[white03v6]

Im really considering turbocharging my v6. Im leaning torwards saving up for a v8, but its going to be a possible 6 years before i could go into the market for a v8. im going to get dual exhaust, the windstar intake kit, and udps. im also going to get an 8.8" rear end so i dont break my rear end. ive heard you could safely put 300-400rwhp on the v6 block and transmission, but havent been able to find any proof of this. im going to do 5psi intercooled so i wont put too much on my internals (dont want to forge them if possible). with those mods, how much rwhp should i be sitting around. would i be in safe numbers to have on the stock block and transmission? also, with a 5psi kit, will i need to use higher octane, or will 87 work still? can i get it tuned to use 87?

[gooberhead320]

Originally Posted by white03v6 Im really considering turbocharging my v6. Im leaning torwards saving up for a v8, but its going to be a possible 6 years before i could go into the market for a v8. im going to get dual exhaust, the windstar intake kit, and udps. im also going to get an 8.8" rear end so i dont break my rear end. ive heard you could safely put 300-400rwhp on the v6 block and transmission, but havent been able to find any proof of this. im going to do 5psi intercooled so i wont put too much on my internals (dont want to forge them if possible). with those mods, how much rwhp should i be sitting around. would i be in safe numbers to have on the stock block and transmission? also, with a 5psi kit, will i need to use higher octane, or will 87 work still? can i get it tuned to use 87?

oh really? i broke mine with 272rwhp so it varies from motor to motor. have money to spare if you break anything. and i only had 56k miles

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 oh really? i broke mine with 272rwhp so it varies from motor to motor. have money to spare if you break anything. and i only had 56k miles

ouch...that sucks. idk about turbocharging then. i really cant afford breaking anything in my car.

[Youngin]

Originally Posted by white03v6 ouch...that sucks. idk about turbocharging then. i really cant afford breaking anything in my car.

the more mods you have the better chance of breaking something. if your gonna mod make sure you have extra money for repair

[WLJohnson05]

Originally Posted by white03v6 Im really considering turbocharging my v6. Im leaning torwards saving up for a v8, but its going to be a possible 6 years before i could go into the market for a v8. im going to get dual exhaust, the windstar intake kit, and udps. im also going to get an 8.8" rear end so i dont break my rear end. ive heard you could safely put 300-400rwhp on the v6 block and transmission, but havent been able to find any proof of this. im going to do 5psi intercooled so i wont put too much on my internals (dont want to forge them if possible). with those mods, how much rwhp should i be sitting around. would i be in safe numbers to have on the stock block and transmission? also, with a 5psi kit, will i need to use higher octane, or will 87 work still? can i get it tuned to use 87?

goobers is a freak accident, sometimes random things happen like that.
at 5psi u will still be under 300rwhp and ur 7.5 rear will prolly be fine. u can run up to about 10psi on the stock internals. as far as gas goes i wouldnt run anything less than premium gas with a turbo

[Youngin]

just get a Tlok

[plove71387]

Originally Posted by white03v6 ouch...that sucks. idk about turbocharging then. i really cant afford breaking anything in my car.

Chris Torres has 390rwhp Turbo'd V6 if im not mistaken and his bottom end is stock, things must setup to setup and motor to motor!

But BE READY, Somethings bound to happen to you car once you start messing with boost. I just redid my ENTIRE car just to crack my new CNC heads.

[gooberhead320]

Originally Posted by WLJohnson05 goobers is a freak accident, sometimes random things happen like that. at 5psi u will still be under 300rwhp and ur 7.5 rear will prolly be fine. u can run up to about 10psi on the stock internals. as far as gas goes i wouldnt run anything less than premium gas with a turbo

man mine is a freak accident. lol but your 7.5 will be fine. i was running drag radials and heating them up pretty well and launching at 2500-2600 rpms and that thing held up like a charm

[itschristorres8]

honestly something else happend with goober's motor. until thats figured out you cant rule that has if it'll happen to anyone

for $3070 you can get a Street kit turbo kit... make a good amount of power on 7-10psi and be safe. with 7.2psi on a street kit with a stock motor your looking at about 290rwhp area

or if you dont have cash for the injectors, MAF and fuel pump or tun
3.6psi is fine for about 230-240rwhp

i currently make over 390rwhp on my setup with a stock bottom end with a good tune she still tells the V6 story to others
these cars have more potiential then people will give them

i garuntee if we had the after-market v8 motors have with more v6ers willing to take it all the way you'd see way more 9second and even some 8 second v6 cars

