Turbo ???

[jacobs93]

Hey everyone im new to detroit racing and want to say hi and i have a question i have a 93 notch and i want to put a turboed 351 in it and that about as far as i have gotten my goal is to run 8.00 to 8.50 ? i have been buying a few parts here and there like i have a QA1 K member and A arms and a few engine parts but how do i know which turbo to use or do i buy one and build the engine to withstand it or build the engine and add the turbo that works best with it? HELP ??? thanks for any input

[Fryguy302]

Do you need to go 8.0 or 8.50? There's a big difference in power at that level. I went in that range with a mild 347 and a GT-4788 turbo @ 3200#.

[jacobs93]

??? i guess not but thats my goal i know if i go 8.50 or slower i car legally run with just a 12pt cage vs. 25.2 i think and i know the other safty stuff isnt a strict either so it might be cheaper and easier to obtain??? i should also say that i already have a 92 351w out of a f250 so that y i want to it since i already have it would you build the car first like chassis and suspension or the engine and build the car around that ?

[Fryguy302]

??? i guess not but thats my goal i know if i go 8.50 or slower i car legally run with just a 12pt cage vs. 25.2 i think and i know the other safty stuff isnt a strict either so it might be cheaper and easier to obtain??? i should also say that i already have a 92 351w out of a f250 so that y i want to it since i already have it would you build the car first like chassis and suspension or the engine and build the car around that ?

Even 8.50's aren't a joke, you will need both the power and the chassis to run that number. If you're going to use a stock windsor block, I wouldn't try to go faster than mid 8s, even that is pushing it on a production block.

If you picked up a gt4788 and built a forged 357 with the stock block and a set of out of the box Victor Jr or TFS heads, you could run that number.

[jacobs93]

thanks for all the help you have given me alot to think about and what i really want to do with the car

[jacobs93]

what about turbonetic's turbos? are they any good?

[Fryguy302]

Turbonetics has some good stuff too, but they are normally kinda of expensive because they have ball bearings, which aren't necessary at all for what you're doing. I think the gt47-88 is a great unit for what you want because it will run quicker than 8.50 and won't need a lot of motor to do it. It also spools really fast.