64 vallie... what did I get myself into.

old tired rebel said

Bill I understand your enthusiasm for a turbo/6 and I have no problems with it. It just didn't answer the op question except about the rust issues. And how to improve his /6 cheaply to make it a good all around driver.

But in most cases when you read about junkyard turbos they need to be rebuilt and it isn't cheap to do. Also here where I am at finding a turbo is hard to do. I like the pictures you posted and seems to well thought out but dollar for dollar that turbo /6 was not cheap to build.

Back to the op question.

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You make good points. I apologize for skewing the original poster's query,
There are some factors to consider that I didn't mention, but I think they're pertinent. The guys who run hard with turbos on this board have learned that those forced-induction engines don't respond well to deep final-drive gearing. They make better power by being "held back" like a nitro motor does. Ryan Peterson's '66 Valiant which runs in the tens, does its best 60-foot times with a 2.76 final drive.(!)

Could be wrong; been wrong before.... but, we're havin' fun, so far!:burnout: