Are there any companies making a kit for our cars yet? Thinkg of heading over to the dark side and doing twins! :beer:
This can't be more true. There are a lot of myths out there, and a lot of "I heard", or "my buddy's..", so I strongly suggest taking advice, or getting info from those who have actual experience.Buckman said:There is a lot of misconceptions of turbo technology out there...take any forum advice with a grain of salt
if you really want to turbo your GT500, take to roswell, new mexico to HP performance. those guys are pretty much #1 as far as turbo mustangs go.
http://www.hpperformance.com/
plus, if your the first GT500(or first of any car) then you'll get free dyno time with them.
you had a turbo 4.0? ive been thinking of going that route. how much would a solid 500HP engine cost? i know i would need to replace the 7.5 with an 8.8. im not sure if i want to go with a turbo 4.0 for lower weight and a little better weight distribution(would like to do some open tracking) or just go the cheaper route with a turbo GT running about 450hp.
hhmmm, the 4.6 sounds like a much easier route. sounds like you need to be dedicated to building a 4.0l car if your really going to, and sounds expensive too. i think i may just pickup a truck and shove a good lift under it anyways.I had a 4.0 similar to buckmans as we are team mates at the track and go to the same performance shop. Mine was slightly different as I had a built block, pistons, bearings, fasteners, polished crank, heads, cams valve springs, the works (complete mod list here: http://www.mustangcollective.com/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=2 )
Like buckman, I had mine juiced on top of the turbo. I was running 17psi, and a 75 shot of nitrous that on a dynojet, put me at 535rwhp and 600rwtq. I ran 11.1's all day long with no effort at the line, and got a 10.97 out of the car building boost at the line. Unfortunately I threw a rod through my built block back on Oct 15th at MIR (personal track rental).
Like him, I'm going the 5.4 route, though I'm going to go with the 3V and build it up later in the season.
On the 4.0, I would replace the pistons as I was running stock pistons. You will also run into transmission problems as there are not many options out there due to the input shaft and the motor not being a mod motor. I did have the car up to 23lbs of boost with race gas on the dyno, which made similar power to the 17psi/75 shot. I never got to run that setup, but I wish I did as I'm betting it would have been less of a hit on the motor, and might have lasted a little longer.
cool! its about time we have a turbo 500! been waiting to see one of these forever!My turbo GT-500 is already being finished and tuned as we speak. THere is a post with some pics and info as well in the pics and video section on this site. should be picking it up tomorrow
My turbo GT-500 is already being finished and tuned as we speak. THere is a post with some pics and info as well in the pics and video section on this site. should be picking it up tomorrow
My turbo GT-500 is already being finished and tuned as we speak. THere is a post with some pics and info as well in the pics and video section on this site. should be picking it up tomorrow
I think he said a t-76 and it is a Murillo car.Who did the work, and what size turbo?
I think he said a t-76 and it is a Murillo car.
and it is a Murillo car.