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I have a 1969 Camaro with a 416ci, and I am hoping to put a single turbo on in the coming months. After doing some research, and speaking with John at LJMS, I think I was going with a BW billet 485 turbo from forced inductions.
My question in, how tight will fitment, etc be with the T6? My installer seems to think T4 would be a safe bet, but performance wise the T6 is the way to go on a 416ci. John at LJMS says he wouldnt go with a T4, and mentioned a 5" to 4" reducer for the downpipe.
Anyone with experience with single turbos in the first gen camaros??? PLEASE HELP! Thanks ahead of time.
My question in, how tight will fitment, etc be with the T6? My installer seems to think T4 would be a safe bet, but performance wise the T6 is the way to go on a 416ci. John at LJMS says he wouldnt go with a T4, and mentioned a 5" to 4" reducer for the downpipe.
Anyone with experience with single turbos in the first gen camaros??? PLEASE HELP! Thanks ahead of time.
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I have a 1969 Camaro with a 416ci, and I am hoping to put a single turbo on in the coming months. After doing some research, and speaking with John at LJMS, I think I was going with a BW billet 485 turbo from forced inductions.
My question in, how tight will fitment, etc be with the T6? My installer seems to think T4 would be a safe bet, but performance wise the T6 is the way to go on a 416ci. John at LJMS says he wouldnt go with a T4, and mentioned a 5" to 4" reducer for the downpipe.
Anyone with experience with single turbos in the first gen camaros??? PLEASE HELP! Thanks ahead of time.
My question in, how tight will fitment, etc be with the T6? My installer seems to think T4 would be a safe bet, but performance wise the T6 is the way to go on a 416ci. John at LJMS says he wouldnt go with a T4, and mentioned a 5" to 4" reducer for the downpipe.
Anyone with experience with single turbos in the first gen camaros??? PLEASE HELP! Thanks ahead of time.
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At what power level is the T4 a disadvantage? I'm probably only going for 900-1000 rwhp but we all know how that goes later haha.
Backpressure issues?
Backpressure issues?
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billet s485 it is! Along with twin JGS 40mm gates, Tial 50mm BOV, and LJMS stage 3 cam.
Thanks to John Bewley at LJMS for the advice/tips. Cant wait to get this baby fired up!
Thanks to John Bewley at LJMS for the advice/tips. Cant wait to get this baby fired up!