[Hourofpain]

you know i picked my already modded gt for 5500 Just a little info

[gooberhead320]

i would turbo or s/c if you can afford to do it. you will be okay with low boost. and you will have to use a higher octane. its not that more to get 91 or 93. i bought 93 for 2.27 wednesday evening.... i miss my car

[itschristorres8]

get another 3.8 short block and h/c/i the top end
then re-tune on 6psi or more boost

i find myself wanting to flirt with 12psi

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 man mine is a freak accident. lol but your 7.5 will be fine. i was running drag radials and heating them up pretty well and launching at 2500-2600 rpms and that thing held up like a charm

really? ive heard running drag radials on a lightly modded v6 will break the 7.5.
but ill go with your word and just get tloc. if the rear end breaks, ill just upgrade to an 8.8". that would be what i would want to break if anything were to break. but of course, i dont want anything to break. but i should be fine with under 300rwhp launching at 4k with drag radials on a 7.5 with tloc?

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by Hourofpain you know i picked my already modded gt for 5500 Just a little info

i wanted a gt, but online i found the 6ers do better on gas and and i needed a daily driver. read some forums and found the gts and v6s do about the same on gas depending on driving conditions. of course i felt like an idiot, but too late now.

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 honestly something else happend with goober's motor. until thats figured out you cant rule that has if it'll happen to anyone for $3070 you can get a Street kit turbo kit... make a good amount of power on 7-10psi and be safe. with 7.2psi on a street kit with a stock motor your looking at about 290rwhp area or if you dont have cash for the injectors, MAF and fuel pump or tun 3.6psi is fine for about 230-240rwhp i currently make over 390rwhp on my setup with a stock bottom end with a good tune she still tells the V6 story to others these cars have more potiential then people will give them i garuntee if we had the after-market v8 motors have with more v6ers willing to take it all the way you'd see way more 9second and even some 8 second v6 cars

r u on the 7.5 or did u go with the 8.8 rear end?

[stangcharger]

Originally Posted by white03v6 really? ive heard running drag radials on a lightly modded v6 will break the 7.5. but ill go with your word and just get tloc. if the rear end breaks, ill just upgrade to an 8.8". that would be what i would want to break if anything were to break. but of course, i dont want anything to break. but i should be fine with under 300rwhp launching at 4k with drag radials on a 7.5 with tloc?

LOL

im at 436rwhp and will be more soon and am still on my 7.5 rear.

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 honestly something else happend with goober's motor. until thats figured out you cant rule that has if it'll happen to anyone for $3070 you can get a Street kit turbo kit... make a good amount of power on 7-10psi and be safe. with 7.2psi on a street kit with a stock motor your looking at about 290rwhp area or if you dont have cash for the injectors, MAF and fuel pump or tun 3.6psi is fine for about 230-240rwhp i currently make over 390rwhp on my setup with a stock bottom end with a good tune she still tells the V6 story to others these cars have more potiential then people will give them i garuntee if we had the after-market v8 motors have with more v6ers willing to take it all the way you'd see way more 9second and even some 8 second v6 cars

and with 5psi would i be sitting around 260rwhp? do u have any tq numbers? i would guess around 260 to the wheels also? also, what did you do to your top end and do u have forged internals? ill probably be able to turbo somewhere after 2 years, but i want to go ahead and figure my car out. but i need to be able to last another 4 years after that. right now i have 50k miles, and when i can put a turbo on, the car should be around 80k. how many miles did you have on your car b4 and after turbo? is turbocharging a car with 80k miles a bad idea if i need it 4 more years?

[gooberhead320]

Originally Posted by white03v6 really? ive heard running drag radials on a lightly modded v6 will break the 7.5. but ill go with your word and just get tloc. if the rear end breaks, ill just upgrade to an 8.8". that would be what i would want to break if anything were to break. but of course, i dont want anything to break. but i should be fine with under 300rwhp launching at 4k with drag radials on a 7.5 with tloc?

some people have broken them lightly modded and others haven't. i wouldn't launch at 4k. i was launching at 2500 and was afraid to go any higher.

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by stangcharger LOL im at 436rwhp and will be more soon and am still on my 7.5 rear.

nice, and i would say u r also using drag radials with 436rhwp?

[white03v6]

Originally Posted by gooberhead320 some people have broken them lightly modded and others haven't. i wouldn't launch at 4k. i was launching at 2500 and was afraid to go any higher.

if i just got street tires with better grip, could i launch at 4k, or would i spin too much with 5 psi?