Richard.....I know this is an older vid, but you gave us a mountain of information!!....just an excellent video Richard, i really appreciate you taking the time and effort getting into so much detail, thank you sir!....absolutely one of the best "home built boost/turbo set ups on YT today....great job and appreciate your detail to the build, simply the best Richard!!....Thank you sir!
Thanks for all you do, Rich, as a young hot rodder learning the lay of the land your content is invaluable to me. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday!!!
Thank you Richard. I just found this video. Got to meet you briefly at LS Fest this past weekend. Wish I could have stayed and chatted about the V12. Kid wanted to keep looking at the cars.
Ive asked you last week on your live qa to make a diy video on setting up a turbo and you actually came through!!!! You deserve a hell of alot more subs
I have a buddy who's cousin is an engineer for GM. I guess he helped design the "VORTEC" engines, and was specialised in flow rates , etc. I can remember my buddy and I arguing, about how his cousin told him that the stock manifolds and heads on LS engines were USUALLY better flowing than ANYTHING aftermarket . After watching and learning from a bunch of these videos, maybe that guy was right. Seems like they engineered these heads and manifolds so super duper well, and it's just obvious, but who knows . Lol,, peace
This probably works great for you on the dyno and there are a lot of people that use factory manifolds short-term. I have 8 years/60k miles on my sloppy combo turbo LS. For me the factory exhaust manifold flanges and gaskets would not hold up well to turbocharger back pressure. The first six years I constantly fought gasket replacement. I decked the flanges...did everything. I switched to V-Bands on both sides using the off-the-shelf hooker manifold kit and have no issues. I guess if someone is on an extreme budget I would also tell them to use the factory manifolds but if they plan to put long-term years and driving on the combination I would only recommend V bands. I also had constant problems with china WGs. No problems with china turbo though.
@@stevenabbott7603 if you want to do it really nicely put the manifold on a "heat plate" and get it hot first, then weld it while it's still hot. But yeah the OEM cast manifolds weld really nicely.
@@fbm314 for people that have a set of factory manifolds that fit their selected swap chassis and the capability to weld the v bands on I think that's great.
How about a video on boost vs octane. It’s great to have 20 psi of boost but what if I can only get 93 or 91. What if I don’t want to buy my fuel out of a drum.
I’ve just found your channel after researching ls builds for my wife’s 57 Chevy. I love your info , she doesn’t know it yet but I’ll be adding a turbo lol
Hooker's LS Turbo mount manifolds are the ticket, in my opinion. Not el cheapo, like your example here, but it allows easy installation of a hair dryer type power adder, for sure! If I go LS & Turbo in an S-10 build, I plan to go that route...
I've watched a video of a guy fighting his wastegate. They had a merge collector on a k24 and a single 45mm gate. With the wastegate removed they had 9psi boost, someone didn't think about that when they assembled their header. It's nice you included that on your video.
@@richardholdener1727 ya, it was a burns collector and the branch that fed the wastegate came off at a really bad angle (like 120° from direction of flow) and it was way smaller than the 1.75" primaries. It peaked at 9psi I should say, it didn't make any boost until 5000rpm. With the wastegate installed the lowest it would go at 100% duty cycle once it was spooled was 14psi. They disassembled the wastegate to make sure it still had a five pound spring in it.
You might try to Make a video making the turbo kit step by step from scratch. Also note where you picked up parts and prices I think it may be a big hit. I would thumbs up ;)
Thanks Richard. I'm a nos Ls car guy. Matter fact I own a 2000 z28 mystic teal green. Ls based stock suspension grudge car. This really helps alot. It's no use in fighting turbos are the future. Now I know what to do to make the hp I want thanks. Gm ls lt FTW.
Richard, there is a RUclips channel out of Canada called the house of boost. The guy who runs that channel is an absolute Master at low Buck turbo installations on LS Motors. A couple of years ago he did a complete series where he bought a Chevy Malibu out of a junkyard, and use all junkyard parts to put together a 10 second car. He did it on an absolute shoestring budget. I don't know if you're familiar with his channel, but it's really really good stuff. Give it a watch, and if you like his content, give him a shout out.
