331 hemi ( 1954 Chrysler New Yorker coupe) original motor and transmission

Bird81 said

Hello I'm looking for some advice on my 1953 331 hemi I want to run a turbo on it instead of a
BDS 6-71 blower set up. I'm don't really know what brand of turbo I should run or size , but I'm want to run in the 10'a in a 1/4 . Any info will be much appreciated. Keep in mind everything is stock.

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In order to run 10's in the 1/4, I recommend a total rebuild and pockets with at least 12K for the engine rebuild. Then we will go onto the tranny and rear. Then The vehicle itself. Total for the project minus body work and interior could very well reach 17K without batting an eye.

Being a very old HEMI, the big up front cost will be new pistons. This will run you approx. $1000 if not more because of the engine/head design. Unless you can find them on the shelf (LOL) or in some bodies garage (LMAO!)

The next biggest problem is the 331 cubes size. Stroking the engine is the best bet. It should only be approx another 3-3.5 K to do so but it will make it a lot easier and less stressful for the engine. This certainly the way to go IMO.

Without barring and eye, the custom cam should be a roller.