turbo for a 94 gt

[LxMustangRacer]

I'm looking to get eventually get a turbo, try and make my way into the 400-500hp range. What parts on my car can handle that power, and what needs to be replaced? Also, I'll be doing a gear swap first, what should I run, 3.55's 3.73's? It's a summer car, and my last mustang had 3.73's, which didn't really bother me for daily driving.

[Eric4Nitrous]

to handle 400-500hp your gonna need a good bottom end, aftermarket cam, heads, intake, bigger maf, throttle body, headers, exhaust, definately gears (3.73), bigger fuel system, aftermarket ignition system..and of course the turbo.

[95mustanggt]

Your T5 and clutch probably won't last very long either.

[88workcar]

Turbo.... My favorite of all power adders. I am also planning a turbo in the near future. You may want to hold up on the gear change. You need to make positive choices about the turbo. Your gearing my be right already. I would go to turbomustangs.com ask questions. I have been reading post there for a while. They are sharp on this stuff and willling to help, just like all of us here. Good luck with your project and many low time slips to ya.

[LxMustangRacer]

I put a post up on turbomustangs.com, they said 3.73's shouldn't be a problem because i'm keeping o/d and not planning on making too much power. So now it's more of a debate whether I'd like 3.55's or 3.73's for something I drive all summer.
Eric, besides the fuel system is any of that required, or just things to bring out the full potential of a turbo?

[Eric4Nitrous]

oh yes is definately required. You can't just put a turbo on a stock 5.0 and expect it to run like a bat out of hell. You gotta add the extra ingredients to really make it sweet.

[Sonics2042]

If this is going to be a daily driver, IF you do gears (which I am not sure you will want to), I would go less agressive than 3.73!

I would go like 3.55 or maybe 3.27. Turbos don't like gears as much as superchargers or other power adders.

Thanks,
DoranW

[LxMustangRacer]

I have to do gears anyways(they need to be replaced) and I plan on that being the mod to tie over my need for speed till I can get a turbo. Shifting so much can get annoying(my old stang had 3.73's), so I may just end up with 3.55's. I've got a lot of time to think about it.
Eric, I understand that. I do plan on upgrading those componenets, but I don't think I can afford all of that right after buying a turbo kit. Just wondered if the stock parts could handle that much hp while I saved up some more money. Also, I heard the stock cam is set up fairly well for a turbo setup.

[Tony Frank]

I have a 85 mustang with carbd motor.

if i want to put on a single turbo kit i know i need different headers what would i do with the other header if it does not go into the turbo? would that one just be free flowing straight into the h pipe?

and is there any way i could install this without taking off my fenders and my front clip?

i plan on taking a turbo from a t bird turbo coupe. ( dont want to spend that much money )

[andy669]

Tony You have to run the exhaust from both sides through the turbo, kinda like a Y pipe.

Check out this link. This is currently the only single turbo kit available for Z06's and C5's. Yeah, yeah, I know its not a stang, but everyone at that shop has at least one Mustang.

They custom built that kit (starting from scratch) for the Z06 in less than a month. I know one of the guys there has a single turbo kit for a fox body, for sale if anyone is interested. They definately know what they are doing.

Andy

[Tony Frank]

ok i see now, thanks for that post. now would my stock motor hold up to this power?

i have only 16,000 original miles, so its still strong, i dont want to add more than 150 hp. what type of turbo would i use. would a turbo from a t bird work or would that give me more than 150?