Lets talk Turbos.
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Former Vendor
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From: Spring Texas
St. Jude Donor '08
Lets talk Turbos.
Who has them?
Who wants them?
What are the pro's cons of various mounting positions relative to the intake?
How much boost can a LS1 handle?
Who wants them?
What are the pro's cons of various mounting positions relative to the intake?
How much boost can a LS1 handle?
Racer
Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 380
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From: Janesville Wisconsin
Turbo is the way to go. Position to the intake doesnt matter. Position so the oil drains back into the pan matters, otherwise you need an oil pump to do so if its mounted to low.
How much psi a stock one can handle? all matters in tuning. I think i seen one guy w/ 14psi on stock compression ratio, i dont think it lasted long though. I think the sensus is around 8psi stock. Swap a set of 6.0 heads on and it will lower the compression making it safer to run more boost on a stock shortblock.
My 5.3 bone stock shortblock in my nova has 6.0 heads which brought it to 8.6:1 compression and runs 15psi.
A good place to do some research is ls1tech.com in the forced induction section. You'll find anything and everything you need to know, usually with pics.
How much psi a stock one can handle? all matters in tuning. I think i seen one guy w/ 14psi on stock compression ratio, i dont think it lasted long though. I think the sensus is around 8psi stock. Swap a set of 6.0 heads on and it will lower the compression making it safer to run more boost on a stock shortblock.
My 5.3 bone stock shortblock in my nova has 6.0 heads which brought it to 8.6:1 compression and runs 15psi.
A good place to do some research is ls1tech.com in the forced induction section. You'll find anything and everything you need to know, usually with pics.
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