Amazon sells a complete twin turbo set up for only 2200. Could this be fun?

[buddyhotrod]

WOW

A complete twin turbo set up with intercooler for the 5.3 Tahoe, everything included and put on your door step for only $2200?

This sounds tempting as heck.

Guessing one would need some bigger injectors, throttle body, mass air flow and more fuel along with some Cats that could handle the high egt's.

Would still be really fun to play around with.
The photos from Amazon show the install on a 2005 Tahoe but I dont see why it would not work on a 2007.

 

[LanceD]

Did you order it?

 

[Shaggy]

WOW

A complete twin turbo set up with intercooler for the 5.3 Tahoe, everything included and put on your door step for only $2200?

This sounds tempting as heck.

Guessing one would need some bigger injectors, throttle body, mass air flow and more fuel along with some Cats that could handle the high egt's.

Would still be really fun to play around with.
The photos from Amazon show the install on a 2005 Tahoe but I dont see why it would not work on a 2007.

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Yeah, curious if you ever decided to order it?

 

[buddyhotrod]

Na

Im too chicken.

 

[Tonyrodz]

WOW

A complete twin turbo set up with intercooler for the 5.3 Tahoe, everything included and put on your door step for only $2200?

This sounds tempting as heck.

Guessing one would need some bigger injectors, throttle body, mass air flow and more fuel along with some Cats that could handle the high egt's.

Would still be really fun to play around with.
The photos from Amazon show the install on a 2005 Tahoe but I dont see why it would not work on a 2007.

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On a ppv no less lol.

 

[cmc76]

I for one, would very much like to see this.
On that note, im also curious if Black Bear has done a tune to accommodate a twin street setup.
$2200 to melt off 4 tires at a stoplight seems like a reasonable price of admission.

 

[intheburbs]

The transmission would be my biggest concern. A stock 4L60 or 6L80 wouldn't handle that much added power very well. Heck, I'd probably want to beef up my 6L90 if I did that on my 3/4-ton Burb.

 

[buddyhotrod]

Here is the link to the company that has the twin set up.

Looks like it would make a lot of heat.

Id be concerned about the catalytic converters not being able to handle the high egt's and the engine compartment will likely be holding a lot of heat in these hot Texas summers, but you could louver the hood and ad some cooling fans to move air around in the engine compartment.

Still a heck of deal for all of the fab work thats already done.

So dang tempting.

http://www.racemmi.com/

 

[buddyhotrod]

Yes

Transmission would for sure be feeling it.

Why not a standard shift transmission?

Whould be so fun.

6 speed manual with twins on a retired police tahoe.

 

[Tonyrodz]

A guy local to me selling a brand new kit: https://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/d/53-60-chevy-twin-turbo-kit/6731478093.html
This guy is selling a kit with a motor: https://allentown.craigslist.org/pts/d/chevy-turbo-lq4-4l80e/6751620579.html

 

[iamdub]

^^^ That twin kit is a hell of a deal. I'd likely replace the turbos with better quality units after it was up and running with a few reliable miles on it, and that $500 price cut really helps with that. Actually, at that price, you could have the upgraded injectors and fuel pump all done for the normal $2,200 cost. That's some cheap power!

 

[swathdiver]

That looks like a constant headache that will surely make one an expert on axles, transmissions, engines and tools and give one the scars to remember it by.

 

[buddyhotrod]

Those are both good deals on the East Coast.

Ive been doing some reading and have decided that the way to build a twin set up that would handle more than just 8psi, would be get another 5.3 or 6.0 is one can be found and put some good connecting rods in and some good head gaskets with head studs.

A good turbo cam.
Build up a motor in the shop then put the twins in with the motor at the same time.

The other day we had a 2011 chevy 3500 6.0lt gas crewcab truck in the shop. The exhaust on the 3500 6.0 looks like damn near 3 inchs on both sides coming off the exhaust manifolds and then about 3feet down they have these big coffee can looking catalytic converters. So the stock exhaust looked like it would handle High EGT's and the high flow of the exhaust gasses of twin turbos.

Would need some good software as well.

 

[iamdub]

I'd put 10-12 psi on a healthy stock longblock LS any day. With appropriate fuel and tuning, stock junkyard engines with unknown mileage and history have held 600-800 HP all day and some have confidently hit the 1,000 HP mark on the engine dyno and survived as if nothing happened.

Aside from the cost of the turbo kit, I'd put money into a built trans before building the motor if mine was in good shape.

 

[Ryan Buck]

Yes

Transmission would for sure be feeling it.

Why not a standard shift transmission?

Whould be so fun.

6 speed manual with twins on a retired police tahoe.

I dont get why you think it would be better in a retired police tahoe? If I was going to put the money and time into it I wouldn’t use a w/t model. I would do want it nice inside and out

 

[iamdub]

I dont get why you think it would be better in a retired police tahoe? If I was going to put the money and time into it I wouldn’t use a w/t model. I would do want it nice inside and out

He never said it would be better. He was describing his Tahoe if it had such modifications. A W/T model Tahoe can't be "nice"?

 

[cmc76]

did this every go anywhere? i was looking at those kits today. They are tempting.....

 

[Ilikemtb999]

Those are both good deals on the East Coast.

Ive been doing some reading and have decided that the way to build a twin set up that would handle more than just 8psi, would be get another 5.3 or 6.0 is one can be found and put some good connecting rods in and some good head gaskets with head studs.

A good turbo cam.
Build up a motor in the shop then put the twins in with the motor at the same time.

The other day we had a 2011 chevy 3500 6.0lt gas crewcab truck in the shop. The exhaust on the 3500 6.0 looks like damn near 3 inchs on both sides coming off the exhaust manifolds and then about 3feet down they have these big coffee can looking catalytic converters. So the stock exhaust looked like it would handle High EGT's and the high flow of the exhaust gasses of twin turbos.

Would need some good software as well.

The exhaust on my 2500hd 6.0 was huge. Like 3” Y and then either 3.25-3.5 after that. Was loud too for stock exhaust and a big garbage can muffler.

 

[adriver]

$2100 shipped.