turbo 4.0 ohv

[Fordmandan87]

I was watching powerblock the other day and I was thinking (which is very dangerous). on trucks they turbo charged a lightning with a universal turbo. does any body think that this could have a valid application to the ohv 4.0. and if so would a converted 700r4 be strong enough to handle the extra power?

here's the link http://www.ststurbo.com/universal_system

 

[wood1]

I have been drooling over these kits for some time, they should be pretty easy to install considering they are up under the vehicle rather than in the engine compartment. You could run a frankentranny with a turbo, as long as you aren't going to go crazy with boost. 700R4's can be built to withstand large amounts of power, but it would be cheaper to go with the franken... I'd run the old A4LD but be in the process of building a stronger replacement.

Why not come up with your own kit. A home made sump and return pump, hmmm. If only money wasn't an issue...

 

[Fordmandan87]

frankentranny?
and the money Ihere u there

 

[wood1]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146953

The "how-to" on the weaknesses of the A4 and fixes including upgrades used in newer versions of the A4 and things that Ford should have done right.

It is a great read.

Also Glacier's rebuild thread is a must read.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=128800

Brain + Glacier= bulletproof A4LD

 

[stang 1989]

I have a buddy that is upgradeing the turbo on his grand national we have talked about putting his old one on my truck even putting one in the engine bay shouldnt be too bad if you know how to weld and fab up all your piping

 

[turbo cat]

you can have a remote mount for cheap. you need a turbo or turbos with small exhaust housings. Heat is lower after 10ft of exhaust but the smaller .ar will help spool the turbo. you also might want a smaller pipe to keep velocity up. You will need a scavenge pump to return the oil to the motor. Pumps like the mocal diff pump and the shurflow oil pumps will work and run about 200$ i got my shurflow for 170$. wastegates can be cheap from sourses like ss autochrome. There cheap knock offs but have a good track record so far with alot of turbo cars on a budget. Ive spent about 700$ so far on my rear mounted TT kit for my car and the kits almost complete. For a turbo scrounge the yards or look into master power turbos they are a garret replica that are made in brazil with quality that will also save you some cash.

 

[wood1]

you can have a remote mount for cheap. you need a turbo or turbos with small exhaust housings. Heat is lower after 10ft of exhaust but the smaller .ar will help spool the turbo. you also might want a smaller pipe to keep velocity up. You will need a scavenge pump to return the oil to the motor. Pumps like the mocal diff pump and the shurflow oil pumps will work and run about 200$ i got my shurflow for 170$. wastegates can be cheap from sourses like ss autochrome. There cheap knock offs but have a good track record so far with alot of turbo cars on a budget. Ive spent about 700$ so far on my rear mounted TT kit for my car and the kits almost complete. For a turbo scrounge the yards or look into master power turbos they are a garret replica that are made in brazil with quality that will also save you some cash.

Do you have a list of parts in your kit? What are you using for turbos?

 

[turbo cat]

all the pipe i dug out of exhaust shop scrap bins. The falnges were cut out of stainless by my father. The turbos are 2 T3s off of the older chrysler turbo four bangers. The 50mm waastegates are ss autochromes with a shurflow pump and i modified an old air tank to be used as a oil tank for my stand alone oil system.

 

[XxxMonoxideChild]

turbo's in general are pretty much universal. just need to fab up the correct flanges to install them. only turbos that arent really universal are a few cars like the srt4 that have the turbo's exhaust side incorperated into the exhaust manifold itself.
i personally own 4 turbo cars, 2 of which are fully built and a turbo riding lawn mower puching a real deal 5 psi on a autometer gauge. lol

 

[wood1]

all the pipe i dug out of exhaust shop scrap bins. The falnges were cut out of stainless by my father. The turbos are 2 T3s off of the older chrysler turbo four bangers. The 50mm waastegates are ss autochromes with a shurflow pump and i modified an old air tank to be used as a oil tank for my stand alone oil system.

l, what kind of car, enging... you cut the trunk out there? is that where the turbos are? Going to need more info.

Did you read this? http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/oilsystems.htm

I've been doing some research on a remote system of my own.

I have a couple old T3's in my garage too, you are much further along than I am...

EDIT: I just realized you are going with a stand alone oil system. What made you decide on that?

 

[XxxMonoxideChild]

^

turbos oil return line is not pressurized. so in normal applications, is a gravity return.

obviousely his set up is rear mounted. (as in rear of vehicle) so his oil would not just drain back into the engine. so hes using a inline pump to do what gravity cannot in his application.

hope that makes sense. with his set up, there really was no other choice.

 

[turbo cat]

the motor is a nonpi 281 (4.6) with a few goodies like stage 2 cams. Actually in my setup the oil is a gravity return. I have a stand alone setup. The resivoir is below the turbos for a gravity return using the shurflow to pump oil from a bottom port to the twins. It's still being built i just recieved my roll cage from fed ex today.

i have a kit mapped out in my head for the x once im done with the cat

 

[wood1]

You making a track car or is it for the street?

 

[turbo cat]

its not a DD but still can roll down the road.