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Old 09-17-2012, 11:47 AM
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Swapping a L33 in my 89 notch with a 76mm master power and I had a few questions about where everyone is putting the turbo and size of radiator
Old 09-17-2012, 02:37 PM
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I was wondering the same thing myself. I have been searching on here to find as many turbo fox builds as I can to see how everyone mounted their turbo and ran piping.
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I put my turbo on the passenger side. I built my hotside without the rad, hoses etc. I had to make some mods to it after I got everything installed. I would suggest that you install everything then build your kit around it. You can mount the turbo on either side there's lots of room. I bought a cheap universal rad from summit for 140 that works excellent.
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Post pics for ideas please
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I'm going to try modding a 302 kit on my car. It should come in tomorrow and I'll start seeing what it's going to take to make it work. I'll post pics
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I'm pretty sure my old BG kit would have worked on my ls swap if I would have welded the ls flanges onto the kit. The main reason I went ls though was to get rid of the exhaust leaks and to get the downpipe away from the plugs so I went with the truck manifolds. Make sure to post lots of pics when you do the swap.
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This is the 302 hot side I picked up from a member on here. Its a pretty close fit and Once I get the flanges swapped it doesnt look like it will take much to get it to work.
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Started on my hot side last night, ended putting the turbo on the passenger side where the battery was located.ill post up some pics this weekend of the progress.
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