can ne one tell me where to get and exhaust manifold for my 305 some guy told me it would cost 2,000$ is that true? i appericate ne ones help

 

If you are totally starting fresh, i would consider getting copies of "Maximum Boost" by corky bell (better) and "Turbochargers" by Hugh McInnes (ok . . . ) . They are great books for general background info.

As far as $2000 turbo manifolds, that sounds a little steep, but reasonable for a whole system. If it was me, i would read everything i could and then go for a DIY system.

 

Bell's book is a nice picture book full of opinion and assorted dumb ****. McInnes actually has a lot of good, correct info, and fairly clearly written instructions on how to actually figure some of this out. The only reason that I'd recommend Bell's book over McInnes is if some basic math and actually understanding what is going on is beyond you, and then only if you understand bell's shortcomings and don't treat what he wrote as gospel…

 

I dont have them in front of me, but Im pretty sure Corky Bell's book was written in the late 90s, and the McInnes book was written sometime during the 80s. Take that for what you will. McInnes has great info on the technical aspect and includes a lot of the math necessary for calculations, but IMO if a total beginner was to read this, it would be overwhelming. Corky Bell's book may not have complete and thorough info about everything pertaining to turbos, but it is a good place to start.

Bottom line . . . . read both.

 

McInnes, who holds several patents in the field, wrote his book in the early 80's in response to the trend of trying to get performance and gas mileage at the same time using turbos… there was a lot of curiosity and not much fact out there at the time.

Bell wrote his book I the late 90's pretty much to sell his product line. A lot of his "facts" depend on what he was selling…

In a nutshell, read McInnes till you understand it and you'll have a better handle on the topic then 90% of this board. Then just surf the vendor's sites about the current product lines available and you'll be in good shape.