How would a turbo off of a Ford 7.3L or 6.0L ....
01-18-2007, 03:53 PM
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i dont know anything about the ford turbos but the duramax turbos have variable turbine vanes controlled by the pcm and in order to use a duramax turbo on a gas engine you would need some way to control the degree of the vanes in the turbine
just throwing it out there in case the ford turbos are the same
just throwing it out there in case the ford turbos are the same
01-18-2007, 04:04 PM
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Depends on the size of the engine, RPM requirements, flow requirements, etc.
Diesel engines only spin about half as fast as a gasoline engine. A rule of thumb for determining where a diesel turbo will work in a gas application is to cut the volume in half, so a 6.0L diesel turbo would be okay for a 3.0L gas motor that spun twice as fast as the diesel, or a 7.3L turbo would work okay for a 3.65L motor, etc...
That method is okay for a guesstimate... There are lots of other variables to come into play like how much flow you need, whether it's low-end or top-end, etc. If the turbo is too small, you'll overspeed the turbo or waste alot of energy out the wastegate.
I would suggest using the method above to try to narrow down the turbo applications available, then checking the compressor maps for those turbos to see if the flow requirements meet your needs and horsepower requirements.
If a single diesel turbo is too small, you can run twins, or go searching through a heavy duty truck boneyard for an over the road truck or heavy equipment engine. Alot of those trucks have 10-16 liter engines with single or twin turbos that might work better in a single turbo setup on a gas V8.
Diesel engines only spin about half as fast as a gasoline engine. A rule of thumb for determining where a diesel turbo will work in a gas application is to cut the volume in half, so a 6.0L diesel turbo would be okay for a 3.0L gas motor that spun twice as fast as the diesel, or a 7.3L turbo would work okay for a 3.65L motor, etc...
That method is okay for a guesstimate... There are lots of other variables to come into play like how much flow you need, whether it's low-end or top-end, etc. If the turbo is too small, you'll overspeed the turbo or waste alot of energy out the wastegate.
I would suggest using the method above to try to narrow down the turbo applications available, then checking the compressor maps for those turbos to see if the flow requirements meet your needs and horsepower requirements.
If a single diesel turbo is too small, you can run twins, or go searching through a heavy duty truck boneyard for an over the road truck or heavy equipment engine. Alot of those trucks have 10-16 liter engines with single or twin turbos that might work better in a single turbo setup on a gas V8.
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01-22-2007, 04:11 PM
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Found a kit on got-pressure.com. I don't know if the guy is still making the kits or not. Coming in a $5200 for the entire setup. Seems like a lot of $. What does a t-76 come on?
01-22-2007, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tt460
Diesel engines only spin about half as fast as a gasoline engine. A rule of thumb for determining where a diesel turbo will work in a gas application is to cut the volume in half, so a 6.0L diesel turbo would be okay for a 3.0L gas motor that spun twice as fast as the diesel, or a 7.3L turbo would work okay for a 3.65L motor, etc...
