Thread: Building a smallblock turbo

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HI I wanted to build a sbc 350 bore it .40,sealed power pistons ,400 small block crank,5.5 h-beam rods,
iron 76cc heads ,big holley carb,single turbo kit ,I think that should be low compression, do you think it will work ? and if yes what compession and boost do you think it could take ,thanks jay

Sounds reasonable.
Check Ebay for "Turbo Kit SBC" now and then. I've seen quite a few over the years... Blow through, or draw through? Enclosing a Holley carb can be expensive, as the box can cost up to $850.. You can blow through an AFB if you use the marine (nitrofil) floats and seal up a couple of things (but they won't tell you that)... A draw through can have some lag issues.
Jeff

Originally Posted by F1lthy

HI I wanted to build a sbc 350 bore it .40,sealed power pistons ,400 small block crank,5.5 h-beam rods,
iron 76cc heads ,big holley carb,single turbo kit ,I think that should be low compression, do you think it will work ? and if yes what compession and boost do you think it could take ,thanks jay

A blow-through setup is probably the easiest and cheapest route to big horsepower with any motor these days. Performance Carburetors offers specially tuned Holley carbs and a new bolt-through hat for $169 to simplify hooking up a turbo or centrifugal blower. Their system can handle up to 28 psi.
www.performancecarburetors.com

Also, give a call to Arizona Turbo. They're on your side of town in Glendale or Peoria somewhere.