Turbo on 99+ truck

[farmtruc]

I'm doing that 6L install and the guy came by, so I started talking about a turbo setup and asked him if he wanted to do something. So , I'm not sure when, sometime within the next month or two, but it looks like a go.

I'll start doing research on what turbo, blow off and intercooler. I'm open to suggestions. All the other stuff should be straight forward.

It's gonna be a single turbo setup.


later,

allen

[Sleeper]

why not twins? you better keep tabs on how much $$$ everythinga adds up to...i want to know fr future reference.

[GMCwantsLS1]

What are your boost requirements? A single would spool much faster!

[BeyondCustom]

I've been thinking about a turbo setup myself.. Single turbo would be dope and would spool up and WOULD give plenty of boost..thing is where ya gonna put it. I thought of going back to cast iron manifolds and looping forward and joining in a collector in front of the engine to the turbo.. piping every which way from there.. or.. Under the truck next to the tranny (m3 style)... there isnt a whole lot of room to play with on the sides of the engine due to wiring..steering shaft..etc.. so with twins, theyd have to be small and you'd need completely custom manifolds built.

as for blow off.. it'd have to release excess boost back into the front side of the turbo b/c the air has already been measured by the maf.

or you run pig rich and get a popoff sound like the cars

[Chingon]

Originally posted by BeyondCustom@Dec 8 2003, 11:40 AM
...Single turbo would be dope and would spool up and WOULD give plenty of boost..thing is where ya gonna put it.

How about like this?


This is a setup by combination motorsports in Las Vegas.
Parish8 from LS1tech.com just ordered one with the biggest turbo for just under 5 Gs.

[Sleeper]

Originally posted by Chingon+Dec 10 2003, 03:03 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Chingon &#064; Dec 10 2003, 03:03 AM)</div>

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@Dec 8 2003, 11:40 AM
...Single turbo would be dope and would spool up and WOULD give plenty of boost..thing is where ya gonna put it.

How about like this?


This is a setup by combination motorsports in Las Vegas.
Parish8 from LS1tech.com just ordered one with the biggest turbo for just under 5 Gs. [/b]

hoooooly hell thats purty.

parish is one crazy mofo. sold that truck, bought another(4.8) and swapped a 6.0 already, and now puttin that on....damn lemme get some of those money tree seeds he&#39;s got.

[lotsofhp]

[ninetyNINE]

Theres a shop here in NM (HP Performance) thats been making mustang turbo kits for a while. But they started doing kits for a lot of other cars aswell. Including honda&#39;s, grand am&#39;s, 5.0&#39;s, newer mustangs and cobras, etc. But right now they&#39;re working on the LS1 kits for the vette&#39;s and F-bodies which should be done by the beginning of next year. Chevy trucks and suv&#39;s are also on their list. But for an example of their work, here&#39;s a pic of their kit for the newer civic&#39;s w/the 1.7L.

[ninetyNINE]

Oh, if any of you read Hot Rod Mag., the company I&#39;m talking about was featured in the August &#39;03 issue under the article "Boost Shootout"

[Defunct SO]

Get on Quarter Mile Performance.com and look and their turbo set up for LS1&#39;s. Its making over 500rwhp and 650rwft on a basically stock LS1.