Still accumulating parts and hoping to get things together by EO April. Looking to run high 9's. Switching over from Procharger to Turbo..

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Pic of the parts pile....The Top Gun box has about a decade of misc tubing.

Trying to keep $$$ within the TM members I picked up
Turbo from Dave@ majestic
Dman hooked me up with additional tubing, silicone and misc. I think he shipped things the day before i called and ordered
Joe hooked me up with some flanges and gaskets.



Walt

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Congrats Can't wait to see the difference between Procharger and turbo. Update often with lots of pics

 

What's your combo? Any engine pics?

 

nice lookin' car

what did it run with the procharger? what size turbo? single or twin?

keep us updated...

 

454 8.5:1...nothing fancy. Stock block, refinished rods and crank.
Oval port heads
home built Holley DP

low 10's with the Procharger

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More pics later today when I upload them. I started on the hot side. I wanted to locate the turbo on the pass side but radiator, inner fender, and BBC made it too tight.


Walt

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AH! I have been waiting for you to get started! You are staying with the 454? What about the 468? Gordon

 

what procharger was you running ? what are you going to do with the procharger ? is it for sale ?

 

I think you have a really cool combo planned out. I can only imagine the hp potential you will have once you get everything sorted out. Very nice car. Any plans of race gas and cranking up the boost?

 

Have you thought about moving the rad over to the driver side. Sneaking the turbo inlet beside it. then you can run your down pipe straight off the turbo and reduce the number of bends you have to juggle in the engine bay. I know what your going through, I just finished redoing my hotside in my 68 velle (with inner fenders) If its worth anyting to you. I didnt want to hack up my rad support (more) so I put the rad infront of the support. Fits like a glove and allowed me to move it far enought to one side

Gene

 

Subscribing Walt, I can;t wait to see this beast built.

 

may i be the first to say "about time." thats sweet, i can't wait to see further progress and hear how it runs. mines about a year out from where you are at. seriously.

 

Yep...running the 468


Sorry the D1 Procharger is gone..

Gene,
I'm still looking at a few options..I plan on puting vintage air on the car down the road and don't think the radiator move will work or me. I can move it outboard more...factory battery location but the mount will look like a ladder bar

Walt

 

Well....I have some headers put together.....A friend welded them up for me....well actually his brother did it...and he did more gluing than welding. Things didn't look that bad until I pressure tested ONE of them...haven't even tried the other side...

Long story short.....they have more holes than a garden sprinkler.....some easily seen misses and some porous crap......leak at the flange, merges, joints....

Man...I'm just going to take a little time before I make a decision....after spending half of super bowl sunday cutting pipe...I may just start over or at least cut back from the flange and add the 1-2 inches back on...

Damn Gordon...I should have taken you up on the welding help

Walt

 

Dont toss them. Put them in a box and send them to me. I'll fix them right up and send em' back at ya. Gordon 586-264-9570

 

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Glad to see you finally started on this Walt. I can't wait to see how this installation turns out with the BBC and inner fenders.

Keep it up man.

 

you plan on running an intercooler?


if not you should at least consider water/alcohol injection

 

Looking foward to another Chevy turbo buildup!!