Sonoma 5.3 Turbo

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Matte_BlacK

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little project i've been working on. 98 sonoma i picked up back in july of 2013. the swap is already finished but ive since then went with forced induction. this is just a toy but also my DD...... had the truck in the driveway and stripped out the same day, the following day i had the frame painted and and had the motor in lol . I originally had no intentions of turboing the truck or i would've went front mount. I pulled the trigger to go with a mid-mount turbo because the drivetrain setup i have in the truck is a potent setup. It has a 2005+ 5.3L LS motor which has the thicker GEN IV Rods, and a 4L80e I got a REALLY good deal on.

parts list-

-5.3L ( Stock 706 truck heads)
-PAC1218 Valve spring
-228R Comp Cam
-4L80e
-Circle D 3200 stall
-Tru-cool 40k trans cooler
-Ford 8.8 3.73L
-GT45 Ebay turbo
-50mm ebay BOV
-38mm Wastegate
-AEM UEGO Wideband kit
-Glow shift boost gauge
-Glowshift Fuel pressure gauge
-Racetronix Hotwire kit
-Walbro 400
-60lb Siemens Deka injectors













 
laynplztic said:
This the one that was up at, advance auto parts on gratiot a few weeks ago?
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haha yeah man!
i got in an accident the day after i left that advanced auto parts too! i just need to get a new hood and grille :nuts:

im ripping the bed off this week, i need to get moving on this thing, everythings getting cleaned up
 
That's cool!

Nice and clean install. Only because I have no knowledge of that setup is it an easy install? Anything crazy special?
 
thanks guys,

fast forward to october, played around with the idea of picking up a 69 C10 with a turbo LS 76mm but talked myself out of it. I had even scored a VVT 2010 6.0L ( LQ9 ) fon the CHEAP and bought a set of 317 heads but i sold everything off though.









a customer at my job welded everything up for me for $20, i used a magnaflow Y- pipe with dual 2.5" inlets to a single 3" to the T4 twin scroll flange



also scored a really good deal on a Holley corvette LS2 serpentine setup, so i switched over to Vette accessories, it fits like it was made for an S10/ G Body swap in general!


 
I actually removed everything this week and changed my setup quite a bit. I went with a 304 stainless pipe with a stainless steel v band for easy removal and adjustment of the entire hotside.
I had everything tig welded and I relocated my wastegate on the side of the pipe. Everything looks like shit because I have the bed off which I'm cutting a large access panel in. I don't plant on hauling anything so I have nothing to lose.
 
I built a my rear mount setup for my ranger. The AIT temps will be lower at cruise and at speed due to the rocker being exposed to the moving air. Cool project!
 
where did you get the Vent that goes where the oil fil cap is located? ive been searching for something like that but havent had any luck.
 
everything looks good but keep an eye on the boost with that wastegate on the side it might creep at low boost levels.
 
kammi10 said:
where did you get the Vent that goes where the oil fil cap is located? ive been searching for something like that but havent had any luck.
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I ordered it off of ebay. Its an billet LS oil cap with a -10an bung on it.
Made some progress on the charge piping aswell.
 
Ive been making progress. Almost dyno time!! Decided to going non intercooled with E85 and a meth injection kit. Just single nozzle for now. 80lb injectors,3bar map,
 
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