Turbo 383 in a A-body Barracuda

In the begining,
Ok guys and gals! Here I go. This is the start of Turbo'n my Barracuda. Here are a few pics to get the thread started. I am waiting on the financing that should be here by the end of the week! Yeah!! I have pondered the "Twin" setup with Mad Dart and considering the amount of room I do "not" have I have chose to use a single Large Turbo.

This is it!
( http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...0309231126&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWAX:IT )

This will be a blow-thru setup with a holley 850 DP. I will be using a 1965 383 bored .030 over with forged pistons and "H" beam Eagle rods and the factory Forged crank. 906 heads moderately ported and blended with 2.19 int. 1.81 exh. valves and 1.6 roller rockers. Single plain intake. I will be using a custom grind flat tappet cam from Scott Brown @ Straightline Performance. Here are the specs,

Specs: Intake Exhaust
Lobe Lift .360 .353
Rocker ratio 1.5 1.5
Valve Lift .540 .530
Adv Dur 287 303
[email protected] 240 252
Lobe CentLin 108 116
Lash Hot .000 .000


Valve timing Open Close
@.50 Int 12 BTDC 48 ABDC
Exh 62 BBDC 10 ATDC


Lobe Seperation 112
Degree Intake Lobe 108

Decent lobe seperation and Duration, should be suffecient. Target compression should be at 9.5:1. This engine should produce 400-450 horsepower alone. 8-12 lbs boost for street use. Trans. will be the 833 that is already in the car and the 8 3/4 with the 3.73 gear for now. I will be purchasing a set of C.E.'s "Slid-a-Link" traction helpers. The biggest BFG Drag radial that I can fit under the wheelwells.

I will be using an aftermarket hood with cowl scoop for clearance. I will be able to remove the center support for the hood latch since this will be pinned at the front so the intercooler should fit. I intended on using 2 of the GT45 Turbo's installed inside the fenders behind the headlights but really didn't have the room and didn't want to cut my car up! Well that has since changed and will be using the larger turbo above. As advised by Mad Dart I will be using the 2 60mm wastegates and 1 50mm BOV (For now! It may need 2).

The headers will be custom made by me. More than likely will be a "Log" type due to clearance issues. I have concluded that I will need to relocate the battery to the trunk and install the Turbo in that area. My car has 3.5" exhaust now so I will utilize what is there for the exit of the fumes thru 40 series Flowmasters and Factory chrome tips.

Target "Streetable" horsepower should be in the area of 700-800 if all goes well! I am including pics of what my car is as of this moment. It has a 1969 440-6 HP original 6-pack from a 69 Roadrunner that was totalled by a tree during that fell across the roof. I will be removing it and shoving it under the bench after it is pickled. It only has barely 3000 miles on it. I sold the original 6-pack to a member on Moparts.com some time ago. It was a pain in the azz to tune!!

As the progress continues I will post as many pics as possible. Enjoy the build and speak your mind as I am "not" easily offended! LoL!