I heard you can't pull heavy loads with a turbo
01-26-2005 | 07:54 PM
#23
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From: Houma, Louisiana
Originally Posted by j4nash
the guy that i talked to was from Livernois Motorsports.
01-26-2005 | 08:10 PM
#25
i think there is a problem with towing or at least this isn't the first i have heard that you have to be careful. you would not want to take my truck and load it to 15000lb's and try and tow up a steep grade. it would make the power for it easy but wouldn't take long for things to get ugly. i think if it was turned down to a safe 5psi or so that it would be ok but maybe not. the thing is with the turbo you would be tempted to hit that hill at 70mph because it would do it but the heat would be building fast.
i think with a cast iron manifolds and limited boost you would be ok like the sts kit.
i think with a cast iron manifolds and limited boost you would be ok like the sts kit.
01-26-2005 | 08:17 PM
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From: Houma, Louisiana
Originally Posted by parish8
i think there is a problem with towing or at least this isn't the first i have heard that you have to be careful. you would not want to take my truck and load it to 15000lb's and try and tow up a steep grade. it would make the power for it easy but wouldn't take long for things to get ugly. i think if it was turned down to a safe 5psi or so that it would be ok but maybe not. the thing is with the turbo you would be tempted to hit that hill at 70mph because it would do it but the heat would be building fast.
i think with a cast iron manifolds and limited boost you would be ok like the sts kit.
i think with a cast iron manifolds and limited boost you would be ok like the sts kit.
01-26-2005 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by F8L Z71
You'd have LOVED to hear my pitch to my buddy about how he should get a Radix for his 02' 2500HD. I drove it for a week while moving into a new house and I would daydream durring my trips back and forth with loads to the new house. I think I almost have him hooked. You'd would have fainted when I told him for his application he'd be happier with the Radix.....
01-27-2005 | 12:50 AM
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From: Sacramento, CA
Originally Posted by moregrip
say what
He uses his truck to tow his race car and he loves to drive through HUGE puddles and sling mud on people. He is never going to add a converter or a cam or any other stuff to the truck and he needs it to be smog legal. The Radix was a no brainer for him. His truck has ok top end but the bottom end feels like you're already towing a 5klb trailer even when nothing is attached! As much as I give you guys **** about my STS being better I like the Radix and know when a person should get it over another brand. :p
01-27-2005 | 09:42 AM
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Anyone see the TV show about the Banks twin kit for the SBC?
Here is the kit: http://www.bankspower.com/twin-turbo-products.cfm
Check out the exhaust manifolds... http://www.bankspower.com/twin-turbo-system.cfm
On the TV show (HP TV or something?), they mentioned that the exhaust side of a turbo can easily glow from heat - they said Banks designed these things so they won't sag from the turbo's weight, with all of the heat generated under heavy loads.
I think that is the limiting factory with front-mounts... a strong enough header/log/manifold system.
Here is the kit: http://www.bankspower.com/twin-turbo-products.cfm
Check out the exhaust manifolds... http://www.bankspower.com/twin-turbo-system.cfm
On the TV show (HP TV or something?), they mentioned that the exhaust side of a turbo can easily glow from heat - they said Banks designed these things so they won't sag from the turbo's weight, with all of the heat generated under heavy loads.
I think that is the limiting factory with front-mounts... a strong enough header/log/manifold system.