Hey Richard all these budget builds. You should di a battle of name brand vs budget wastegates / blow off valves. And your recommendations... non adjustable vs manual vs electric and the like. Definitely would be very insightful
the $200 turbo headers for LS are great if u flip them over so they run up and forward. just relocate the coil packs somewhere on the fenderwell or on the frame so they dont have to go around the tubes. works great for my combo👍🏼👍🏼
I love this video It’s more about the normal guy who has skills but can’t afford heads,cam,and all the other upgrades.We will dream about them but………. Lol,not in the family budget
@ Richard Holder When u do the how much boost can u run on a taped on turbo setup then try it with a double wrap of wire with a twist init and see how much u can run then ( remember clamp pressure is proportional to the surface area of the clamp) u will be surprised i think
I’d be curious to see a DIY turbo kit in a truck, where you use the factory exhaust into the box and have a box mount turbo. That would really be fully half assed.
Dude you can easily mail a turbo in any gmt800 or gmt900 platform. There is plenty of room in the stock engine bay. Cut the exhaust to 3in away from the downpipe flange flip the headers around swap the driver side to the passenger side and vice versa. Then use those stubs from the y-pipe to create your new turbo up pipe. There is plenty of room on the passenger side especially once you get the factory air cleaner out of the way you can also easily go to a smaller coolant Reservoir to increase the amount of available space
11:00+ min in you said to get the biggest air2air intercooler you can fit in your application. I just see a video an they insisted that going to big on your intercooler can decrease boost by 2-4 lbs in some cases. Smallest to biggest intercooler test video maybe.. and maybe 100+ mm turbo on stock manifold hotside
If you compare the ls truck exhaust manifold to any manifolds from 60’s engine you will see a lot of difference in how the size and internal bends run .
Pat Landymore A great video yet again Richard! Do you have, or could you piece together the video material to make...something detailed about home made turbo merge flanges? Like a two into one for divided T4, common feed T4 etc. And more pointers about wastagate location considerations in an actual vehicle..? I’ve built two turbo kits myself and this was the most challenging part for me. Thought...could you have Mr Matt (Sloppy Mechanics) Happel as a guest...he’s built plenty. And I bet the outcome for both of you, as well as all of us would be great! Rock on Richard! Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄🎅🏼
Hi Richard, another good video and I want to use the previlege we have to be able to write you to wish you a happy year 2021 and more success in your life, Thank you.
To make a turbo small block on the cheap you don't need to buy anything fancy. I'm making enough power to break crankshafts & blocksin a small block Ford. And it all goes through a stock 1987 Crown Victoria throttle body that is the size of a Dixie cup!
Sounds like an easy way to reach my HP goals...The thing is I have a feeling the eBay T4 on my little PI 4.62v might make more than just the small bump to 300hp ..it would probably double it to around 425 ish if I could find a cheap way to tune it.
A scaled Maf with injectors gets you most the way there. There is a couple editors on the market that let you edit the tables. TwEECer I think is one of them
I'd like the 57-61cc chamber heads with 2 to 2.20" intake valve and 200-215 intake runners with 1.555" exhaust valves and 70-75 exhaust runners. 3.78" bore pistons that will handle higher lift on the valves, make the valves metallic sodium filled. Billet or forged connecting rods. Full roller. Drop a Fast LSXR or TBSS intake with a larger throttle body, ram air intake. Be better than the 706/862 Heads. A cam that improves low, mid and high range rpm horsepower over the stock cam. Wonder if 6.0 cam would do it or do i need something a little more agressive. LR4 gen 3 engine here. Will be keeping NA. Stroke, crank,block are stock. Melling High Volume Pump,if i need HiPress i will just get a stiffer spring. The best AC Delco/Standard/MSD low tension system coils. 8.5-9mm plug wires. E-3/split fire plugs unless if the laser iridiums are plenty. I presume depending on the cam i need a stiffer single or double spring. Possibly a pcm/ecu tune. Love to have a built MQE 8L90 or 10L90 trans in this 2007 Bowtie classic. I wonder what the max lift is with the stock flat pistons. I wonder if the 706/862s can be valve and runner port milled to the specs above. Basically a hybrid of a 799/243 head but with smaller chamber for higher compression lol. Like to make this basically a wrecker that can run down a strip just for fun. Have a 11.5AAM rear with LSD 3.73 that can be elocked. 6 lug hubs and the big oem disc brake system. (13 inch disc). 50/50 proportioning valve.
