FordGuy100
Registered User
How would one fab up the flange for the turbo? I mean you would go from 2 up pipes into a flange that somhow goes from tubing shape to square shape.
Custom Turbo
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seawalkersee
It needs a turbo...
I could tell you but there have been many write ups on it on www.theturboforums.com with pictures. You can purchase the mount and build a "Y" into the pipe. Or you could cut it out of a piece of stock and try to do it.
Chris
Chris
RKOCH
Fellow Oil Burner
seawalkersee
It needs a turbo...
You can not run a 3" body lift with one of these engines. They hit the head on the drivers side at the body seam.
Chris
Chris
RKOCH
Fellow Oil Burner
Says who...... I have had a 3'' body lift on all 5 IDI's I have owned, plus installed probally 10 or so on customer vehicles it is close but does not hit just beat the lip back a little bit and all is well. The truck in the pic has a 3 " body lift.
zigzkidz
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RKOCH how do u have your up-pipe and where do u drain the oil. Also i think i might have enough room in the engine bay for it to work. Personally I dont like body lifts, but what do u really have to change to put one on
zigzkidz
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ok i got the mounting and the drain figured out, i have them made but im gonna redo them casue there kinda crappy cause it was alot of tweaking here and there.the oil drains into the vally pan, is there any down side to that?
tractorman86
Registered User
no but make sure you poke holes in the baffle under that grommet. otherwise the oil will come in faster than it can drain in and you will have a hellova mess
FordGuy100
Registered User
I'm not so sure you have to poke holes in it. I drove around for a month or two before my turbo went without holes poked in mine and it didnt leak. Though since your in there its cheap insurance
tractorman86
Registered User
yea i'd rather not risk it knowing my luck got all used up in that wreck!
some get by but there was someone i dont remember who about a week or so ago with that problem
some get by but there was someone i dont remember who about a week or so ago with that problemCat_Rebel
Does not compute
That would be me....swiss cheese that thing!
Diesel JD
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Here's the deal...at least according to Mel, at some point in time all new valley pans were upgraded for the turbo engines...but you have now way of knowing if you have an upgraded valley pan even if you get a new one. I changed my head gaskets and valley pan in late 2003/early 04 but when I did my turbo install in 2007 we poked the holes just for cheap insurance. Its not hard and its better than having to tweak anything once you put all that stuff together.
RKOCH
Fellow Oil Burner
I came right out of the y pipe to a 3 inch up pipe right around the side of the tranny to the back of the turbo where I made a flange that goes from round to square then bolts up to the back of the mount. Then a 3.5 down pipe off turbo.
NJGearhead666
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you can buy the flanges you need you can get all the tubing for the cold side i would use aluminum. diy turbo kits are easy. I have 87 Mustang drag car that is turboed goes low 8's in the 1/4 and every turbo car me and my friend have ever built for ourselfs is all custom made turbo setups. hell before i put the ford motor back in the 87 mustang i had a V-6 out of a grand national in it. anything is possible if you wanna do it
zigzkidz
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if i poked holes in the valley pan would there be any problem if i ended up taking the turbo off? The up pipes im just gonna do it like hypermax does theres. And i have a flange cut out i just to cut the two holes in the middle, but im gonna wait until i get the flange gasket before i do that so i can trace the shape.
