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01-13-2011, 03:14 PM

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Not saying I wouldn't like more power but the real limit for me is reliability. I have mapped the budget out for the whole car and it seems I will be pretty much dead even on cash with setting for a future transmission upgrade.

How should I fuel this beast? A 255 walbro? Someone also mentioned a racetronix setup.

Since you said you want to do the 700hp instead of the 500hp, I would do Dual Walbro 255's and 80lb injectors.

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01-13-2011, 06:51 PM

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stock 6.0 will handle over 700 if the tune is good,

what tranny are you putting in? th400?

Running the stock TH350 until it blows then I guess a th400 or hopefully a 6 speed.

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Since you said you want to do the 700hp instead of the 500hp, I would do Dual Walbro 255's and 80lb injectors.

Definitely going to keep it in the 450-500hp range for a while though, all I have ever had were mild bolt on cars and lately I have been rolling in a lifted F250. Jumping straight up to 700hp would not be a smart idea for me.

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01-14-2011, 06:15 PM

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Just curious guys how am I suppose to oil the turbo? Or is it self contained? None of the build threads I have looked at ever mentioned anything about oil. Should be picking up my motor tomorrow(LQ4).

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01-14-2011, 07:53 PM

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Man you've got a lot to learn about Turbo charging lol you need to find a pressure source and plumb it into the center section of the Turbo, also need a drain to the oil pan.

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01-14-2011, 08:01 PM

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Man you've got a lot to learn about Turbo charging lol you need to find a pressure source and plumb it into the center section of the Turbo, also need a drain to the oil pan.

That's what I thought lol, just thought it was weird since no one mentioned anything about it in any of the builds.

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01-16-2011, 01:01 PM

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i have an 09 ly6 6.0 and a 5.3 in houston. along with other turbo related parts fs
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01-16-2011, 04:29 PM

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dude, you need to do some research, if you dont know how you get oil into a turbo, or where the BOV or WG goes, you dont need to be trying to turbo your car

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01-16-2011, 07:01 PM

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dude, you need to do some research, if you dont know how you get oil into a turbo, or where the BOV or WG goes, you dont need to be trying to turbo your car

Gotta start somewhere.

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01-16-2011, 07:42 PM

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you can tap the oil from the fitting above the filter on the driver side. i have a tapped fitting with a -4 stainless line long enough for a front mount. pm me if you are interested in it.

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01-17-2011, 03:23 AM

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you can tap the oil from the fitting above the filter on the driver side. i have a tapped fitting with a -4 stainless line long enough for a front mount. pm me if you are interested in it.

I'll let you know, I wanna get the motor install and running before I start putting a kit together.

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01-19-2011, 07:29 PM

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Anyone think I will have any issues running the knock off Emusa wastegate? Found one local for $40 along with a Tial 50mm BOV for $200..

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01-19-2011, 07:58 PM

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i would not run a cheap wastegate

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01-19-2011, 09:06 PM

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DO NOT RUN A CHEAP WASTEGATE!!!!! i used a JGS 60mm wastegate on my last setup. A good buddy of mine just popped his 4G63T motor because he used a cheap Egay gate and it seized shut.

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01-19-2011, 09:21 PM

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Oh ok, I guess I got them mixed up. Is it the BOV you can go kinda cheap on? Just realized I already had a Tial 38mm Wastegate already picked out.

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01-19-2011, 09:54 PM

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i have run cheap BOV without problems, but better to buy something quality and not worry

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01-19-2011, 10:54 PM

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Tial 38 is perfect. cheap BOV is fine as it is the least precise component. but why go cheap when you can go quality. i used a Tial Q and a JGS 60mm

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01-20-2011, 08:42 PM

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Thanks for all the help so far guys, I am going to go ahead and make this my build thread..

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01-20-2011, 09:57 PM

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How IN THE HELL do you find a '80-'81 Turbo TA in this day and age with the 301 and the garbage that goes with it intact? I know it's junk but, kinda funny(and cool) to see such "fossils". LOL March on with the project.