Putting a turbo on my 94' ranger

[kevinbmx77]

This will be my build thread. This is the turbo ill be using.

And the first welded piece of the project (pipe to t3 flange)

i did that using a cheap 90 amp harbor freight flux core welder.
This is about where it will sit

Waiting on my oil feed line and fittings then i will start messing with the trucks exhaust

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[kevinbmx77]

Mounting it backwards makes things simpler

this is the mounting bracket ive made

i will be adding supports between the two pieces and another bar going down into a pocket in the alternator bracket so it wont bend. The turbo is mounted high enough to drain into the valve cover and low enough to clear the hood.
And the wastegate will be directly under the turbo

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[kevinbmx77]

Wastegate is welded on, just waiting on my block to feedline fitting, it got backorder twice on summit so i finally called and switched to a different fitting which got shipped out today.
Picked up some 24# injectors the other day

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[kevinbmx77]

Okay so alot has changed since I started making parts for this build and it's been a really long time, but it is now a bed mounted turbo with it's own oiling system which makes me happy. I am also on going to run 3-4 psi because reading more about people turboing 3.0s has got me scared, and about 30 more hp will make me happy. I've already blown an engine once stock, but it was at 240,000 miles or so. Here is a video of me testing my oiling system and the turbo itself for the first time. It was not hooked to the intake yet, and will not be sitting that high when it's all said and done.
https://youtu.be/huIKkS72ZYE

Let me know what you guys think would be the safest psi to stick with. I'd like to have more opinions then what I said but I feel that's best for it. Btw my engine is from a 2002 i have the 25lb flex fuel injectors that came with it but I'm running the stock 19lb ones from my old engine

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[stmitch]

The Whipple supercharger kits that Ford Racing sold ran 8-10 psi with a Ford Racing warranty, so that tells me the 3.0 can handle at least that much with ease. The only 3.0 that I'm aware of blowing up from boost was running around 20psi, when it lost a rod bolt at 6000+rpm.

If your engine is healthy (compression test should tell you), and you've got large enough MAF and injectors, I'd have no concerns at all about 10psi. If you're running an intercooler, then I could see upping the boost even more. If you had ARP rod bolts and head studs, I'd think 20psi could be pretty doable.

Obviously, a quality tune is necessary for any amount of boost. The biggest issue you'll have if your truck is still OBD1, is finding a way to tune it properly.

 

[kevinbmx77]

The Whipple supercharger kits that Ford Racing sold ran 8-10 psi with a Ford Racing warranty, so that tells me the 3.0 can handle at least that much with ease. The only 3.0 that I'm aware of blowing up from boost was running around 20psi, when it lost a rod bolt at 6000+rpm.

If your engine is healthy (compression test should tell you), and you've got large enough MAF and injectors, I'd have no concerns at all about 10psi. If you're running an intercooler, then I could see upping the boost even more. If you had ARP rod bolts and head studs, I'd think 20psi could be pretty doable.

Obviously, a quality tune is necessary for any amount of boost. The biggest issue you'll have if your truck is still OBD1, is finding a way to tune it properly.

When you say larger MAF, I have one off a 1994 5.0 mustang, would that be useable for this?

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[stmitch]

That's really a question for whoever will be tuning it.

Just as a point of reference, the Whipple kits came with a MAF from 01-04 Ranger 4.0 SOHC.