Blk91Firebird

So I have no knowledge at all abt turbos but I bought a 80 turbo 301 for $125 everything i looked up says the 301 is well terrible but it was the complete motor so I thought maybe I could use the turbo setup for sbc does anyone have any suggestions or if it could even work it would be nice

ls six

Nothing from that motor will fit the SBC, I forget if thats a pontiac or olds sourced motor but I know it's not a chevy.

The turbo is likely to small for good power on any 5 liter or larger motor and is very much out dated anyway.

You might be able to turn a profit if you sell it to a collector/restorer but otherwise it was a pretty pointless aqusition.

I'm not sure where the old turbo ta's fell short but with tuning and a better turbo they might make good power, but in a world of 455 pontiacs and cheap SBC's they never caught on, the turbo buick didnt catch on until EFI and half a decade of refinement later.

Blk91Firebird

most of it was tuning and the lack of a higher octane unleaded fuel. It has an integral wastegate that only let it build 8 psi of boost. I was looking at the way its all put together and if I make a plate I can adapt it to a sbc intake. The new Grant turbo the previous owner put on it is all but outdated lol, but I honestly appreciate your input.