making the switch from procharger to turbo !
making the switch from procharger to turbo ! i started building this truck around a d1sc a few years ago. i had it running fairly reliably at about 14psi at one time. heres a pic of it in its hayday!
its had numerous problems to keep it away from its true potential. but the biggest problem has always been a slipping belt. the last ime it threw the belt it also popped the oilseal on the blower. thats when i said enough is enough. ii sold the procharger and picked up an 85mm t6 hybrid garrett turbo. i have almost all the parts i need to swap over to turbo. so heres a few pics of the progress i have made so far.......
i will post more pics as i continue on.
its had numerous problems to keep it away from its true potential. but the biggest problem has always been a slipping belt. the last ime it threw the belt it also popped the oilseal on the blower. thats when i said enough is enough. ii sold the procharger and picked up an 85mm t6 hybrid garrett turbo. i have almost all the parts i need to swap over to turbo. so heres a few pics of the progress i have made so far.......
i will post more pics as i continue on.
Last edited by jomomma; Aug 18, 2009 at 09:41 PM. Reason: fixed a few things
made a ton of progress this weekend! fabbed up, wrapped, and sealed the downpipe. it goes from 5" to 4"after about a foot and stays at 4" all the way out. finished up all cold piping. installed a second meth nozzle. finished installing the oil lines, -4 for pressure and -10 for a return. setup the pcv system. hers a couple of pics......
HOPEFULLY if all the rest of my parts show up on time, maybe i will be able to fire this thing up next weekend!
HOPEFULLY if all the rest of my parts show up on time, maybe i will be able to fire this thing up next weekend!
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Verdad Gallardo Also looking into a turbo swap but I'm lazy and don't want to work on it so I don't know whats going to happen if anything. I just took it on a road trip to South Carolina and nothing broke
even raced it a few times.....so I may just leave it alone yeah, traction there is something to be desired! im hopefully going to be ready to be seen by frost in two weeks. so, im hopefully going to have most of the bugs gone by then. lots of hopes! maybe i will get back to the track by the first of october. i want to see what this big s.o.b will do! lol!
one step closer.... i moved the pcm, made up my plug wires, and welded up 99% of the charge piping. still waiting ona set of manifold gaskets that were supposed to be here by friday.
yes, its a 2.5" to a 3" y pipe. tonight i did an oil & filter change, hooked up the last piece of coolant piping, installed the big section of charge piping, and started going back over everything to see if i missed anything! tomorrow i will make the last weld, add coolant, reconnect the intake piping, and wrap and paint the last section of piping. i should be cranking it by friday or saturday at the latest!
well, i cranked the truck up last night and ......... we have ZERO oil pressure! i think the oring on the pickup tube got pinched. so it get to pull the oilpan once again to find out.
ok. i have oil pressure now! i went back in and discovered the the oring wasnt i the oilpump. after i get it all buttoned back up i try to fire it over. it cranks right up and then dies immediatly. my gas gauge is on empty and since i live out in B.F.E nothing is open now! so in the morning...........
