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Old May 11, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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I'm looking to build my own turbo kit however I'm not too familiar with the turbo's out on the market right now, so what brands, trim's, and other specs are there out there that would work well with our engines? I know this is a pretty vague question but I'm just looking for any info I can find right now. Thanks..

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Oh ya the compression ratio, well that's to be determined but I"m shooting for 8.5:1 hopefully.

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Old May 11, 2004 | 11:34 PM
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Well their are tons of turbo brands, trims..etc..etc. Right now the new garrett stuff seems to be whats hot. PTE also has some good units as well as Turbonetics. Borg Warner and Schwitzer are also working on some aftermarket units that should make some great power also. The best way to get started are to answer the basics. What size cubic inch motor? What boost do you want to run? What power are you shooting for, and how much lag can you stand?? Then we can work from there.

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Old May 12, 2004 | 03:51 AM
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Gotcha, I'm pretty new to the *boost* world so I'm trying to learn quickly because I blew the stock bottom end in my car this weekend and am in the process of buying everything to put together my new engine to handle a custom turbo setup. If you guys have the time can you either post here or pm me with what you know about turbo's such as what kind of cam's they like, exhaust etc... my current list of mods besides the new shortblock include....

PP Stage 3 LS6 heads (2.055/1.575)
230/236 .592/.578 114lsa +2 cam
1 3/4 LT's with 3in mandrel bent true duals all the way out the back
Ported LS6 intake, Ported TB and MAF, Ported LS6 oil pump
Hardened pushrods, yella terra rockers, asp pulley
Yank SS4000, 3.73 gears
and all the other little stuff to go along with everything, basically every other supporting mod.

Oh ya what size injectors would be required at these levels and will an in tank 255lph fuel pump be sufficient?

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P.S. Thanks for all the help guys!!!
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Old May 12, 2004 | 09:02 AM
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I posted in your other post as far as turbo goes. As for fuel injectors, 72's and no less, but I would preferably run some 83's. Running 1000hp on a turbo motor requires alot of fuel.

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Old May 12, 2004 | 09:23 AM
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wow really that much fuel, I was thinking 42lb'ers considering the fuel pressure the ls1's run at, guess I'll have to rethink that

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