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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 08:00 PM
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wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

ok I have a senior school project and I thought about trying to build a car in my own. You see my dad and I have built/restored a 68 mustang, my T/A and we are building a dodge dart drag car, but this is really going to be more of his car So Iwant to build something on my own

anyway I have a 89 rs camaro with 260,000 miles on it and was thinking thinking about building a street strip car, it has a 2.8 in it, so i have three questions

would this need a ring and bearing rebuild

single or twin turbo?, im wanting to make 400 horses with what ever combo I settle on

we also have a 305 with 105,000 on it, would it be easier(cheaper) to make that kind of power a turboed 305

I want to do this as cheaply as possible ( low Low LOW budget)

btw I have welding /fab skills so I think I can do this, right?

Any help would be greatly appreiated

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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 08:33 PM
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Re: wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

Wow, 260k miles huh? You are going to, at the very least, want to get new bearings, rings, seals, etc in the whole motor. I would recommend a full rebuild, bore over, magnaflux, etc with stronger rods and crank, IF not a brand spanking new motor with forged internals.

Just realize that a turbo project is a big project and can involve big bucks. How low of a budget are we talking here?
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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Re: wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

sorry about the delay, like maybe a $1000 budget, since I am just starting to get ideas and consider different options for power, I have time to find another car, so could you turbo a 2.8 motor and not rebuild it if it had say 100,000 miles on it?

I fully understand that this would be a big undertaking and I think I could do it

thank for the answer guitarjunki
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Old Aug 27, 2007 | 08:21 PM
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Re: wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

I put a turbo on my 3.1 for about a grand. I have done many of V8 swaps, but am enjoying my 60* motor more and more. The new setup should get me well over 200hp, and when it's got turbos back on it, I should see over 500. It all depands on what YOU want to do.

BTW, your car already has forged rods, and I haven't seen a broken crank yet. The crank is rated to 7200RPM, and the 120* firing pattern, along with the even fire, these motors love to rev.
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 02:32 PM
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Re: wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

What I want is to have my T/a as my everyday car, and another car as a street strip car, some thing that runs 12s or high 11s and I could take to car shows
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Re: wanting to twin turbo 89 camaro

Originally Posted by 84bandit
What I want is to have my T/a as my everyday car, and another car as a street strip car, some thing that runs 12s or high 11s and I could take to car shows
A turbo v6, or a V8 swap should do either for you.
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