PISHTAS turbo build

FAN-TASTICALLY! 3,000 happy miles and counting on this setup. 18-20mpg and that silent wooosh whenever you want to pass a car on the freeway with effortless light pedal tapping.

This surprises me. I thought the choke removed would have dropped it down to 15-17, but maybe the fact that your intake and exhaust still bolt together is helping this? and probably your exhaust is a bit hotter under the intake from turbo backpressure?I dunno, no matter though, that's great. What kind of mileage were you getting before? I bet EFI would make it even better :evil3:

I had done the supersix total modification beforehand and rebuilt the entire head with new valves, seats, springs, everything, and it was kind of faster than before but Priuses were passing me up and I could do nothing about it - couldn't even catch up and I am dead serious about that. I had to mash to pedal to try to get to freeway speed even. I put a muffler back on it previously because the motor worked so hard it sounded like I was making all kinds of power but wasn't going anywhere. lol.

Yeah, that's bad lol sounds similar to my worn out stock one that I pulled. Although mine had straight Lucas for oil, and awful compression, which is why I always figured it was down in power. Although, other than the supersix (I can't remember, did you run 2.25 exhaust and supersix distributor as well?) you had a stock engine. At best you had a stock supersix.

Brandon is out resident turbo non-believer. He's just stating how he feels about the whole thing, which is fine - but I feel like he hasn't tried it, or been near it. Someone go give him a ride with their turbo slant and show him there's a reason to do it, otherwise he won't be swayed.

Non-believer? It's not that I don't believe per say, just I personally wouldn't build a carbed 225 turbo, and for multiple reasons. I also don't believe that they are for everyone. I will gladly take a joy ride tho! No, wait. I'll get there on my own. I'd hate for the bug to bite me too soon.

It's either that, or Brandon was up really late building the fastest turbo slant block the world had ever seen. He had shelled thousands into it, and had it on the chains ready to go in the car, when suddenly DISASTER STRUCK! and lightning struck the engine hoist, and broke the chains, when the block fell and crushed his cat. He was devastated and burried the block and cat in the backyard with a tombstone of plywood that says "never forget" and swore revenge on the turbo slant. To this day he has been scouring thousands of posts to tell people that they can get 200hp out of N/A modifications, just to save them from the similar heartache that he felt.... on that fateful day...

How'd you know? R.I.P. Mittens :cry: Truthfully though, I used to want to build a turbo slant car, because it was different and neat. And then all of a sudden the whole world and their brother want to build a turbo slant. Then prices for anything slant related went way up ($200 for a supersix, with out the kickdown? $175 for a kickdown? Nope) Do I still consider one? Of course. Right now I've been trying to figure out what a decent turbo cam would be. Lots of people lately have been building these, but I don't think many actually look into stuff like sizing the proper turbo, or cam, head porting, etc.

Slant turbos aren't a bad thing, they just have a very small niche. I don't think they are for everyone. I've seen some people lately build boosted slants, only for the project to die off for unknown reasons.

To the OP: If you are wanting to build a turbo slant, great! I look forward to following your build! (I do most all of them) I hope you make great power, but most of all have fun with it, that's what keeps these old cars around. Oh, and if you want to break some ground, and actually put some sort of a science to it, I wouldn't mind at all :glasses7: Merry Christmas!