[SinCity R/T]

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[mopar318]

1996 Dakota Sport. V8

Heres the setup:

Custom built manifolds and crossover
Garret T04E turbocharger
Tial 38mm wastegate
Blitz BOV
Aermotive Digital FMU with Aermotive Inline boost pump.
Turbo smart boost controller
3" turbo back(no muffler or cat), Dumped wastegate.
AEM wideband, Autolite boost, Oil pressure, oil temp, Water temp, Volts
"Frozen boost" Front Mount intercooler
Tig welded stainless intercooler piping.

 

[danbap]

mopar318 when are you going to start selling kits?

 

[mopar318]

mopar318 when are you going to start selling kits?

Whenever I get some more practice, Cash, and time.

 

[danbap]

you can use my truck to practice on

 

[Bad_banana]

Kit looks similar to the idaho kit, well I mean in the sense that the tubing goes under the cross-member. Is there a way to have it go over the cross member?? For us people that are dropped and frame is inches from the ground. I can't have the tubing be where it is

 

[mopar318]

Kit looks similar to the idaho kit, well I mean in the sense that the tubing goes under the cross-member. Is there a way to have it go over the cross member?? For us people that are dropped and frame is inches from the ground. I can't have the tubing be where it is

Nope, my tubing does not go under the crossmember. The crossover is in place of where the factory Y-pipe goes. My truck is dropped as well, its lower than my freinds genIII dak that has been dropped 4 inches.

 

[joe_himself]

I just got 2 turbos today, Let the fun begin.

 

[Bad_banana]

Does it sit flush with the tranny pan?

 

[mopar318]

Does it sit flush with the tranny pan?

Yes, actually sits a little above the tranny pan.

 

[THE lucky13]

Yes, actually sits a little above the tranny pan.

actually right now its sitting flush on a engine stand! mocking up for an a/w intercooler

 

[mopar318]

actually right now its sitting flush on a engine stand! mocking up for an a/w intercooler

NICE!

 

[fastdurango00]

looks killer!! looking to turbo the durango sometime......maybe you could give me some tips, or ideas......maybe some parts you ve used that you liked...

 

[dropt_98_dakota]

Here is under the hood of my 98. these are the pics I have so far of it.
first is the turbo and pipes connected in the truck
2nd down pipe from after turbo to stock exhaust before cat.
3rd hot side that connects to turbo, wastegate, pyro and wb A/F SENSOR
4th turbo mount support that fastens to fron 2 exh manifold bolts
5th up pipe from Y pipe to turbo
6th y-pipe from both factory exh manifolds
7th another of everything connected

 

[THE lucky13]

what size is that turbo?

 

[dropt_98_dakota]

it's big and it's old. I don't know what actual size it is, there is no ID numbers on it. I got it from my father in law, didn't cost a cent. Was some old stock from the parts room where he works. As far as I know it was for large tractors to help reduce particulate in the exhaust. it does not make boost in my truck however it does add more air volume.

 

[mopar318]

it's big and it's old. I don't know what actual size it is, there is no ID numbers on it. I got it from my father in law, didn't cost a cent. Was some old stock from the parts room where he works. As far as I know it was for large tractors to help reduce particulate in the exhaust. it does not make boost in my truck however it does add more air volume.

No boost? Its makes air volume? This sounds like a electric supercharger add!

 

[dropt_98_dakota]

before I connected to IC to engine pipe, I ran the engine and the turbo blew air out the outlet of the IC, connected the IC to engine, and with a 7psi spring in the wastegate the boost/vac gauge goes upto 0 on full throttle, I can feel an increase in power. When I let off the gas I can hear the blow off opening. My next option is to have the wastegate not open at all and see what happens.

 

[mopar318]

before I connected to IC to engine pipe, I ran the engine and the turbo blew air out the outlet of the IC, connected the IC to engine, and with a 7psi spring in the wastegate the boost/vac gauge goes upto 0 on full throttle, I can feel an increase in power. When I let off the gas I can hear the blow off opening. My next option is to have the wastegate not open at all and see what happens.

If you took the turbo off it would go to 0 on full throttle. Maybe your boost gauge is broken, or maybe your butt dyno malfunctioned.

What wastegate are you running? maybe the gate is not keeping closed. The turbo is way to big, and deff. not intened for a smallish Gas engine, but I would think it would make some boost still.

BTW, im not knocking your setup, anybody that does it is cool in my book, even if its a epic fail its way better than just "Talking" about doing it

 

[dropt_98_dakota]

wastegate is turbosmart 38mm