Ive got my friend curious about turbocharging his 97 Dodge Ram pickupr. He is amazing considering he only has one hand!( due to a misfortunate accident). He moonlights as a mech after his day job. He told me he has been having a hard time finding resources to tune his project. Has anyone had exp. with boostingthis V8 gasoline engine.

 

IS the easiest way to get him out of a tree to wave to him?

 

Ok thats funny but whats your input on this setup

 

A BIG turbo! Possibly Megasquirt, but I don't have half a clue as towards the fuel/spark system of Dodge trucks.

 

supercharge that thing, gonna be efficient then a turbo on the v8 and there are kits easily available for it

 

dodge trucks of that vintage suck ***, I really wouldn't waste my time on that.

 

1997 is not that old, now is it? A new pickup is definately not in his budget, so we make the best of what we have. That is unless there is a significant obstacle that can not be overcome, manufacturer defect, or major concerns with internals.

 

STS makes a remote mount kit I believe.That or buy some shorty headers,run two pipes over to a flange in front of the motor and mount a big ------- fat turbo.Add oil lines I think you can usually tap oil from the sender on the side of the block plum the return to the pan or timing chain cover up,order a giant SSautochrome intercooler,buy some mandrel bends to make charge piping with and then add managment of your choice.Im not sure what you can do with a Dodge of that vintage.Is it TBI or multiport?

 

I am in the progress of turbocharging my buddy v-6 2002 ram i am using tec3 for a stand alone a little expensive for a project like this but the damn kid wants to spend the money so i am doing it ill post some pics of the progress i have already made theres a hell of room but stuff is one pain in the *** for such peice of crap vehicle.

 

they are multipoint but there are a lots of week areas with the 5.2 and 5.8, Not a big aftermarket support, because of this it makes tuning and ---- tough.