Turbo Charged AD?
 

Anyone ever turbo charged their 47-54 truck? I have been playing with a turbo on a 5.3 LS motor for a Camaro and it got me to thinking about something for my 54. Thanks

ETA, Pictures would be great!

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go over to inlineers.org, you should find one there.

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I guess I should clarify, I am looking to turbo charge a V8 in a 47-54 truck. THanks

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i am currently doing it on a task force pickup, you will have to build your own hotside though and think about using a air to water inter-cooler (there wasn't enough room behind the the grille on my 56 to fit a conventional air to air without heavy modifications). As you already know LS motors are very turbo friendly!

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I wasn't going to post this yet but since you asked. It is obviously not finished yet.

Jeff

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I know this post is old but any updates? I'm doing the same with my 52 using a 5.3 and single 76mm turbo.

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SCHWING!
Anyone know if Lex has a build thread?

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Here is one. 58 or 59

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpkI62SrYTc

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I've seen that one before but I'm looking for a 47-54.

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Probably not what you were thinking, but I always thought this was really cool. 1951 GMC with a turbocharged inline six-cylinder Atlas motor (Vortec 4200). There are a couple other videos on this guy's YouTube channel, but I haven't seen info on the truck anywhere else.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qn6Do9gCbRA

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Just out of curiousity, what are you looking to get? Pictures of the setup or a contact for technical info? Adding a turbo will require a pile of customization and little that you do is likely to match someone else's work (nor should it imo).

A google image search brought up some neat stuff.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=523580
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSzuJUUuTTA
http://assets.bankspower.com/prod_in...gaylord_lg.jpg

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Mainly looking for pics. Just curious what everyone else's setup looks like.

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Here's a 51 that has a turbo on a Vortec 4200. Marc is his name. He's a drag racer, always trying to improve on it. http://www.vortec4200.com/forum1/vie...php?f=10&t=843

He runs EMtech motorsports. [url]http://www.emtechmotorsports.com/index.html[/url

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video from 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn6Do9gCbRA

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I'm planning on building one, it will be a rear mount kit though since there is not enough room under the hood.

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I'm currently assembling parts to do a 5.3ls/4l80 setup in my 52. It is also getting bagged and the motor will be turbo'd next winter with a s476 borg warner turbo. I will have a build thread for it.

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mine still in chassis sheetmetal phase. Im planning on a 427 sbc (dart block) with precision turbos, sheet metal intake t56 magnum.

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Mid Mount 62mm 5.3 ls2 cam,pictures and build coming soon!

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1951 5.3,LS2 cam 61mm mid mount turbo/H20 Meth injection

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Cold side from mid-mount

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I have driven this 53 i built all summer for a total of 9,000 miles and no issues. rear wheel dyno 523 hp on 9 psi and 93 octane. I also pull my 13' 1967 scotty camper anywhere i please. loads of power and fun. Oh yes its only a little 4.8 . Spring of 2017 it will be going to e85 and 17 psi.....its a terrible addiction with no cure BEWARE.....

Wow! Cool to see the turbo in the hood. Makes me hopeful I can do it. How's the intercooler fit?
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Oh tons of fun, its a air to air Treadstone runs between the front frame rails and i wont lie it was a challenge but with some serious measuring and fabricating it has worked out well. Intercooler is good to 800 hp.

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I have a 6 liter being built now for twins on my 49.... But not there yet.. They will be rear mounted under the bed behind the cab. Easy place to put them... Will be a pump gas water/meth intercooled setup.

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I will just say everyone has there own opinion but this thing is a challenge to drive from a 45-50 mph roll with one good turbo and has no lag to speak of with the 4l80e and revmax 3800 stall billit converter. i cant really see 2 necessary , just going to make 2 times as much heat and probably not real drivable, but everyone to his own, i am not looking for any enemies, lol.

What size turbo do you have?
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Turbo is a 78/75 ON3, and i would go the same route with this particular set up, if i was to do it again. Its a great turbo for the buck, cant wait to stretch its legs and find out what it can do on this little 4.8 ....

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Here is a few more pics, i have probable 1000 pictures on this build. I very seldom spend time online, unless i am buying parts...

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Here ya go.

That's pretty cool! I've never seen an intercooler mounted like that. I wonder if it will affect anything with going to higher boost.
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Got more photos on inside engine bay? I'm mocking up my log manifold right now for my 78/75 5.3 build. Trying to get a good look at any clearance issues.

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You have to get creative when things get tight, lol. For an intercooler of this size and quality to go on any application has got to be a plus reguardless of mounting position. I guess it will do what ever it is capable of doing in this location and that will be in my opinion more than plenty in this little pickup. I also have room for two small pusher fans if need be. Good luck everyone.

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Great build. I love the intercooler placement.

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rog540wag...very nice work. I bet I can speak for all, if you have more pics and set up that you'd be willing to share I bet you'll have a very appreciated audience here.

I had seen another guy build a manifold similar to yours, he called his a truck "log" manifold made out of Sch 40 pipe.

http://www.performancetrucks.net/for...d-kits-520724/

Also seen this one:
http://actionspeedshop.com/store/pro...9b1e1665f084b6

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yikes, twin turbo? you're gonna have fun keeping it on the road. drive with care man. get some good stoppers to go with all that go, and maybe a cage and harness.

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good googly moogly I love the atlas engine. I had a couple colorados and loved the 5 cyl lope at idle and the twin cam growl at higher rpm. the atlas platform gets a lot of grief but 510hp is not something to sneeze at and did you see the twist?

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I want to be perfectly honest with everyone on here. This is a great forum and is cool to look at sometimes when its raining or I am sick laying in the house. But honestly I don't spend much time online because I don't have time for it. Most of my FREE time goes to my trucks. With that said I could answer questions if you private message me, if not then I can only post things when I have time.......thanks.

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Thanks, that answered my question!
............. tires and traction, control !!

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I was considering some of this for my build
There are kits out there at a good price.

ON3
Huron
KB Racing

Obviously not going to be a perfect fit ......

Think I'll just build mine as a 6.0 and later on add a small turbo if I get bored at 300hp.
Room to grow so to speak.

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Finally started on my 5.3 turbo build last night. Got the log manifold mocked up and turbo mocked into position.