Hi all. I'm gonna start my second jyturbo project, and I would like to give my f150 a little more kick with a single turbo setup. I'm thinking of trying to...
Glenn, Bad idea using the Buick 3.8 turbo. The Buick is a very low RPM motor (shifts at about 5400 RPM max) and responds well to an upgrade to a bigger turbo....
I went out today to check out my new advance timing light on the RancheroRod's 351W. I went to sealed power pistons and a Comp cam, already had ported the...
I disagree. The 6 is a lower RPM engine and will have gobs of torque with the big T3. If you get 325HP out of that 6, it will seem very peppy. ... From: C....
I will be locating my battery in the trunk of my 1994 Mustang as part of my turbo install. Just looking through McMaster-Carr catalog at welding cable. Looks...
... Most kits use 1/0. I used 2/0 in my RX7. NAPA has Belden collet-type terminal ends, made of cast copper. Beats the hell out of trying to solder crimp...
Dan, If you look at most welding cable, versus car audio cable, it has fewer strands and is less flexible, gage being equal. I'm not sure that the brittleness...
Hey, I've faught this battle before, and won twice! On my Nova with a 5.0 high-compression v8 engine, I used 3/0 THHN industrial cable. It is not expensive,...
Hi Dan - you might do worse than talk to Mark Hamilton at MAD Enterprises - he is an old time hot rodder and an automotive electrical specialist. His phone is...
Unless you are trying to jumpstart a semi-truck you don't need anything larger than #1AWG Factory battery cables are usually #4AWG I(f you really want good...
Welding cable is made to be flexible and flexed repeatedly as it is coiled and uncoiled from storage to use and back again... It is also usually covered with...
It happens that I'm just finishing up the turbo project on my '82 F100. No FI, I'm afraid, just a 600 Holley. My truck's a stick, and I was just looking for a...
The GN turbo is smallish stock... to reduce lag. It's barely acceptable for a 3-oh-why 5.0 motor so even though the 4.9 is just a 6. doesn't take from the fact...
You really shouldn't be looking at number of cylinders or even displacement when choosing a turbo. Look at air-flow. For OEM setups, this is easily found by...
Even the "revvier", EFI version of the 4.9 is pretty much "done" by 3200-3400rpm. So calling a GN engine "low revving" in the same discussion as a 4.9 ford...
The welding cable is usually quite a bit more flexable and durable then factory battery cables, so I wouldn't worry about that. As far as size, most relocation...
As I suspected, #1 piston's ring lands were destroyed.. Installed yet another piston and we're back in business.. It's back to blowing the tires away, but...
i realise that... hmm my fault for assuming that the 4.9 flow was better... lol doesn't that motor have decent heads that flow well? ... From: Dave McFarland ...
hey Allan. I raced a 4.9 Ford six for several years. You need to do your homework about the reving potential of these motors. I regularly turned 5700 rpm,...
The 4.9 six will flow a goodly amount of air with just a few basic modifications. The valve train is the same as used in the sbf series and also will take sbc...
Bob, I briefly looked at the website last night. He brings up a good point about running high current cables without any fuse/breaker protection. I think I ...
Mark, I hear you on the cable size. I will have to look at the battery box issue. I only plan on drag racing for now so only one set of rules I hope! Dan...
the 4.9 engine is optimized for low end torque. Operation above 3500 was in the part of the design paramaters past where it said "here there be Dragons". ...
Dan - before you go to the trouble of running a dedicated ground wire from the rear, you might run an ohm check to see if in reality your body is not a good ...
It's all about practice.. I had the offending piston sitting on the work bench in 2 hours.. Took intake, 1 head, turbo and down pipe on that side off.....
Gary, you are a monumental ass for comparing your race engines to a stock, unmodified engine. And what I said was the utter unembilished truth about a stock...
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