The 2.3 L Turbocharger
 

Yesterday I ran into a Turbo T-bird at the junkyard. It still had it's turbo. Can anyone tell me all about this turbocharger? Could I use it on a 5.0 302 motor? Is it too small for the 5.0? How much does it cost to rebuild?

Depending on the year the car was but I'm thinking it was a T-3 turbo. Not a bad one. They can be ran all the way up to 18 pounds of boost but just to keep in on the safe side 15 should be fine. Of course you can install it on a 5.0. Anything is possible with a little imagination. I've heard of someone putting a 460 together with two of those bad boys. He was mainly looking for a torque monster and ended up dynoing 330 hp and 715 tq with an engine he spent about 3 grand on. While still being carburated. Lost of hours on custom made pipes and pressure box where spent but it ran perfect. No lag was even present. The only down fall was that the engine couldn't be spun past 5K. Good luck if you decide to go that way. The best turbos to use are from the SVO or 88 TC.