Turbo charger

[judaspriest75]

Would it be possible to put a turbo or two on my 1984 300 i6 4 speed standard? Not for racing... Yet. Right now I just want I little bit more get up but later I might make it into a race/badass farm truck but that might be about 20 years because I ain't leaving this truck lol. I just want to know if it's possible

[FX4Life]

Anything is possible


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[Ford Fan#1]

Anything is possible Fired from the other forum......twicewhen you give rednecks beer! Lmao

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[RhinoZ24]

when you give rednecks beer! Lmao

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Hey hey hey. I take offense to that. I don't need beer to come up with awesome ideas lol. Yes I am a CA redneck haha.

[Ford Fan#1]

Hey hey hey. I take offense to that. I don't need beer to come up with awesome ideas lol. Yes I am a CA redneck haha.lmao I use electrical tape and a ziplock bag to replace the missing weather stripping around the back window of my truck and duck tape and a bandaid box so my grandma would stop complaining about the cold air getting to her and duck taped led flashlights to a push mower to mow my big brother thinks me and my brother are the biggest rednecks he's ever met

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[judaspriest75]

Woah hold on here... What's wrong with rednecks? Lmao

[Ford Fan#1]

Woah hold on here... What's wrong with rednecks? Lmaonothing beer makes them accomplish more in creative ways

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[Raptor05121]

Would it be possible to put a turbo or two on my 1984 300 i6 4 speed standard? Not for racing... Yet. Right now I just want I little bit more get up but later I might make it into a race/badass farm truck but that might be about 20 years because I ain't leaving this truck lol. I just want to know if it's possible

anything is possible with money and time.

but turbocharging an inline 6...in an older pickup is kind of pointless. you'll spend a couple grand, pickup maybe 40 rwhp, but none of that matters because the I6 was made for low-end torque, the complete opposite of a turbocharger. You would have to build the entire block, upgrade the transmissions and again, after several thousand dollars, your truck will be maybe a second faster in the quarter mile. Top speed will be unaffected because you are limited by your LT tires, drum brakes, and the 4,000 pounds of steel under your butt. Trucks are not meant to go fast. if you want forced induction, and you had a good platform to start from (newer, lighter single cab, maybe 2003-ish with a 5.4L V8) then you could spend a grand and put a supercharger on it and see 12s or 13s in the quarter with a top speed of 130mph. Or you could spend $3,000 and buy a Mustang GT and slap a S/C on it and get 150+ out of it with a 11-13s quarter mile

[RhinoZ24]

And the professor strikes back with the info. Boom!

[Ford Fan#1]

anything is possible with money and time. but turbocharging an inline 6...in an older pickup is kind of pointless. you'll spend a couple grand, pickup maybe 40 rwhp, but none of that matters because the I6 was made for low-end torque, the complete opposite of a turbocharger. You would have to build the entire block, upgrade the transmissions and again, after several thousand dollars, your truck will be maybe a second faster in the quarter mile. Top speed will be unaffected because you are limited by your LT tires, drum brakes, and the 4,000 pounds of steel under your butt. Trucks are not meant to go fast. if you want forced induction, and you had a good platform to start from (newer, lighter single cab, maybe 2003-ish with a 5.4L V8) then you could spend a grand and put a supercharger on it and see 12s or 13s in the quarter with a top speed of 130mph. Or you could spend $3,000 and buy a Mustang GT and slap a S/C on it and get 150+ out of it with a 11-13s quarter mileyeah you've got a point.. Yeah I would do that to a mustang not a pickup

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[Jersey_Joe]

U can do it to a pick up. Just not a great engine choice to do it on that's all. 4.6 5.4 5.0 6.2 r way more fun

[judaspriest75]

Yea I've been thinking about getting a fox body probably a 91-93 and loading the **** out of it lol

[RexReid]

yeah you've got a point.. Yeah I would do that to a mustang not a pickup

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Just kidding, but have you heard of the ecoboost. Turbos create horsepower in all engines and it is free power. : )

[5pointSlo]

Just kidding, but have you heard of the ecoboost. Turbos create horsepower in all engines and it is free power. : )

Nothing is free. Turbos come along with unpredictable boost spikes, boost leaks, fuel nightmares, etc... But a super charger is one tune... All weather.

[judaspriest75]

Would I be able to put a super charger on my truck and if so would it be worth it?

[5pointSlo]

I'm sure you could make a vortec kit work bit honestly no. You have to have power to make power with a super charger. Inline 6 engine is a tank... Sturdy and reliable. But its just not designed to go fast

[Ford Fan#1]

I'm sure you could make a vortec kit work bit honestly no. You have to have power to make power with a super charger. Inline 6 engine is a tank... Sturdy and reliable. But its just not designed to go fastwe should call you the 2nd professor :)

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[Jersey_Joe]

we should call you the 2nd professor :) Sent from my iPhone using F150 App

He does indeed have professor status. But unfortunately we have a professor. I'll have to think of suitable nickname fer slow lol

[Ford Fan#1]

He does indeed have professor status. But unfortunately we have a professor. I'll have to think of suitable nickname fer slow lolproblem solver?

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[5pointSlo]

Haha. I'm sure we will think of something

[FX4Life]

Slofessor?

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[Jersey_Joe]

Haha. I'm sure we will think of something
It will b worthy. Lol. Just Gota think of a good one

[RexReid]

Nothing is free. Turbos come along with unpredictable boost spikes, boost leaks, fuel nightmares, etc... But a super charger is one tune... All weather.

Are you allowed to say that? While I totally agree, it is kind of an unpopular point.

[Jersey_Joe]

Are you allowed to say that? While I totally agree, it is kind of an unpopular point.
I'm not sure I understand what u mean Rex. Slo kinda nailed that. So I don't understand why u would say r u allowed to say that? M confused lol

[RexReid]

I'm not sure I understand what u mean Rex. Slo kinda nailed that. So I don't understand why u would say r u allowed to say that? M confused lol


Many forum's members will really come after anyone who says "Nothing is free. Turbos come along with unpredictable boost spikes, boost leaks, fuel nightmares, etc... But a super charger is one tune... All weather."

There are a lot of people out there with financial interests. This is the only sight where the quoted talk wouldn't get a bunch of ecoboosters arguing about the benefits of turbo charging. I had this discussion in the 70's and haven't seen any reason to change my opinion:

1. Turbos add power. 2. When you compress the air fuel mixture with the turbos, it creates inefficiency (that is why the larger 3.7 gets better MPG even though it isn't direct injected) That is on the EPA simulated course requiring the same power. 3. Pushing more HP out of a smaller engine is going to cause shorter engine life. 4. If you want to tow like a diesel, get a diesel. 5. "V8 power with v6 economy" is a great slogan; It is not truthful, but I get it.

Try presenting these facts at F150forums.com