my friend has a HO mustang and has a couple of twin turbos in a box and he sold his mustang for a 68 camero so now he said i can have them if i can make them work on the maverick. I dont know anything about turbos and if the change between FI and carberated anyone have any info for me?
start here: http://turbomustangs.com It will tell you all you need to know and more! You are going to have to do some serious re-piping on the hotside as a 5.0 has tons more underhood room. It can be made to work. Good luck.
Go with a mustang ll front end. Sounds like a wicked project. As far as your buddy selling his mustang for a c......ch........che......c..........sorry, I just cant say it, well, anyway, there are other friends out there.
Do a search on this site for "turbo". I posted my past experiences. I used a single, but 2 is basically the same...just have twice as much plumbing to do. IMO, turbo gas engines are becoming more common....and every one of them I've had has also been a major PITA.
yeah i cant wait to do it cause its also my first engine rebuild and first car build at all( at least from scratch) so if you have any hints or anything please write i need all the help i can get lol
I've owned several 2.3T t-birds, and a couple of turbo DSMs and never had a problem with them even with heavy modifications. It's all in how you set it up. Personally, I like fuel injection. Once you get all the hardware in there, it's a breeze to tune. It's a little intimidating at first, but so is rebuild a Q-jet. Once you get used to it, it's not even a big deal.
well im starting from scratch and dont know anything about turbos. i was told to do a blow threw carb can i just make any carb a blow threw or buy one that is already that(about 700 bucks) and does compression matter and do i need to add in more fuel? im only doing twin T3 so not that much boost.
Ah, it's easy. Now is the best time to learn!! You said this is an HO engine right? hhhmmmm... That might be a problem and maybe not. 8.5:1 is a pretty good compression ratio for a turbo car and if I'm not mistaken I think the HO were 9.0:1??? Anyway, 9.0:1 will be close enough. You're going to want to run an intercooler, or you'll be pretty disappointed with the results. I think the HOs also came with forged slugs, so you're good to go there too. As for the heads, you'll want to use stainless or inconel exhaust valves, because they get pretty hot in a turbo application. You'll also need to use an ignition system that can retard 2 or so degrees for every pound of boost the manifold sees. You can build any carb to be blow though, but it's just easier (and less expensive) to start out with one that's already set up. If you're not afraid of computers, I still think using the EFI and DIS (Digital ignition system) out of a '94 stang would be pretty easy. If you combine that with a megasquirt controller, the engine will be much easier to tune and manage. It's all up to you though. Back to the turbos. The T3s are probably internally regulated so that's good. Hopefully they still have the waste gate diaphragms on them too. You'll need to get some kind of boost controller, or it's easy enough to make one with parts from home depot. I'm sure there's a write up on that some where. You'll have to run oil and probably coolant to the turbos too. You absolutely have to use a knock down orifice on the turbo oil feed line or you'll just spew oil into the turbine. They only need 5 or 6 PSI. Just engough to keep the bearing wet basically. You know what might package well is top mount intercoolers off of '87-'88 t-birds and SVO mustangs. Especially if you're going to only be running less than 10 lbs of boost or so. Oh, you'll also want to buy some kind of bypass or blow-off valve so that you don't surge the compressors. They don't like that. What else... Maybe a high output coil, but probably not. From what I'm hearing you won't be blowing out the spark. A good PVC system is a must. You don't want to be blowing the dipstick out of the hole! It also has to do with how the rings seal and oil consumption too. Most people just use a catch can. Ummmm.... what else.... That's about all I can think of right now. The turbos would really appreciate a big 3" exhaust system, but that's not absolutely necessary. 2.5 would work well too. Anyway, just try to read as much as you can. You'll catch on quick. They're really not that complicated. Also! Twin T3s can make right at 600 HP if you get it tuned up really good and run lots of boost. Since you won't be leaning on it that hard, I'd still try to make the fuel system to handle about 500 ponies just to have some breathing room. The carb will take care of all the fuel enrichment. They normally set up the secondaries super duper rich and put a big ole squirter and power valve in there. Just make sure you're not going to detonate!! Detonation on forced induction usually doesn't end well. Big lines and a big pump are a must. Mallory makes a real good 3 port regulator and I've also used Holley's FP A-pod gauge. Nice pieces.
well im not trying for a drag car and am thinking about buying a rebuilt engine($750 with core) but i dont know this is my first rebuild so if i should wait and get something else to save me trouble im up for all suggestions but i want to stay carberated
