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I have seen people take turbos from diesels and put them on their sbc, i am wondering how common it is to see and the practicality of doing this
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If you find a good one and set it up right, could last forever, boost it too much, boom, as with any power adders.
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Pretty sure roadkill put a powerstroke turbo on a stock carb'd 302 and it made like 550 crank horsepower. The trick is having your fuel system up to par and not having the turbo cram 30lbs of boost down its throat. Timing is key too.
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Yeah some diesels of various makes do come with turbos that are suitable size for v8 use. I believe some borg warner s400 stuff was oem for some diesel engines. Not sure what ones but they are out there
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Originally Posted by SketchyZed
Just wondering, max boost for me would be 6psi or 8psi my goal is just 500hp
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A lot of the Borg Warner turbos like the T6 s400 series were made for diesels and tons of people use them. I've got a s480 going on my 6.0L in my 91 Z
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Just how much would you say this would cost new, hx35 turbos turbo manifolds custom made or new ones all the pipes intercoolers wastegates bovs oil plumbing how much would you say that would be?
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