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Oct 22, 2013 | 04:23 PM

bdaily50

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Noob turbo help

Hey folks, I am currently piecing together stuff for a turbo 5.3 swap into an 86cutlass. I am deadset on going turbo, no real timeframe. My question is with how a turbo system is routing. I am having a hard time finding how to route my turbo/exhaust system. Im unsure of where the blow off valve and wastegate go. I can cut and weld pieces of piping together no problem, just unsure of where everything should go. Does anybody have a diagram or something? Where does the drivers side exhaust pipe run and does it connect to the passengerside?

Oct 22, 2013 | 04:42 PM

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Click on any turbo build thread you see, some will have lots of pictures on pipe routing....

Oct 22, 2013 | 04:46 PM

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I have clicked on just about every g body build I have found, and most people don't have the pics im looking for. Mainly how the driverside exhaust comes into play and where the wastegate and bov go.

Oct 22, 2013 | 05:11 PM

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What I did was put the turbo where I wanted it and made everything else fit around it

Oct 22, 2013 | 05:16 PM

bdaily50

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thats what i plan to do, im just not sure if the blow off valve goes in between the intake and turbo or where the waste gate goes etc,. really just looking for a really general explaination or pictures.

Oct 22, 2013 | 05:57 PM

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Check out the video halfway down on this thread:
https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...t-3-0-a-5.html

Shows hotside routing... then read the rest of the thread. Also, any of denmah's builds are riddled with great pictures and videos. VERY Entertaining to say the least. :

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...l80e-sold.html

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...er-675whp.html

Here's some pics of a twin turbo setup:
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/h...g_bang_theory/

If you're running a single, just join the 2 exhaust manifolds into one before the turbo.

Parts list:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...2-13-13-a.html

Another way to join them is wrapped around the back and into the other (by making a "log Manifold"):