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I am looking to buy about the first 6 inches of a stock 6.5 downpipe for use with my gm 4 turbo. I need it basically just for the flange to finish my turbo project. I could also use the clamp.
Thanks,
Mike
I have the stock cdr, I put it infront of the airfilter so it would still vent normally, but it would re enter the engine. I have a piece of 3 inch pipe welded to the turbo for now. There was not enough room to go inside the frame. You have to remove the rear battery.
I think our power is probably really close, I mean were both only pushing 10 lbs of boost and we are running the same amount of fuel. Yeah I knew a banks kit would be a lot easier, but I couldn't afford it and I always enjoy a little challenge.
Yes you remove the pump to put a block off plate that you send the oil through. I have noticed a huge change in power. The engine itself is much quieter (coming from straight piped) but that turbo whistle makes it sound like a semi.
When I went to start the turbo project on my 84 cucv blazer I saw that there were many questions on how to turbo a 6.2, but no way of showing how to do it. So I decided to document my process and create a pictorial tutorial. I will probably add more as I remember more. Keep in mind I am 17...
Install the upper part of your intake. Note, on turbo400 equipped vehicles you will run into clearance issues with the vacuum modulator on the side of your injection pump. I just rotated my all of the way out of the way. My shift points are now a little high, but not to bad. You can also...
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