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Technical => Engine Tech => Topic started by: colbyseth on December 26, 2005, 12:50:13 AM

Title: turbo f150?
Post by: colbyseth on December 26, 2005, 12:50:13 AM
want to put turbo from 86 cougar on my 05 f150.  is turbo to small, and if so, what size and what car can I get it from? this would help me out a lot. my pickup has a 4.6.
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on December 26, 2005, 01:08:58 AM
yes a t-3 is too small to run as a single turbo.


pick up another one and you will be good to go ... with the supporting mods/parts
Title: turbo f150
Post by: colbyseth on December 26, 2005, 01:24:07 AM
would you know what turbos came on the older laser,talon,eclipse?l
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87 on December 26, 2005, 01:51:14 AM
Quote from: colbyseth
would you know what turbos came on the older laser,talon,eclipse?l



they had a few they are even smaller then the one off your cougar.



want a large single look for a holset h1c .
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: Tbird232ci on December 26, 2005, 11:55:25 AM
Quote from: colbyseth
would you know what turbos came on the older laser,talon,eclipse?l

Those are a T25, which is smaller than your cougar turbo, which is a T3

You need to basically find a diesel truck turbo for a V8 if youre going single turbo.
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: colbyseth on December 26, 2005, 11:45:54 PM
I'd like to run a set up like an STS. (squire turbo systems) anyone out there familiar with em? but what your sayin is to run 2 t3s, any problem with an STS style setup?
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: BogusSVO on December 29, 2005, 09:59:38 PM
go back yard on it...i thought of doing a twin turbo on my old 85 F150..... flip a set of shorty stang headders and build a couple turbo flaged adapter pipes and the twin TB on the 5.0 trucks just beg to have it done
Title: turbo f150?
Post by: drivwfo on December 30, 2005, 06:13:12 PM
poke around here......

http://www.toohighpsi.com

lots of good reading and he started with a JY TT 351 T-bird.  :D