borg warner S400 turbos any good?
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borg warner S400 turbos any good?
I was just checkin out a sponsors turbo selections and these seemed to stand out. 850-1000 hp ratings with a/r's of 1.10. would one or two of these suffice on a 383 or bigger motor?
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Its a big turbo but it will fit its just a little on the tite side. On my 347 its not all that bad to spool up also even with the 1.32 hot side. The little lag it has just allows the car to get moving a little bit more before it comes on and it comes on hard when it spools up.
Here are some pics of how it fits on my car.
Here are some pics of how it fits on my car.
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Yeah its real close about 1/4 inch at the flange. But at the time when looking for a good place to put it I did not have the radiator and was using cardbord to mock up where the radiator would be. Then after welding it the cross bar in front of the radiator thats how it ended up fitting. Im having trouble with the car running hot but I think it has more to do with the lack of fans and the fact that the radiator was converted into a dual crossflow setup. Even with the 160 stat after sitting at lights it will get up to 210 and it cant cool back down unless you shut it off. This was my first time ever building a kit and I learned a ton about what to do and what not to do. I have been thinking about building a new kit and changing all the things I did wrong on this one.
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The fans are summit racing pushers one 12 inch and one 10 inch. I was thinking about wrapping it and will if I keep this kit. But there is a lot of things about this setup I would like to change. The turbo is a s475 with the 1.32 a/r. If you use this turbo the one thing I will tell you to do is what I did and have the housing machined to use a 5 inch v band. The stock setup can be a pain to get apart if you need to remove it.
Last edited by 95lt1z383; 08-26-2009 at 01:58 AM.
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Yes we build and sell alot of them to the mustang crowd. You can though go with the T4 version if you want to shrink them down some. Also the ST80 is a great option, and we are offering them on sale next month. Had alot of requests for them. They are available in T4 and T6 with or without the race cover.
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s400 is a great option for someone on a budget! is it the "best" no! im running a s400 75mm with a 1.32 and put down 670 thru a th400 with an lt1! so with a good built ls and 6 speed no doubt you could see 800-850! theturboforums have alot of people runnin a out of the box s400 with great sucess! this was my first time out, and with no two step, left at bout 2 psi, and went 6.70.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348XtCFoWCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=348XtCFoWCo
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Out of the box S400 with a 1.32 a/r on my brothers 396ci LT1 put down 752/726 through a 6 speed....down pipe and exhaust is 3.5in.
(12-15psi)
He got his for just under 600 brand new.
(12-15psi)
He got his for just under 600 brand new.
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it works =)
but my frineds 76mm precision t4 based turbo has gobs more midrange ( bout 100-120 WHP and torque) over mine but up top its the same. Then again, hes a 6.0 liter and im a 5.7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4SK0cYy9is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLMRh6v0oRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei34oVXNj6o
but my frineds 76mm precision t4 based turbo has gobs more midrange ( bout 100-120 WHP and torque) over mine but up top its the same. Then again, hes a 6.0 liter and im a 5.7
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4SK0cYy9is
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLMRh6v0oRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei34oVXNj6o
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