Wait a minute, your speaking to fast lol. You forgot to say check your hood clearance when test fitting the turbo lol. Hope no one ends up like me where the hood doesn't fit lol
Can you do a do it yourself kit with the single GT45 with a carbed 360 magnum on the dyno? I know you picked one up and this is the build I'd like to do.
Probably so if you plan on running high boost pressure(I don't know the exact number where ring butting becomes an issue)and if you don't have the time and money to be replacing or repairing engines on a regular basis.
Hey Richard, I appreciate all the low buck, modern stuff you're doing. But would you be interested in doing some 318 Poly (A engine) stuff for some of us "other guys" who are doing something different and can't afford a hemi? I could supply you an engine, but we'd have to talk about shipping, and I'll want it back if you don't blow it up in an absolutely spectacular fashion! There's thousands of these things just being ignored, and they're really pretty good.
@@richardholdener1727 I was a diesel Mechanic for the Army for 13 years. There's not much I haven't worked on for them. There are a few giants on some of that equipment. Like the HET or Hemmit, or the PLS... even one off a M88a2 would be awesome so see on a LS
Seen casties do 180mph. Would need to be an amazing setup to warrant using those horrible stainless plug wire melters. Also, seen the cheapo ebay 45 do 750rwhp after taking a few mm out of the rear housing/wheel clearance to drop backpressure a little. Amazing for a $200 turbo.
@@richardholdener1727 opened up the housing to let some past. Bigger gap between the wheel and housing. I was going to back cut the wheel too but never got to that. When you're cash strapped its a cheap way to get more flow.
if i was betting on it richard after having welded a turbo hot side of my own out of a set of stock manifolds i would say there made out of cast steel very easily welded with a mig welder they look pretty good after you sand all the lumps of them also
Have you heard of these turbo manifolds? Couldn’t load a picture, try googling; FBody LS1 LSX turbo manifolds 3” log V-band with 2” primary Monsters by XS-power They appear to have good flow characteristics and have good clearance as do the stock manifolds. I’m thinking of picking up a set, if you’d like to try them, get in touch with me if you’d like to run them against the stock manifolds and against the popular up and forward “turbo headers” that everyone is using.
Richard is so good. No goofy music, and he's not trying to be a comedian. Solid content.
In today's episode, Richard shows us how to get a turbo junkyard LS using our $600 stimulus
I think I can do 1000 hp for $1000
Shhhh don't tell my wife
@@richardholdener1727 great idea for a new year's special episode
Didn't you see Trump's speech, what a scam. We're not getting $600 any time soon. 2.5 million to count amberjack what a joke
@@richardholdener1727 Teach us - Oh Turbo-wan Kanobi
Richard.....I know this is an older vid, but you gave us a mountain of information!!....just an excellent video Richard, i really appreciate you taking the time and effort getting into so much detail, thank you sir!....absolutely one of the best "home built boost/turbo set ups on YT today....great job and appreciate your detail to the build, simply the best Richard!!....Thank you sir!
Thanks for all you do, Rich, as a young hot rodder learning the lay of the land your content is invaluable to me. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday!!!
AND TO YOU AND YOURS
Richard you are totally great helping people with true common sense. ty
Finally I can make my own Super Ritchie turbo kit. Thanks Richard!
PATENT PENDING
I love how Richard is so practical. Knowing that the turbo and not the manifold is the limiting flow factor is crucial to know. Thanks.
Thank you Richard. I just found this video. Got to meet you briefly at LS Fest this past weekend. Wish I could have stayed and chatted about the V12. Kid wanted to keep looking at the cars.
thnx for stopping by
That was an EXCELLENT DIY TURBO VIDEO. I have a good baseline of info to start with. great job.
Ive asked you last week on your live qa to make a diy video on setting up a turbo and you actually came through!!!!
You deserve a hell of alot more subs
Happy to help!
This is the winning combination iwas looking for and it will save me money by keeping my stock exhaust
Case of beer on Friday or coffee/donuts in the mornings works to get access to garbage pile.
