Started My DIY Turbo kit in my 4.6 Fox Body with Updated Pics
Finally got off my ass and started building and installing a turbo on my 1988 LX it has a swapped 4.6 2valve with an auto its awaiting Ported and Polished P.I. heads etc. The turbo is a Holset HX351 from what ive read the turbo is good to 600 to the wheels but not gonna make anything near that until i install a forged rotating assy. which i plan to do as soon as i get everything finished. I had a bunch of factory manifolds from gt's, cobras, crown vic's, and thunderbirds and after alot of messing around with them i flipped a set around and cut the flanges and welded new flanges that cleared everything perfect does not interfere with A/C, powersteering or anything probably could get a set of shorty headers and modify them to work maybe do that eventually but these seem fine for the job. ill have more pics up as i go along so far ive done all the piping from the engine to the turbo. next ill fabricate intercooler piping and mount the intercooler hopefully soon. Any way heres the pics. It should be a fun project best part my whole investment so far including the car, motorswap, and turbo and piping and intercooler has been under $500.00
Modified manifolds (still have to grind all the welds they are just tacked so excuse the messy welds)
passenger manifold mounted
drivers side manifold mounted
Finally got off my ass and started building and installing a turbo on my 1988 LX it has a swapped 4.6 2valve with an auto its awaiting Ported and Polished P.I. heads etc. The turbo is a Holset HX351 from what ive read the turbo is good to 600 to the wheels but not gonna make anything near that until i install a forged rotating assy. which i plan to do as soon as i get everything finished. I had a bunch of factory manifolds from gt's, cobras, crown vic's, and thunderbirds and after alot of messing around with them i flipped a set around and cut the flanges and welded new flanges that cleared everything perfect does not interfere with A/C, powersteering or anything probably could get a set of shorty headers and modify them to work maybe do that eventually but these seem fine for the job. ill have more pics up as i go along so far ive done all the piping from the engine to the turbo. next ill fabricate intercooler piping and mount the intercooler hopefully soon. Any way heres the pics. It should be a fun project best part my whole investment so far including the car, motorswap, and turbo and piping and intercooler has been under $500.00
Modified manifolds (still have to grind all the welds they are just tacked so excuse the messy welds)
passenger manifold mounted
drivers side manifold mounted
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