'76 Dart Lite -- Budget Boost Build
I have had the Dart Lite for several years. Drove it daily for a few, it has been sitting for a while due to life situations.
It's time to bring it back. It sat because I couldn't get a decent 1 bbl carb for anything.
I bought a 2 bbl setup through FABO a while back. I got to the point of looking at setup, and exhaust manifold is cracked. It cracked at a convenient spot, that allowed me to cut if off for turbo manifold.
I picked up an RB25DET turbo off local Craigslist, for 40.00 bucks.
I started to make an adapter from manifold to turbo out of stainless at work, but it might be too thin, I haven't confirmed yet.
Turbo is probably a little on the smaller side, OE Nissan application is 2.5, but it will get into boost sooner, especially on the /6 with low RPM.
I cut the manifold at the right spot, ported a little bit, and surprisingly, the opening of the manifold and the opening of the turbo are just about spot on match to each other.
Basic plans are a blow through setup, no intercooler. Turbo will be directly under intake, and use a minimum of mandrel bent tubing to come right back up and blow through the carb. If temps are too high, I will look to alky/water injection, and keep it under the stock Dart Lite hood.
I have had the Dart Lite for several years. Drove it daily for a few, it has been sitting for a while due to life situations.
It's time to bring it back. It sat because I couldn't get a decent 1 bbl carb for anything.
I bought a 2 bbl setup through FABO a while back. I got to the point of looking at setup, and exhaust manifold is cracked. It cracked at a convenient spot, that allowed me to cut if off for turbo manifold.
I picked up an RB25DET turbo off local Craigslist, for 40.00 bucks.
I started to make an adapter from manifold to turbo out of stainless at work, but it might be too thin, I haven't confirmed yet.
Turbo is probably a little on the smaller side, OE Nissan application is 2.5, but it will get into boost sooner, especially on the /6 with low RPM.
I cut the manifold at the right spot, ported a little bit, and surprisingly, the opening of the manifold and the opening of the turbo are just about spot on match to each other.
Basic plans are a blow through setup, no intercooler. Turbo will be directly under intake, and use a minimum of mandrel bent tubing to come right back up and blow through the carb. If temps are too high, I will look to alky/water injection, and keep it under the stock Dart Lite hood.
