Turbo Or What ?
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Turbo Or What ?
so has any one on here tried to turbo charged their ram let me know if its worth is or not what would be the way to go turbo or just get a new motor , all i have is the 318 with no mods so just throwing it out there ? so i have came across the turbo kit company called sts turbo kit http://www.ststurbo.com/ let me know what is the way to go if you have any ideas im sure someone has some.
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There whole site looks a little off to me, 2.3 lbs of boost? Rear mount turbos are a joke, They make no low end power, thats not something you want in a heavy truck. hel they make no torque on an ls1 until 5k rpms. http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te.../photo_16.html
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you can run 6 lbs opf boost on a stock motor: Here is a good thread. 6-8 lbs of boost works well. He said he was not going to go 10 lbs of boost before welding the plate to the plenum.
http://www.bionicdodge.com/bionic/in...p?topic=9467.0
http://www.bionicdodge.com/bionic/in...p?topic=9467.0
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There whole site looks a little off to me, 2.3 lbs of boost? Rear mount turbos are a joke, They make no low end power, thats not something you want in a heavy truck. hel they make no torque on an ls1 until 5k rpms. http://www.chevyhiperformance.com/te.../photo_16.html
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A turbo is a great option if you want performance and keep some fuel economy. the trick is to keep out of the turbo range while cruising around. I am not a fan of the under vehicle systems. the only advantage to them is to keep under hood temps down however they are terribly prone to picking up water even with snorkel kits. If you go this route a snorkel kit is a must IMHO. and triple check that it is tight or you are going to be buying a new engine. and no matter what they tell you a waste gate or a inter-cooler, will not remove water from the system. anyone who says that does not know what they are doing.
I second that I would not do this mod with a stock plenum... even with a huges I would keep your boost to 4lbs or under. I just dont trust the dang things to hold up to extended abuse of increased pressure.
Hahns sounds like you got a nice setup, any more info on yours?
I second that I would not do this mod with a stock plenum... even with a huges I would keep your boost to 4lbs or under. I just dont trust the dang things to hold up to extended abuse of increased pressure.
Hahns sounds like you got a nice setup, any more info on yours?
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A turbo is a great option if you want performance and keep some fuel economy. the trick is to keep out of the turbo range while cruising around. I am not a fan of the under vehicle systems. the only advantage to them is to keep under hood temps down however they are terribly prone to picking up water even with snorkel kits. If you go this route a snorkel kit is a must IMHO. and triple check that it is tight or you are going to be buying a new engine. and no matter what they tell you a waste gate or a inter-cooler, will not remove water from the system. anyone who says that does not know what they are doing.
I second that I would not do this mod with a stock plenum... even with a huges I would keep your boost to 4lbs or under. I just dont trust the dang things to hold up to extended abuse of increased pressure.
Hahns sounds like you got a nice setup, any more info on yours?
I second that I would not do this mod with a stock plenum... even with a huges I would keep your boost to 4lbs or under. I just dont trust the dang things to hold up to extended abuse of increased pressure.
Hahns sounds like you got a nice setup, any more info on yours?
With a Ram there is a large amount of space in front of the engine, I also have a lot of room under the hood of my truck but the AC lines ruin everything, not to mention there was MUCH less downtime building a remote setup, with an enigne bay setup you've gotta flip the manifolds and/or weld up a bunch of crossover tubing then try and snake a downpipe out of the engine bay, not really an option for me since it's my DD. Also the sound of the turbo when it's mounted out back with such a short downpipe is unreal.
I built everything myself using a Holset H1C with a 21cm housing (Like you would find on a 1st gen CTD). Currently at 4-5PSI, had it at 7PSI but I'm staying conservative till I get Megasquirt up and running so it's tuned properly, the FMU runs out of fuel much past 4k.
The stock Bottom end will hold up to a lot with a good tune. Duner has been running 15PSI and an estimated 600-650HP on his stock bottom end 5.9 for years now, going 10s in his Dakota.
Last edited by Hahns5.2; 09-07-2010 at 08:38 PM.
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