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Old 08-09-2010, 05:23 PM
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Would it be very hard to spool an 88mm turbo with a 5.3l truck motor. Can I somewhat compensate by getting a smaller a/r exhaust housing?
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Would it be very hard to spool an 88mm turbo with a 5.3l truck motor. Can I somewhat compensate by getting a smaller a/r exhaust housing?
If you are talking t4 96 ar. It should work great.
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That's really going to choke if we turn it up. I am just trying to not have to buy a turbo twice. Trying to get something for this little motor to get the car going and then something to work with an iron block 408.

I guess a little nitrous would help it off the line if I went with the bigger a/r
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You and I spoke on the phone about my GT-88 with the PT t-4 .96 housing behind my 408. Are you going to mount it up front?
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if and when you turn it up, change houseings. Im curious if it will spool under like 4k rpms, my 76 is a .96 and its going on a 346. What are your power goals with the 408? if its not over about 900whp you might go with like an st80 or t78



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