YES-THEY ALSO ACCEPT PIZZA!
Low key name dropping David Freiburger.
Great information thank you.
you are spreading the knowledge as thick as frozen peanut butter as always richard thank you
Ls motors have great flowing exhaust manifolds !!!
Why does this video come out the day after I decide to build my own kit instead of buying one. This is perfect.
Preach it man, you can build whatever you want on the stand, but getting it to run in the car is way harder. Glad you are budget minded.
I have a buddy who's cousin is an engineer for GM. I guess he helped design the "VORTEC" engines, and was specialised in flow rates , etc. I can remember my buddy and I arguing, about how his cousin told him that the stock manifolds and heads on LS engines were USUALLY better flowing than ANYTHING aftermarket . After watching and learning from a bunch of these videos, maybe that guy was right. Seems like they engineered these heads and manifolds so super duper well, and it's just obvious, but who knows . Lol,, peace
This probably works great for you on the dyno and there are a lot of people that use factory manifolds short-term. I have 8 years/60k miles on my sloppy combo turbo LS. For me the factory exhaust manifold flanges and gaskets would not hold up well to turbocharger back pressure. The first six years I constantly fought gasket replacement. I decked the flanges...did everything. I switched to V-Bands on both sides using the off-the-shelf hooker manifold kit and have no issues. I guess if someone is on an extreme budget I would also tell them to use the factory manifolds but if they plan to put long-term years and driving on the combination I would only recommend V bands.
I also had constant problems with china WGs. No problems with china turbo though.
Best solution, 29 dollar pair of 2.5" vbands welded onto the stock manifolds. Cheap and easy.
@@fbm314 Yeah that's what I did too, works great.
I’m in
@@stevenabbott7603 if you want to do it really nicely put the manifold on a "heat plate" and get it hot first, then weld it while it's still hot. But yeah the OEM cast manifolds weld really nicely.
@@fbm314 for people that have a set of factory manifolds that fit their selected swap chassis and the capability to weld the v bands on I think that's great.
Richard you are an absolute wealth of information!!! Thank you brother 👍👍...
Man videos like this give my so much more hope in my build.
By far the best "how to turbo a LS on the cheap" vid. Great info- thank you.
How about a video on boost vs octane.
It’s great to have 20 psi of boost but what if I can only get 93 or 91.
What if I don’t want to buy my fuel out of a drum.
Richard uses E85, no need for drum bought fuel...its under 90 octane.
@@MrJackson66 pump e85 is 105 octane, drum e85 is 114
ruclips.net/video/ff9pL3FxXSI/видео.html
This is what I have available, not even close to 105...
I’ve just found your channel after researching ls builds for my wife’s 57 Chevy. I love your info , she doesn’t know it yet but I’ll be adding a turbo lol
a dontbsme ls build like these are the best. i need a gt45
Hooker's LS Turbo mount manifolds are the ticket, in my opinion. Not el cheapo, like your example here, but it allows easy installation of a hair dryer type power adder, for sure! If I go LS & Turbo in an S-10 build, I plan to go that route...
THOSE FIT AND WORK WELL-UP TO AROUND 800 HP, THEN THE MERGE BECOMES RESTRICTIVE
Richard you're my hero!
Merry Christmas to you and yours Rich. !
I've watched a video of a guy fighting his wastegate. They had a merge collector on a k24 and a single 45mm gate. With the wastegate removed they had 9psi boost, someone didn't think about that when they assembled their header. It's nice you included that on your video.
THEY REMOVED THE GATE-JUST AN OPEN HOLE?
@@richardholdener1727 ya, it was a burns collector and the branch that fed the wastegate came off at a really bad angle (like 120° from direction of flow) and it was way smaller than the 1.75" primaries. It peaked at 9psi I should say, it didn't make any boost until 5000rpm. With the wastegate installed the lowest it would go at 100% duty cycle once it was spooled was 14psi. They disassembled the wastegate to make sure it still had a five pound spring in it.
It's a good idea to keep the drain high in the pan away from the sump. Keeps the line from backing up and causing problems.
