well, i figured out how much its gonna cost to get my car up to snuff today...$328 bucks from auto zone. not too bad, i must say, considering the vast amount of stuff, including a brand spankin new high performance holly RBS...now,that leave me with a little over 200 left...the question is, should i get the new aftermarket turbocharger for the 250?? i discovered this by aciedent..apparantly its a intake manifold/turbo charger combo, that the stock carb bolts right on top of...kinda like those old side draft blowers(which it basically is)...this will add a LOT of HP...lol, now, my question is, Should i be the first one on my block with a turbo charged 250 I6???it certainly would freak a lot of people out..and its cheaper/lighter then converting to a 302, with the basic end result..
though I've not ever seen a factory (or aftermarket) turbo manifold for a 250, that's not saying it cant be done. As far as turbos go, use a t-3 turbo from a thunderbird turbocoupe with a standard transmission. It uses a larger .63 turbine housing, that is a perfect match (according to ray hall turbocharging website) to the 250 I-6 spinning a max of 5000 rpm. You can get them new or used, but new ones are in the $1000 range, and you can usually find a good used one for $50. The smaller turbos (the .48's) can be found on saab's, chrysler turbo 4 cylinders (which are very plentiful...lol), and of course the thunderbird turbocoupe automatic. Here's a link that helped me a bunch: http://www.groups.yahoo.com/jyturbo or http://www.groups.yahoo.com/blowthruturbo
thanx man.. the one im currently checking out is from autozone. should be about $300 for the turbo kit, and around $200 for the intercooler..it won't be available till late november/mid december though..but I wasn't planning on buying it till mid february anyways...its just in the beginning of the proccess...no definite plans as to when.. but no later then mid '03...
slevely informed me a bit about this...I't may not be as simple as the guy from autozone described...I may end up doin more work then its worth..if thats the case, then I'll stick with the stock config for now...a bud of mine has a new cobra engine(427) we were plannin to put into a pinto....god my head is spinning..lol...too many options man...but yeah..thanks man for the info...you didn't rain on my parade...haven't spent any money yet...lol..now i may not at all..
nah..think we should keep the 427 in the pinto project..lol...and it was Craig Selvey who informed me about the head/manifold issue
I REALLY want to see someone turbo a straight 6. All said, I've got about $1000 total in my little turbo 302, turbo, headers, new pistons (which were almost $600 themselves), everything. It can be done on a budget! Before I fryed the first engine, I had about $300 total invested. Not bad for around 450 HP, at least I didnt think so! I actually had a TE-04H turbo from a chrysler minivan on this car when it had the straight 6 in it originally, just for kicks and giggles. I didnt have the oil lines hooked up or anything...just had the turbo bolted to the end of the pipe. Sounded like a dumptruck, literally. Looks like it'd be easy to do...an helluva lot easier than turbocharging a 302 (due to space limitations.) If someone doesnt do it, I will! Just have to convince dad that the 200 in his '73 fourdoor needs more power!
Some people say turbos dont work as well as blowers...well, here's living proof: http://members.aol.com/fourced/video/GoodAir.mpg
okay...i've checked more into it...and im GOING to do it.. not until my head needs a valve job though.....which is only a hundred bucks itself from a local machine shop.....appearantly theres quite a bit of machining involved to get the intake cut off the head at the seam and put the new one on.....but the head shop here will do it...so its gonna get done...probably march or april at the soonest..
when you get it going...keep us updated, with pics if possible! on a lighter note, today I went to a turbo rebuilding/sales place, and couldnt believe the prices. I had to get a overhaul kit for my TP38, and it consists of 2 bronze bearings, 2 piston ring seals, one o-ring, and one spacer....all for $175! I'm in the wrong business! I asked how much they charged to rebuild it, and they said around $325. Not bad for 15 minutes worth of work! But, it is worth the 1 year guarantee if anything happens, that is if you run a trucking business or something like that.
Oh, and while I was there, I saw the largest turbo I have ever set eyes upon (except a locomotive turbo)....a Garrett, didnt know the model, but it had a 11.25" inlet, and a 5.5" outlet on the compressor! I bet that thing will move 2500 CFM of air!
