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Old 11-17-2009, 07:59 AM   #32
turbo350
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Re: fastest low budget sbc truck?

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Originally Posted by Wasted Income View Post
Well since you didn't specify what generation SBC...I will throw mine in the mix.

Here's my current setup:
1969 C-10 Longbed
Air Ride Suspension front and rear
4200 lb race weight
BONE Stock 5.3: Stock heads (no porting) stock cam, stock valve springs, stock intake....NEVER had a valve cover off of it.
Borg Warner S471 turbo with a 1.58 a/r on the exhaust side (huge, i know...came off of a diesel semi)
E85
Snow Performance water injection (NO intercooler)
4L80E, 13" 2500 stall Hughes converter
12 bolt with 3.73 gear and posi
275-50-15 M/T Drag Radials

Went to the track this weekend and clicked off a 13.108 @ 112 mph.....all the while lifting the heads under boost and pushing water at 12 psi.
60' was terrible....2.279 sec.

Was footbraking, trying to build a little boost, but couldn't...kept driving thru the brakes.

Was dead hooking off the line, but was weak until about 100' off the line, then the turbo lights and she pulls light a freight train, and flys thru the traps.

I need more converter, or a smaller exhaust housing...or both.

$500 for engine/wiring, etc
$400 for trans
$400 for 60 lb injectors
$400 into the turbo setup (did it all myself...got deals on parts)
$700 tuning software
$125 wideband Innovate LM1



Once you get it dialed in that will be impressive. How difficult was the engine swap with all the electronics?
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