Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Modifications Duratec Performance Turbocharger

So far, there isn't a company that offers a turbo charger for the duratecs and as far as I know no one has tried to retro fit another kit onto our cars yet. I know that there are a few people on this site(David Z) who are looking into it though.
HTH
Ryan

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Wouldn't work, most of the energy in the exhaust would be absorbed by the first turbo and the backpressure onto the first turbo would hurt it's performance. The solution if you want to call it that is to fit one BIG turbo. Turbos in series don't work.

The way around the probs the Vortech guys have is by using aftermarket pistons and other internal stuff. There is bolton HP available for these cars, but to make turboing your car worth it (financially) is to do a complete job. We are talking about rods, pistons, crank, injectors...everything....
not that I have any idea of what I am talking about though

Here's a good link to get you started.

N/A to Turbo Conversions, Basics

Sounds scary, and packaging is a problem. I think when these cars are older, some guys will buy them on the cheap and do a lot more experimenting, sheetmetal cutting, and whatever else it takes to do whatever they want. (Witness V-8 Merkur dragsters....)

You're pushing 280 out of an N/A ?? good freakin' job dude

What mods do you have ??

I think a turbo would be possible. The packaging wouldn't even be all that difficult. All we have to do is deviate from the stock header routing. Think outside the box, in a manner of speaking.

What I am talking about is routing the firewall side exhaust header toward the rear of the engine and immediately up and over the top of the transaxle. Wrap the header in heat tape. Mount the turbo where the Vortech normally mounts, relocate the battery, and route the radiator side header to the turbo. The intake routing would be very similar to that for the Vortech. An optional fan driven, thermostat activated, air to air intercooler could be mounted near the throttle body, with intake louvers mounted in the hood for fresh air intake. Sort of a ram air effect at speed for the intercooler. The MAF sensor would have to be after the filter, but before the turbo.

Now, want this to be really cool? Make the air to air intercooler in the design of the old "shaker" scoops on the Boss Mustangs of the late '60s. This would be easier to mod the hood for, also. Just cut and finish the proper size hole in the hood, mount the cooler so it sticks through, and viola!

Anyone else agree that this is plausible?

Sandman,

That last part about the hood scoop. That's the ticket. Take a look at the Subie WRX. The hood scoop directs air to it's intercooler.

Nice

TB

What about the rest of it, specifically re-routing the header to go over the top of the transaxle? I thought that was a good idea.

In addition, the shaker scoop I propose is a throwback to the earlier days of Ford performance. The WRX scoop is part of the hood, and not mounted to the engine (although the cooler is). Look at the 69 Boss 302, and you will see what I mean.

TTT