You might try to Make a video making the turbo kit step by step from scratch. Also note where you picked up parts and prices I think it may be a big hit. I would thumbs up ;)
Thanks Richard. I'm a nos Ls car guy. Matter fact I own a 2000 z28 mystic teal green. Ls based stock suspension grudge car. This really helps alot. It's no use in fighting turbos are the future. Now I know what to do to make the hp
I want thanks. Gm ls lt FTW.
Richard, there is a RUclips channel out of Canada called the house of boost. The guy who runs that channel is an absolute Master at low Buck turbo installations on LS Motors. A couple of years ago he did a complete series where he bought a Chevy Malibu out of a junkyard, and use all junkyard parts to put together a 10 second car. He did it on an absolute shoestring budget. I don't know if you're familiar with his channel, but it's really really good stuff. Give it a watch, and if you like his content, give him a shout out.
Thanks Richard. Going to do this on my 5.2 Mopar.
I had always wanted to turbo my 5.2 in my Ram. Now it may be my 5.3 Silverado.
How can I get around the computer though.
@@Joebauers2505 Check out racingramfam channels "whitie" build with 5.2
Thanks Richard, for showing us broke guys how to go fast for cheap. You are getting people kicked out of tracks every day lol
Gracias Richard por compartir ese conocimiento. Thank you Richard for sharing that knowledge.
Hey Richard all these budget builds. You should di a battle of name brand vs budget wastegates / blow off valves. And your recommendations... non adjustable vs manual vs electric and the like. Definitely would be very insightful
Thanks for this vídeo, it's exactly Made for My salary, i'm working on My 93 foxbody ls swap
Thank you.
Merry Christmas.
Take care
THNX AND MERRY XMAS
We had been 4.50@158 with stock manifolds @ 2700lbs in the 1/8
that is plenty of power!
A turbo can bolt directly to the original manifold with an adaptor, and small turbos are cheaper, so twin turbo is easier.
Thank you for all you do. Merry Christmas Richard.
Perfect timing on this video. Im about to build a low buck ls and 2v 4.6 kit for some of my shitboxes
the $200 turbo headers for LS are great if u flip them over so they run up and forward. just relocate the coil packs somewhere on the fenderwell or on the frame so they dont have to go around the tubes. works great for my combo👍🏼👍🏼
That's how those headers are meant to be ran!
I love the idea & power benefits of a turbo setup, but it looks like a plumbing nightmare. Especially if you have a tight engine bay to begin with.
Its not
It really is a case of stuff it in this end anyway u can get it there and BAM u get big power
This info is GOLD! thank you.
You are Awesome for this.thnk you from Kelowna bc Canada
Professor horsepower, I love this channel! 😎
I love this video
It’s more about the normal guy who has skills but can’t afford heads,cam,and all the other upgrades.We will dream about them but……….
Lol,not in the family budget
Very good low buck direction!
Great video! does lack fuel system recommendations
@ Richard Holder When u do the how much boost can u run on a taped on turbo setup then try it with a double wrap of wire with a twist init and see how much u can run then ( remember clamp pressure is proportional to the surface area of the clamp) u will be surprised i think
DOUBLE WRAP OF WIRE?
@@richardholdener1727 yea so take a piece of like tie wire wrap it around the hose twice and twist it tight to act as a clamp
I’d be curious to see a DIY turbo kit in a truck, where you use the factory exhaust into the box and have a box mount turbo. That would really be fully half assed.
Dude you can easily mail a turbo in any gmt800 or gmt900 platform. There is plenty of room in the stock engine bay. Cut the exhaust to 3in away from the downpipe flange flip the headers around swap the driver side to the passenger side and vice versa. Then use those stubs from the y-pipe to create your new turbo up pipe. There is plenty of room on the passenger side especially once you get the factory air cleaner out of the way you can also easily go to a smaller coolant Reservoir to increase the amount of available space
Not sure if you are pro GM/Ford or anti Mopar, but it shows.
Thanks for sharing.
WHAT SHOWS?
@@richardholdener1727 hes not sure hes just saying it shows that hes not sure.
