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can you put a turbo off of a tc on an 87 v6, will the block hold the extra pressure?

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Reply #1 –
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.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #2 –
Quote from: wnt2gofst;235972
can you put a turbo off of a tc on an 87 v6, will the block hold the extra pressure?


what scares me the most about this question is the one to follow..
which undoubtably would be

"How"

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Reply #3 –
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.

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Reply #4 –
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....
Long live the 4-eyes!  - '83 Tbird Turbo - '85 Marquis LTS - '86 LTD Wagon-  '81 Granada GL 2dr

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Reply #5 –
thanks thats what i wanted to know

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Reply #6 –
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...
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com

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Reply #7 –
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

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Reply #8 –
Just swap in a 5.0.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

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Reply #9 –
Quote from: wnt2gofst;236273
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


It ain't gonna happen, forget CFI even exists if you're serious about applying boost...

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Reply #10 –
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
'98 Explorer 5.0
'20 Malibu (I know, Chevy, but, 35MPG. Let's go brandon, eh)

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Reply #11 –
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

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Reply #12 –
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.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com
 

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Reply #13 –
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

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Reply #14 –
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.
84 el camino ss-daily driver(efi mild sbc,2004r, posi 3:42 rear.)
84 mercury cougar v6- was a v6/ nitrous drag car, going back to mostly stock
81 chevy malibu-protouring/  drag car.( efi sbc supercharged 283 that will rev to the moon, 2004r, 4:11 posi rear)