what turbo for a stretched stock location intercooler

[CHANCE]

What would be the biggest turbo that I could run with a stretched intercooler? Don't worry about reading my current set up I'm going to build my new set up around my stretched and the biggest turbo that it can take.

 

[Amelio]

I dont know the answer to that.....I have a 66 on my car with a stock location 1 1/2 on mine.....I know most guys that start to run larger typically go to a front mount. My car is 95% on the street and tracked when I have the extra cash (which seems like never in the past few years) so I did not want a front mount blocking my radiator plus for my goals I did not need to spend the money on a front mount to achieve the times I want for the car.

Just curious what are your goals for the car? A stock location 1 1/2 will take you pretty far if the rest of your setup is right.

 

[CHANCE]

I am building something different and just want to know what's the biggest turbo that I could run with a stock location

 

[BGNeXtreem]

Running a 70 here

 

[CHANCE]

Is there anyone running something bigger

 

[forcefed3.8's]

What are your goals?? Turbo selection isn't based on your intercooler. No reason to run anything bigger than needed. Any turbo with an S or E cover can be run with a SLIC. I ran a 76GTQ with a Dequick V4.

 

[CHANCE]

My goal is to run the biggest turbo I can on a stock location intercooler.

 

[oldsracer]

Im no expert but I think you can run as big a turbo as you can find, all you gotta do is get couplers to fit. Also are you running three bolt or four bolt headers because if your running three bolt that will limit you before your intercooler does

 

[CHANCE]

They're 3 bolt kenny bell headers

 

[bison]

My goal is to run the biggest turbo I can on a stock location intercooler.

You could run an S cover t76 or 76 variant. If you had a turbo core I could probably squeak out an 80mm inducer custom wheel in an s cover. 6 week lead time on the compressor and
It would need to be prepaid. It would be a complete waste with the s cover and limited ex side configuration though. A compressor that will support 1100hp with a compressor cover that's a choker at 800hp and a hot side that is choke flowed around 900hp on a purpose built engine. On a bolt on engine it would be even less potential. Stock location intercoolers are great for small cammed engines that don't rev over 5700 but don't typically have enough cross sectional area to come close to the flow potential of a front mount with a core at least twice as wide and 3 times more surface area. Which is needed to get the most out of larger turbos. This isn't even considering heat rejection either. Chances are you will be running the
Compressor in surge also.

 

[Amelio]

damn that's an answer! that's a man with knowledge and the hands on