Boost on aluminum 6.0
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Boost on aluminum 6.0 I had a lq4 with a turbo cam and ported 317,and twin 62mm turbos in my fox.I sold the motor out of it and got a 6.0 aluminum motor that was built for nitrous.The aluminum 6.0 has forged pistons,rods,trick flow heads,and nitrous cam.The guy I got it from said it wasn’t a good motor for me to put in my car with turbos cause it being a 6.0 aluminum block?Whats y’alls thought on should I just put spray back on it,or my twin turbo set up.It run a 6.05 in 1/8 with 200 shoot of nitrous in the truck it came out of.
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The motor supposed to be 10.1 comp,and the turbos are 6262 Precision.What kind of power could I get out of it safely,and should I take the btr nitrous cam out and go with turbo cam.Id like to run low 6s or high 5s.Just trying to decide if I should buy a nitrous kit and put on it or run it with my turbos.This is my street car with full int and no cage.Im building a caged mini tubbed one I plan on putting my turbo stuff on when other car is done.
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"What kind of power could I get out of it safely"
What fuel? What IC? Who's tuning? The plugs will tell you how far you can go as you creep up on it. I'd run the current cam and see how it responds. Post cam specs and get folks wondering how it will do.
What fuel? What IC? Who's tuning? The plugs will tell you how far you can go as you creep up on it. I'd run the current cam and see how it responds. Post cam specs and get folks wondering how it will do.
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The cam spec are 251/266 .62X"/.595" 112+4.I planned on just pump gas.On my lq4 I had in it I would run c16 when turned the boost up.It has a Huron speed ic that comes with their fox twin turbo kit.Im in the process of building one with a cage and mini tubs.I bought the motor to just put it in and play without the turbos,but it would be easier to put it back like it was till I get my other one finished.I have a iron 6.0 and aluminum 5.3 I was going to build one of them for boost and put it in caged car.
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They're talking about compression and camshaft more than they are durability or reliability.
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That is why I was asking.I thought if it was built to handle nitrous then some boost should be ok.On my lq4 I was on 17 pounds of boost and it was stock rods and pistons.But the guy that built the motor let on like if I turbo it that it wouldn’t last.My first thought was put a twin turbo cam in it and have about 10 or 12 pounds of boost and it would stay together for awhile with a good tune and make decent power
That is why I was asking.I thought if it was built to handle nitrous then some boost should be ok.On my lq4 I was on 17 pounds of boost and it was stock rods and pistons.But the guy that built the motor let on like if I turbo it that it wouldn’t last.My first thought was put a twin turbo cam in it and have about 10 or 12 pounds of boost and it would stay together for awhile with a good tune and make decent power
Keep timing conservative and you shouldn't have issues with head gasket seal on the aluminum blocks around 1000rwhp. e85 and let it eat.
2 - Depends on what you want to do or goals, but yes an s480 would generally work well on a 6.0.