picked up a turbo today!!!

[XFlow_Fairlane]

well I got a turbo off another board I am on today (well paid for it and all) .60/.63 T3 off a SVO (tube outlet instead of flanged outlet on compressor) I guess I can toss my 200 block together this afternoon so I can finish up this log header to get the turbo hung and ready to spool. kinda excited here

 

[broncr]

8)

'Mind me askin' - HOW MUCH?

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

this will make you sick of course....$145 shipped

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

well figured I would dig up an old post and toss some pics of my mockup. turbo is just "chained" in place but located where it will sit

this is my home fabbed manifold. in the car it will tuck the turbo right at teh strut tower with the inlet pointed towards the front corner of the car.

 

[66Sprint6]

Lookin good!!! Keep us posted. My motor is goin together as we speak, then we gotta get it in the car in order to work out the turbo mounting and all that. Let us know how that manifold does, Ill be J piping the stock manifold, but would like to see about a header in the future!
Matt

 

[FastRonald]

8) We picked up a very nice 2.3 turbo off a Turbo T - Bird today.............$52.00 plus tax. Just gotta love the local U - Pull - It yard!

 

[LaGrasta]

I've got my Aussie head in the garage and some day I'll throw it on a 200 WITH A TURBO. Yours is looking good. However, I'm concerned about deer roaming around in your shop...

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

took some pics of the mock up today. will be online shortly. turbo sits in there VERY nicely. still need to mill the flange surfaces flat and work on some other items but it is starting to come together. I am doing a front steer rack swap in fall and if I have the turbo setu pworking by then I will have to take it out for a new pan and all so might offer up my setup then if I replace it with the "next generation"

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

well for the first time I bolted the turbo manifold up to the motor and put the turbo in there. it looks tight but I got some room side to side to space it out. I had a hunk of -10 laying around that I am gonna use as a drain (needs shortened by a couple inches still) with the battery back up front it will all fit in the nicely. I am redoing the tray area to rotate the battery so that I have room for the pressure tubing to go through the header panel. this will let my saab IC fit behind the grill and with a custom tank on the one end feed the tubing through a small space to the turbo and carb.

and here is a pic of the drain...

 

[MustangSix]

That is going to be one wicked turbo car. How much boost are you shooting for?

 

[StrangeRanger]

Put the battery in the trunk, you're going to need the extra traction.

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

I have a trunk mount right now but would like to get the space back (most of the floor isnot level so had to build a platform to put it on...

well now that I sold my 250 I am going to go grab a E0 head from teh local yard and mod it for a direct mount holley I think (getting keys to a machine shop for the summer hehehehe)

not sure how much boost yet...a little at first but gonna try to limit myself to 10 psi or so as I hear that is kinda the safe limit on a moded holley without additional fuel. the motor is a 78 block that is .030" over with a .050" deck height and with a E0 head will have stupid low compression....perfect for lots of boost.

working on paint this spring but hoping to get the turbo going over the summer. only thing holding me back really is the carb right now and finishing the manifold. I can get it to clear the stock throttle bellcrank if I wanna boost the 1100. I have thought about keeping the trunk mount but it just sucks in that trunk. I have a spiral cell and it has two holes in teh "6 pack" that I think I will mount it with using 2 long studs to hold it in place. I only have to notch the stock fenderwell back about 1" to turn it sideways which is nice and still leaves tons of clearnace. the fun part will be making the new IC side tank. I have plastic tanks ont eh IC now so I was jsut gonna remove the one side and form up some AL sheet and have it welded on.

then in fall it is all suspension which is gonna be crazy

 

[Guest]

looks awesome.

i wish my car was turbo'd.

a turbocharged crossflow 250 would be absolutely amazing.

 

[Lineman300]

That's great work on your turbo set up, if you every rebuild the turbo, step up from the 84-85 t-3 to the 85.5-86 t-3 with the water cooled bearing cartridge to help keep it alive a little longer.



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Jeff

 

[Does10s]

That'll work! The drain you're using will work fine too. We're using the same size.
Will

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

yeah I found a -10 steel fitting in a junkbox in the basement (family works for large tractor company) so that got welded in the pan and the line I picked off an oilcooler I had bought on ebay and resold for profit (after removing the lines) found another -10 fitting to screw into the cast drain adaptor I bought for $10 on ebay. so far this is coming together cheaply. I bought a T3 weld flange finally for $15 shipped so next time I am home I will get that welded on and in the meantime I am gonna try and get the manifold decked flat and the ports cut open. so the only big thing holding me back now is a carb.

 

[Anonymous]

wow looks awesome .. i think i might be PMing you soon
Thomas

 

[Anonymous]

Can you update any of the pics? Seems most are not showing - -


Do you think a turbo for a 2.3 will be a little too small for a 200?

 

[LaGrasta]

Yeah, I wanna see. Pics aren't showing up.

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

sprry I moved them around on my photobucket account. no real updates since I have been busy with school and issues with my T5 and trying to get my car prepped for paint. onceI get back to campus I will getback to work on it since I left the manifold down there and I am getting keys to a machine shop so I can finish milling the mating surface flat and all. I WILL get it running this summer.

as far as the turbo goes this is the same size turbo they run on buick 3.8L motors and flows enough air for 250hp so for now it shoudl be plenty. with my design project for school I will have to change to a rear sump pan so when the front sump comes off I will prob pull the turbo off and go up to a new design similar to will's most likely.