can you put a turbo off of a tc on an 87 v6, will the block hold the extra pressure?
No. they throw head gaskets like nobody's business stock. A 3.8 wouldn't be a good choice unless you threw a 4.0 in. I would also look into the copper ring head gaskets if you were serious...
You wouldn't want to run more then 5 to 6 psi on a stock motor, and thats for a v-8. Anything over that, you would prolly want hardened internalls. The closest thing I know of is a guy that put a deseil turbo on a v-6 mustang.
what scares me the most about this question is the one to follow..
which undoubtably would be
"How"
id use the connections off of the tc header and weld them to my v6 on the side that i could make room for it and then just run the pipes and connect the intercooler and connect it to the throttle body.
There are so many things wrong with this idea, it's hard to say where to start.
First, the early non-SC 3.8 is not going to hold up to any kind of boosting..at least not for very long.
Secondly, since you never said what year "TC" you are talking about...and contrary to what you might think...they are not all the same. Regardless of that fact, a single Garret T3 from the earlier TC's will not even come close to being big enough for a 3.8 (if it was even able to handle it) and the IHI turbo from the later TC's is even smaller.
Clean answer?
No....
thanks thats what i wanted to know
you could always throw two turbo's on each side. And get a newer supercoupe block. It should already be built to handle boost and you'll prolly want a new motor to mock it up on anyways...
so, if i got a newer block would i be able to use all my original parts on the newer block? cause mine is cfi and i dont really want to change all the wiring for port injection
Just swap in a 5.0.
It ain't gonna happen, forget CFI even exists if you're serious about applying boost...
The easiest, most reliable, and least hassling way to get more power and torque in your car is to swap to a 5.0, preferably an HO version.
If you can wire up a stereo, then you can swap harness's and EEC's.
If you have a hard on for a forced induction 3.8, then go with as new of a SC engine as you can possibly find, there's a member here that did it, but it's involved :D
ok sounds like i just need to put in a 5.0, i have three cars the v6, tc, and an 88 xr7, but the xr7 has 255,000 and the v6 only has 73,000 and the tc has 175,000 on it so i was just tring to avoid rebuilding the 5.0, but thanks for the info
5.0 or 2.3 would be the way to go. The 3.8 can be built, for alot of money though. Check out http://www.moranav6racing.com/ if you got alot of cash. If not, do a 87-93 mustang swap on the 88 xr7. Thats the perfect starter car to begin with.
i would have started on the xr7 already but the body and susp. need to be rebuilt also, the body has A LOT of rust issues and the susp. is really bad, but thats what indiana winters do to cars
you could boost a v6 right after you buy a head gasket set so when it does blow your ready to rebuild the head gasket. also the v6 will handle 6psi tops. if you dont want to find a supercoupe engine go get a cheap 4.2 liter engine out of a f150 and you boost all day long with no blown headgaskets.
what year of an f150?
97 and up
will i have to change my trans or anything else?
and how much boost?
Time to sound like a dick, since I'm good at it.
You have to learn more to accomplish your goal. You don't just put a turbo on an engine, and go "yay, I have 400 horsepower". You have to learn about the computer system, how you're going to tune it, how you're going to keep up with the fuel demands, what to do about your ignition system, what turbo is appropriate for your goals, how you will mount said turbo to your car, how you will plumb it, intercooler or no intercooler, strength of the engine, strength of the transmission, strength of the rear, the body, the suspension, and so many more factors before you consider it.
Or...you can ignore me, slap something together, blow it up, and be mad at the world.
i know all of that, i just want to know if the 4.2 will bolt up to my AOD and how much boost psi the block will hold before it gives?
http://www.google.com
Start with a supercoupe V6 and trans. Add two IHIs with ICs.
Keep us posted on the results.
So explain your setup plan.
like everyone said you must have aleast a good idea on what your getting yourself into and how you want to build a turbo v6. it not easy at all. i am still finishing my plan on paper to build my turbo 4.2 v6. while i buy the big parts.
The 3.8 is called the head Gasket hog,even the front wheel drive 3.8. U could Turbo it but it would be less heace to turbo a 5.0 or even buying a TC or XR-7. Or get a SC and build a custom if you really want to build a 3.8.
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First off, WTF is a "heace"?
He wants to know about putting a turbo on a 3.8/4.2, not a 5.0, or anything else. I'd say that Shawn's post pretty well summed it up...you didn't need to spew nonsense about it...course, I didn't either :flip:
Then again, what could I expect comin' from a guy with 30# valves...:punchballs:
i got a 4.0 out of an explorer and i got a turbo off of a 99 f350 im in the process of getting the rest of the parts now. i got a 5 spd trans out of the explorer also. anybody now anything about a conversion?
auto to man.
doesnt Dare live out near you?
yeah we live in the same area, but its not like we are neighbors or anything