure what size would be best with a 364ci ls motor, 3bar map sensor and o.s., larger injectors, get mike to restall the converter, lots of piping and couplers.

dude my motor is 10:1 compression it will be fine and you will make more power with less boost.

[turbostang]

dude my motor is 10:1 compression it will be fine and you will make more power with less boost.

yep.. you just have to be cautious with the tuneup, but nothing that's a deal breaker. Especially if you run E85.

[Dan03mach]

James you can fine good turbos all the time for good prices. keep an eye on yellowbullet and see what comes up. You could put a 76mm on it and probably run 6.0's if not faster. My little small frame T4 T76 at 17lbs ran 6.2x-6.3x's all day long and my car isn't too light.

[dville_gt]

I will keep my eye open for sure.

76mm is a good size for a single? I know it is a PITA but if you can point me to a good breakdown on the good brands, sizes, etc. it would help a lot when I am looking. T4 indicates the flange size where it bolts to the exhaust, right? 76 indicates the mm on the compressor side? I also hear of hybrid's and such.

Oh, and if either of you see any deal that is real good for me please give me a heads up. I'm not opposed to buying the turbo ahead of time then putting the other parts together.

[Dan03mach]

On your size of motor you would want a large turbine wheel an A/R too keep the back pressure down. A small frame Turbonetics T76 like I had might be too small and cause too much Back Pressure. There is a guy on YB selling a Borg Warner S400 80mm T4 housing for around 700. The brands I would look for would be Precision, Turbonetics, Borgwarner, & Garrett just do some research and see what turbo would work best with your setup.

[bigshoe]

I'd be giving the turbo a lot more thought if it were not for my 10:1 compression ratio. I know the f/i cars live longer with the lower c/r. Otherwise my setup is probably not too bad. I have a big fuel return fuel system (will need bigger injectors), the 317 heads with the 72cc combustion chamber seem to be the choice of a lot of lsx turbo guys, the ls6 manifold is also often used on the f/i cars, have a lot of room under the hood.

Hummmm... might not be a bad idea for me to run the car for the rest of the season with this converter (adding a line lock), then tear it down this winter and build a turbo setup.

Could probably get 400 for my lsx swap longtubes and buy a set of shorty headers to flip. Ebay intercooler and wastegate, good turbo (not sure what size would be best with a 364ci ls motor, 3bar map sensor and o.s., larger injectors, get mike to restall the converter, lots of piping and couplers.

My turbo car is right at 11.5 to 1

BTW ill make you a good deal on a GT47-88 over the winter.