I am building a 300 to put in my 36 international pickup. This is the first 300 I've ever had. Im wanting to run a turbo on it. And I know nothing about what it will handle or what I have to do to run a turbo. For starters it came out of a 94 f150. It was a FI motor but I am converting it to carburetor for simplicity. I seen a video on YouTube or tik tok a while back where a guy had put a turbo on a 300 and claimed it was stock. Im not wanting to run a crap ton of boost. Just maybe 10 lbs. If anyone else has done this do you have any pointers. Like can I run stock pistons do I have to have a certain type of carb? And how do I control how much boost makes it to the carb. Any input is appreciated.
Turbo on stock
- Thread starter Paul Rogers
- Start date
Welcome! I'll let others address the turbo. I will point this out: an EFI engine requires far less ignition timing advance than a carb era 300. Be cautious what distributor you get. There is no aftermarket (or DS2 Ford) correctly curved for the EFI head AFAIK, don't be fooled by advertising.
benchracer
Well-known member
look at Keystone turbo they use carbs they also use a one piece intake and exhaust plate to build off of good luck
Welcome to the forum.
When you turbocharge a 300 six the timing must be reduced as the boost pressure increases so the ignition timing should be controlled electronically.
DFW Speed syndicate will provide you with a full turbo kit for your 300 six that uses your stock EFI exhaust manifolds.
They use the Aces throttle body injection in place of a carburetor that will control the timing as well as the fuel.
www.dfwspeedsyndicate.com
When you turbocharge a 300 six the timing must be reduced as the boost pressure increases so the ignition timing should be controlled electronically.
DFW Speed syndicate will provide you with a full turbo kit for your 300 six that uses your stock EFI exhaust manifolds.
They use the Aces throttle body injection in place of a carburetor that will control the timing as well as the fuel.
6 EFI Exhaust Manifold Turbo Kit Ford 240/300 - DFW Speed
Hot Side Kit includes: Stainless Steel Turbo Pipe that bolts directly to factory EFI exhaust - DFW Speed Syndicate
" ... not wanting to run a crap ton of boost. Just maybe 10 lbs. If anyone else has done this do you have any pointers."
.
sure, forum members can point, and have gone forced induction ranging from stock driver to single purpose racing trim..
.
caution: info may work for you, be innacurate , or plain wrong sometimes ...
.
I'm a fan of low-boost builds to emphasize how a well built stock six can simply (inexpensively) achieve the equivalent of extensive NA build performance.
.
from old post:
... fortunate that a well put together small block six can effectively use a power adder even with 'cheap' setups. . 6 - 10 lbs boost may sound less impressive but here's a pic from the MacInnes book on Turbo's of an older Draw Thru "Kit" on a A 250. It claims at 3000 rpm - 90 RWHP without boost and 168 RWHP with 8 Lbs boost . Probly' bit optomistic but impressive .
.
have fun
.
.
sure, forum members can point, and have gone forced induction ranging from stock driver to single purpose racing trim..
.
caution: info may work for you, be innacurate , or plain wrong sometimes ...
.
I'm a fan of low-boost builds to emphasize how a well built stock six can simply (inexpensively) achieve the equivalent of extensive NA build performance.
.
from old post:
... fortunate that a well put together small block six can effectively use a power adder even with 'cheap' setups. . 6 - 10 lbs boost may sound less impressive but here's a pic from the MacInnes book on Turbo's of an older Draw Thru "Kit" on a A 250. It claims at 3000 rpm - 90 RWHP without boost and 168 RWHP with 8 Lbs boost . Probly' bit optomistic but impressive .
.
have fun
.
