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In these hard economic times, we all could use more inspiration. To those who are boosting their engines, how about a cost breakdown for making the hp happen? Anything goes; turbo, supercharged, nitrous settups that make the power with low or no $$$$$. The Paxton blown Mustang settup for $750.00 is way cool. Let's see the gutbucket settups that git er done. I just saw a $400.00 Escort with a cobbled together turbo system do a 15.
 
Here is my bare cost to just get things started
$1391 dollars for basic engine parts
cam, rings, pistons, bearings, manifold, stainless valves, roller rockers, HV oil pump, timing gears, lifters, springs, valve seals, valve hardware.roller rockers

M 90 eaton supercharger off a 1992 Thunderbird $320

Machine work on head and block bore estimate $800

figures up to about $2,500 and we havent even got to the distributor, coil,push rods, push rod retainers, a car to put it in and a transmission

But i think i feel good saying that the engine will finish out around $3,000 painted and chromed out, i think this is way low budget, but should make the old engine come to life
 
the truck was $700 with running motor.f150 4x4 (drive train)
the intercooler/boost pipes $200
turbo free
turbo manifold free
second truck $200 f2504x4 ?(frame/body)
head work free
so just around $1100
 
That's what I'm talking about. Maybe we need to start a contest and see who can get the most from the least. Inliners only; small block, big block, early, whatever. No big budgets, as much as possible homegrown.
 
you want home grown here you go
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thats a modded stock exh.manifold
 
not my latest one...i did have one runing nonintercooled and it was all free
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in the process of making it all free we used what we had laying around witch included PVC boost pipes and tinfoil as header wrap.
i think the only thing i payed for was some exh. tubing for a down pipe.
this motor did run and drive it lived for over a year with around 7psi
 
TCIC 300ci superbeast":su0us00x said:
not my latest one...i did have one runing nonintercooled and it was all free
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in the process of making it all free we used what we had laying around witch included PVC boost pipes and tinfoil as header wrap.
i think the only thing i payed for was some exh. tubing for a down pipe.
this motor did run and drive it lived for over a year with around 7psi
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Performance wise, how did it do? Was it a consistent runner or did you have to mess with it all the time? What did you do for fuel enrichment under boost?
 
wait till i start building mine. i am about as cheap as it gets but it will cost some money otherwise you just end up breaking everything. and in the end you have to consider what your shooting for. do you want it to go a little faster, or go 10's?
 
I know that not everyone wants to scorch the earth and run a 10 second quarter, and that's ok. I saw a guy run a 12 with a turbo slant six, all homemade, on a STOCK longblock. My contention is that the Ford has the extra cubes, and properly set up can do better than that. Here's what I'd do; a turbo from a Cummins (HX35, HT3B or whatever is lying around that can flow enough air for 400-435hp), a Clifford or Offy intake, a 450cfm Holley-600cfm Holley, a set of EFI exhaust manifolds, a homemade intercooler, a used Aeromotive fuel pump that can be boost referenced, and then run the whole shot on E85. As long as the deck of the block and head are smooth and straight, I'd find a MLS style gasket and a set of ARP bolts or studs to clamp it down. A used MSD box, a set of good wires and tighter gapped cold plugs round it out. Keep cranking boost until hope springs eternal, or she blows.
 
Superbeast

You have been at this for a while. How much boost have you been pushing? What have you broke? And what do you feel is safe on forged pistons and intercooled 300's
 
I have access to a couple old 6.5 chevys and I've been eyeing those turbos too.
I'd like to see better pictures of the fabrication.
 
brnwaxa":fnmt2uy8 said:
Superbeast

You have been at this for a while. How much boost have you been pushing? What have you broke? And what do you feel is safe on forged pistons and intercooled 300's
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nope iv been at this for just over 2 years. i know that 15psi is to much for an all stock motor. it might of lasted a little longer if i messed with the distributed and fuel more before spooling it up a lot.

well the first 3 turbos were just about 8psi unless i was pulling a load then it was about 9-10. now the last one was over 15psi on a all stock motor. this new one will be about 8-9

that one that went up to 15 had an integrated wast gate that was set at 7psi. the valve in it wasn't big enough and it just keep building boost.
 
home grown exhaust manifold...free
SVO turbo $120
holley 2v setup prob around $200 total invested (adaptor, carb, jets, floats etc)
motor......free
 
My son Neil is restoring a 1959 F100 with an inline 223 six, well I gave him a small IHI turbo that I picked up years ago for about $40.00 he got a used (never used $175.00) 4V clifford intake, and made his own turbo header exhaust for about $100.00, ebay turbo flanges about $30.00 and a Holley 500 2v from my old Supercharged mustang, he hasn't fired it up yet but will be adding MSD and few other things. The whole engine hop up should come in at under $500.00
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That’s my motor. I fabricated the entire header then TIG weld it together. It took about 15 hours to Fab and about 1.5 hours to finish TIG welding it. I have some plumbing to finish up, but I will keep everyone post on my progress. If you have any questions let me know. And as for welding skills pratice, pratice, and mor practice.
 
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