LS upgrade Turbo placement + intercooler setup
 

Hey Guys

How have you placed or routed your Turbo?
and your IC?

i am thinking about MILD turboing my C10 once it gets the 5.3 treatment.
Its not my 1st turbo LS build i just need visuals of how you set it up.
i use Truck Accessories!

what manifolds did you use?
I have the AC on the pass Side so i thought about setting the turbo up on the DRIVER SIDE?

where did you cross over? i thought about the front X over since my Truck is low.

IC i want to tuck it behind the bumper, WITHOUT Cutting anything!

i dont need a HUGE IC since i just want to run low 6-10 psi max to have a reliable DAILY turbo truck.

i want to use what i have and keep it on a Budget:
- truck manifolds= mod them Or i have forward facing ebay 3" Vband headers
- Intake with 102mm TB and 55lb/hr injectors (based on Calculator this should bring me up to 750Hp on Gasoline ( im ok with 550-600 thats plenty)
((based on calculator))
- i run a th400 i would just change the torque converter. (jegs brand 2300-2700)
- 5.3 with gen4 internals SBE , summit 8701R1 cam NSR

Re: LS upgrade Turbo placement + intercooler setup
 

You can check out my build thread for more pictures, but here's some of my setup. No air conditioning (no money right now!) besides the wing windows so I didn't have to fit as much under the hood as you will be. The intercooler bracket was a custom bent piece of aluminum from my friend's trailer repair shop that replaced the original grill brace and leaves a solid 4-5 inches of space between the radiator and IC. I moved the battery under the passenger side of the bed to make room for my turbo and we used stock truck manifolds with Ebay V band connectors welded on and put the crossover in the front to make life simple. So far I have a couple hundred street miles on this combination running 91 octane pump gas and have seen a high of 6.5 PSI of boost so far.

BTW, I love the look of your truck! Nice stance and patina green just gives it a look that is right up my alley.

What size tires and wheels are you running?