11:00+ min in you said to get the biggest air2air intercooler you can fit in your application. I just see a video an they insisted that going to big on your intercooler can decrease boost by 2-4 lbs in some cases. Smallest to biggest intercooler test video maybe.. and maybe 100+ mm turbo on stock manifold hotside
Excellent information, thanks
Thank you for all the great information!!
If you compare the ls truck exhaust manifold to any manifolds from 60’s engine you will see a lot of difference in how the size and internal bends run .
Richard, do flex seal vs gorilla tape on that tape together one. Would be entertaining
Pat Landymore
A great video yet again Richard!
Do you have, or could you piece together the video material to make...something detailed about home made turbo merge flanges? Like a two into one for divided T4, common feed T4 etc. And more pointers about wastagate location considerations in an actual vehicle..?
I’ve built two turbo kits myself and this was the most challenging part for me.
Thought...could you have Mr Matt (Sloppy Mechanics) Happel as a guest...he’s built plenty. And I bet the outcome for both of you, as well as all of us would be great!
Rock on Richard!
Merry Christmas to you and your family. 🎄🎅🏼
Hi Richard, another good video and I want to use the previlege we have to be able to write you to wish you a happy year 2021 and more success in your life, Thank you.
Happy new year!
I'd love this in my wife's 2001 Suburban 5.3L grocery getter!
Thank for all helpful information you've gave a lot of us great ideas Merry Christmas
Most of those turbo headers are meant to be up and forward. That and relocating the coils cures the wire burning. But stock manifolds ftw!
EVEN UP AND FORWARD CAUSES PROBLEMS AND REQUIRES NEW WIRES
I would love to see episodes of how to build a high RPM LS combination without destroying it!?# LQ4,LS1# I am coming from high rev Honda's #
To make a turbo small block on the cheap you don't need to buy anything fancy. I'm making enough power to break crankshafts & blocksin a small block Ford. And it all goes through a stock 1987 Crown Victoria throttle body that is the size of a Dixie cup!
Have you ever compared any log style manifolds to your low cost one?
I think I’m gonna put a China turbo on my 01 Tahoe party bus/ snowmobile hauler. Love the rig but that 5.3 isn’t cutting it. Rip to my 4l60e
Merry Christmas Rich,,Thank You for Great Videos
Sounds like an easy way to reach my HP goals...The thing is I have a feeling the eBay T4 on my little PI 4.62v might make more than just the small bump to 300hp ..it would probably double it to around 425 ish if I could find a cheap way to tune it.
A scaled Maf with injectors gets you most the way there. There is a couple editors on the market that let you edit the tables. TwEECer I think is one of them
I'd like the 57-61cc chamber heads with 2 to 2.20" intake valve and 200-215 intake runners with 1.555" exhaust valves and 70-75 exhaust runners. 3.78" bore pistons that will handle higher lift on the valves, make the valves metallic sodium filled. Billet or forged connecting rods. Full roller. Drop a Fast LSXR or TBSS intake with a larger throttle body, ram air intake. Be better than the 706/862 Heads.
A cam that improves low, mid and high range rpm horsepower over the stock cam. Wonder if 6.0 cam would do it or do i need something a little more agressive.
LR4 gen 3 engine here.
Will be keeping NA.
Stroke, crank,block are stock.
Melling High Volume Pump,if i need HiPress i will just get a stiffer spring.
The best AC Delco/Standard/MSD low tension system coils. 8.5-9mm plug wires. E-3/split fire plugs unless if the laser iridiums are plenty.
I presume depending on the cam i need a stiffer single or double spring. Possibly a pcm/ecu tune.
Love to have a built MQE 8L90 or 10L90 trans in this 2007 Bowtie classic.
I wonder what the max lift is with the stock flat pistons.
I wonder if the 706/862s can be valve and runner port milled to the specs above. Basically a hybrid of a 799/243 head but with smaller chamber for higher compression lol.
Like to make this basically a wrecker that can run down a strip just for fun.
Have a 11.5AAM rear with LSD 3.73 that can be elocked. 6 lug hubs and the big oem disc brake system. (13 inch disc). 50/50 proportioning valve.
