Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Just a question, why not just run a centrifical blower and a motor plate?
Then it is just cold side plumbing, off the shelf headers, etc
You could do a remote water pump and free up some room, use the multi rib serpentine balancer to drive it and a alternator.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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You don't have to run the oil lines there. You can use a regular ole remote filter adapter and screw it to the oil filter pad. Those block off plates are only necessary when using spool engine mounts.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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You don't have to run the oil lines there. You can use a regular ole remote filter adapter and screw it to the oil filter pad. Those block off plates are only necessary when using spool engine mounts.
Yes sir, Im running the spool mounts so they will be used.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Just a question, why not just run a centrifical blower and a motor plate?
Then it is just cold side plumbing, off the shelf headers, etc
You could do a remote water pump and free up some room, use the multi rib serpentine balancer to drive it and a alternator.
good point. but I already have the turbo for this setup and not sure I want to go to a centrifical blower,
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Admittedly I do not have an A-body, but an Early B-body is also pretty narrow. My stock magnum small block manifolds exit in nearly the EXACT same spot as the hemi manifolds. They kick outward towards the frame rail with both motors. Small block is in the car and running, Hemi has already been mocked up for potential future replacement. Just take your time, and plan out your hot side routing carefully... you'll be able to make it fit... By the way... if it makes you feel any better, you're not dealing with any specific hemi problems... you're just dealing with general TURBO fabrication issues!
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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there are a few ls turbo swaps where they used a rear facing drivers side manifold looped the exhaust down like a normal y-pipe but brought it up and into the back of a forward facing manifold on the passenger side
This has been my thought also, not gonna jump to the extreme until I see the fit mit with motor in there.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Ditch them and make your own. Those lines and that block off plate are way more of a headache than just ditching the spool mount trust me. Better yet, just swap K members to a non spool K.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Great post. I've been kicking around the idea of this swap and suspected it would be as bad as what you've run into. Unfortunately it looks like I'll have to just run an LS engine if I want a turbo in my Demon to avoid the headaches. It's a damn shame the Gen 3 hemi is so wide. I'd turbo the Gen 2 hemi in my car now if I could make it all fit. I'm already using a GM trans and Ford rear so my cars already a mutt.
why don't you just turbo a Magnum? I mean how much power do you want? Boost makes stupid power no matter the block.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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why don't you just turbo a Magnum? I mean how much power do you want? Boost makes stupid power no matter the block.
LS is lighter w/high flowing factory heads and many will argue capable of much more abuse. There are many running 800+ HP with pretty much stock, high-mileage long blocks.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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why don't you just turbo a Magnum? I mean how much power do you want? Boost makes stupid power no matter the block.
LS is lighter w/high flowing factory heads and many will argue capable of much more abuse. There are many running 800+ HP with pretty much stock, high-mileage long blocks.
No doubt about that...and the same could be said with the LS vs. Gen 3 comparison too. But to Yuck's point... how much power do you need? If you're looking for sub 700hp, just about anything will work with a turbo.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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Here are my mounts that adapt a non spool /6 K member. This could be configured different for more manifold room too. I can run the oil filter in stock location with this setup. Point is there are other ways to mount these things than spool swap mounts that IMO take up way to much realistate.
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Re: 5.7 Turbo in a A-body
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ok fella's i have a running driving N/A hemi in my 68 barracuda. i am looking to put a turbo on it this winter... so this post is awesome..i have a hemi denny tubular k frame so my set up is a little different. but i was looking at these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jeep-Grand-Chero...b3a&vxp=mtri have tti now. i think a 180 bend out the rear to get the exhaust up front...just spitballing here
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