Sean Somehow I was under the impression that Mark completed your manifolds. Do you have the Turbos? Can the stock exhaust manifolds bolt to the head so they face forward? Paul
Yes, mark completed about 10 kits and sold them all. My kit was a little different and little better than the manifolds in the other kits he sold. No the manifolds can not be flipped end for end due to the fact that the bolts holes are not symetrical. If memory serves me right the manifolds can be swapped side for side so they point forward and down which might work ok if a person used an electric fan to free up space in front of the engine. This would likely work well for a single turbo setup and if sized correctly it would work really well. Another option is the remote mounted turbo which I am doing on my pickup truck. I am mounting the turbo where the cat. converter used to be, the long piping back up to the carb/throttle body allows the boosted air a chance to cool down. I am using a metal shield to keep road debris off the turbo. There was even one guy who mounted a turbo in the trunk of his Skylark but he said it was noisey LOL! My car is on it's way to my house with a shipping company. It has cleared customs so everything is fine now... Friday the car will be in my garage where I will drop in the good engine, build the fuel system, and other minor details. More pics here: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v732/seanbuick76/70 Twin turbo 350 Skylark STREET CAR/
How do you think rear mounted turbo's would work on the 350 engine? When I think remote mounted turbo's I instantly think of STS, of which I've heard mixed reviews about.. However, I've been thinking of going this route, and they're not too expensive either from what I've heard. If this is really my only option for Forced Induction besides extensive modding, I think I'll do it.. Besides, some kinda turbocharging has to be better than none right?o No:
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there is already a bolt on Supercharger kit available. http://v8buick.com/showthread.php?21982-ATI-Procharger-on-Buick-455-s-and-350-s Is this still available?
I am not sure if this is available. There is a guy who posted on here about 7 months ago showing his supercharger kit installed and I think it was from the company you are talking about. I do know that this guy bought the kit a long time ago though so it is hard to say. I searched but could not find it. ---------- Post added at 03:52 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:50 AM ---------- I used to be sceptical of the remote mounted turbos however they have proved to work well!
Sean How long are the Hershe rods you used and what was the pin size? Also what was the pin height on the Diamond custom pistons ? Thanks Paul
Well then, I think that answers my question. :TU: Time to start learning about what is all involved now and how to go about doing this on the Buick 350. Right off the bat, my compression comes to mind.. I'm thinking it will be too high for a boost application? I have the H.O. engine with 10.25:1 compression. I've heard of our engines going boosted on a stock engine. uzzled: Is this true at all, at least on my specific engine? Now starts the boost learning game I suppose. :Comp:
Have you found the two digit letter code on the block of the engine between number 2 and 3 cylinders? If you tell me that I can confirm your compression. If it was an RP engine it is supposed to be about 10:1 if it is a RO engine it is 9:1. The factory ratings are a little high anyways, also you can loose a fair amount of compression going to 40 thou thick head gaskets vs the stock 10 thou. head gasket. I have also just carefully removed some extra material from around the chamber of the heads while I was smoothing things in order to lower the compression a bit. My rods are stock spec just lighter and stronger, I do not remember the compression height on the pistons however it works out to 8.7:1 compression. That is one reason I like the Hershe rods, they are bolt in replacements of the stockers, same pin diameter, width, everything is the same.
Sean.. Where is a pic of that exhaust setup that Mark made for James that married both sides under the car and came up to the passenger side front of the engine for a single turbo????
