Change turbo mount to 6.4 style?

isootmypants · Feb 17, 2015

Was thinking about trying this. Instead of having turbo mount sideways, have it straight in the valley. Mostly for cleaner looking compound setup.

Make a 90* pedestal, then have the intake y come in at more of a direct downward angle. I'll be drawing up a sketch to see how it will fit.

Just wondering if anyone has thought of this. Not sure if back pressure will be an issue, even though single 6.4 kits seems to have no issues.

isootmypants · Feb 17, 2015

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b145/wtbz400/Mobile Uploads/image-21.jpg

Have the turbo slightly offset towards the passenger side

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b145/wtbz400/Mobile Uploads/image-22.jpg

Using an uppipe and mount identical to this 6.4 single

OBS-Addiction97 · Feb 17, 2015

One guy did this over on PSN I believe. Iirc he took it off due to back pressure issues.

ghohouston · Feb 17, 2015

I think this would be awesome if you could make it work. It's how duramax motors are setup, I'm sure it could happen.

ghohouston · Feb 17, 2015

OBS-Addiction97 said:
One guy did this over on PSN I believe. Iirc he took it off due to back pressure issues.

Sounds like thats turbo related, not how it mounts. I could be overlooking something though.

purplepstroke · Feb 19, 2015

I did this on mine a year ago. Its good till about 400 horsepower and back pressure goes sky hi after that causing valves to float. But I guess you just want the mount and pipe setup. Duramaxes use a similar setup as well.

sootie · Feb 19, 2015

the 6.4 turbos cause the back pressure, not the mount. the vgt housing is waaay too small for that much displacement.

isootmypants · Feb 19, 2015

purplepstroke said:
I did this on mine a year ago. Its good till about 400 horsepower and back pressure goes sky hi after that causing valves to float. But I guess you just want the mount and pipe setup. Duramaxes use a similar setup as well.

Wanna sell those uppipes? Haha it would make it easy to bolt on a 6.4 single adapter

purplepstroke · Feb 19, 2015

Sure. $100 sound good?

FORD7.3 · Feb 19, 2015

You need a Y pipe like I have for the intake! Nice and low and leaves room for mounting the turbo that way.

cjfarm111 · Feb 19, 2015

So the 7.3 moves to much air for the smaller turbo on a 6.4?

ghohouston · Feb 19, 2015

6.4 turbo's just cause too much backpressure, even on the 6.4's

TyCorr · Feb 19, 2015

And waaaay too much displacement.....

Better off hanging two chargers off the pass side, turning the manifolds to face.forwards and run the drivers side "uppipe" under the motor....simplified.

Ive never made it far enough to mock it up but had I not been out of $$ when.my motor was out I would have. If I get a place to.work again ill try it on a junker.

Cumminsranger · Feb 25, 2015

purplepstroke said:
I did this on mine a year ago. Its good till about 400 horsepower and back pressure goes sky hi after that causing valves to float. But I guess you just want the mount and pipe setup. Duramaxes use a similar setup as well.

Do you have any more pictures of this set up?