NOT SURE WHAT YOU ARE SAYING HERE
8100 Vortec power mods would be awesome to see.
Wait a minute, your speaking to fast lol. You forgot to say check your hood clearance when test fitting the turbo lol. Hope no one ends up like me where the hood doesn't fit lol
They look badass with the turbo peaking out anyway lol
Pfwweh....don’t need no stinking hood
Awesome video brother God bless
Richard would you do one on a twin set up me and maybe a few others that may want to know.
same as single
Perfekt start "kit" I 👌
Love this stuff!! Thank you for all you do!! Merry Christmas and a happy new year!!!
Same to you!
Richard. When are you doing the part 4 of the ford cylinder head shootout ?
Nice video, now I want to do something
Can you do a do it yourself kit with the single GT45 with a carbed 360 magnum on the dyno? I know you picked one up and this is the build I'd like to do.
5.3 LM7 2006 silverado twin turbo daily driver,how would you set it up
Awesome thanks for the video, with a junk yard engine, would you spend the time/money to gap the rings on the engine for a turbo.. ?
Probably so if you plan on running high boost pressure(I don't know the exact number where ring butting becomes an issue)and if you don't have the time and money to be replacing or repairing engines on a regular basis.
Hey Richard, I appreciate all the low buck, modern stuff you're doing. But would you be interested in doing some 318 Poly (A engine) stuff for some of us "other guys" who are doing something different and can't afford a hemi? I could supply you an engine, but we'd have to talk about shipping, and I'll want it back if you don't blow it up in an absolutely spectacular fashion! There's thousands of these things just being ignored, and they're really pretty good.
WESTECH RAN A POLY NOT LONG AGO
Aren't those turbo manifolds on the wrong sides. I think there designed to come off the ports and go up. Leaving more room for the plug access
did you mention blow off valves? did I miss that? which would you spend more money on - wastegate or blow off valve? or both?
Hi there, all of your videos are great, awesome help always, thankyou!!
How do you think some junk yard diesel turbos would work on a LS. Like something off a chevy 6.6 or even something huge off a Cummins semi?
two of them would work well-depending on size
@@richardholdener1727 I was a diesel Mechanic for the Army for 13 years. There's not much I haven't worked on for them. There are a few giants on some of that equipment. Like the HET or Hemmit, or the PLS... even one off a M88a2 would be awesome so see on a LS
This is a great video idea!!
Seen casties do 180mph. Would need to be an amazing setup to warrant using those horrible stainless plug wire melters. Also, seen the cheapo ebay 45 do 750rwhp after taking a few mm out of the rear housing/wheel clearance to drop backpressure a little. Amazing for a $200 turbo.
just machining the housing or the wheel?
@@richardholdener1727 opened up the housing to let some past. Bigger gap between the wheel and housing. I was going to back cut the wheel too but never got to that. When you're cash strapped its a cheap way to get more flow.
if i was betting on it richard after having welded a turbo hot side of my own out of a set of stock manifolds i would say there made out of cast steel very easily welded with a mig welder they look pretty good after you sand all the lumps of them also
Yes.....and I have welded plenty of Stainless V'Bands to them with no issues.
When's your next garage sale? 👀
Great info! Thanks
Valuable info like always 👍🏻
Real turn set ups must have cast iron or inconel manifolds. Stainless just becomes brittle
Can I buy those parts for Christmas please 🙏🏻
So, what other bits are needed? (at a min) Bigger injectors? Will the factory ECU be able to correct for boost, or is an aftermarket system needed?
you can run a stock ECU with reprogramming-you need bigger injectors and pump, different MAF
So here’s the scenario as a budget build. I have a 6.0 going in my 65 skylark and want to know if 900-1000 is possible with a pair of eBay gt45 turbos
yes
Have you heard of these turbo manifolds? Couldn’t load a picture, try googling;
FBody LS1 LSX turbo manifolds 3” log V-band with 2” primary Monsters by XS-power
They appear to have good flow characteristics and have good clearance as do the stock manifolds.
I’m thinking of picking up a set, if you’d like to try them, get in touch with me if you’d like to run them against the stock manifolds and against the popular up and forward “turbo headers” that everyone is using.
I LIKE THAT WE CAN MAKE 1500 HP WITH THE STOCK ONES AND THEY R FREE
Awesome video richard!!
That setup is exactly like the hot side on my turbo f body lol.
Great vid