Travco/Dodge add a turbo..

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Travco/Dodge add a turbo..

Unread post by frank-id » Mon Jan 28, 2013 9:35 pm

Doing a bit of research to put a turbo on my big Dodge engine. The very common Ford/Int. 7.3l engine is 444 cu in. Turbos are available. I have a Ford 7.3l with a turbo and the truck runs good. I am also gonna add some alcohol/water injection and experiment with adding LPG. Frank

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Unread post by Acesneights » Mon Jan 28, 2013 10:10 pm

Cool, A fellow diesel enthusiast. 7.3 is a good engine. I assume it's an IDI right ?\nI want to do a Cummins with an Allison but gotta find the right combo.
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Unread post by TheAutoArchaeologist » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:24 pm

Dodge put Turbos on 440's in the late 70's. I found one a year back in a Foretraveler... which owned/bought out Travco.

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Unread post by frank-id » Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:32 pm

Please post any/more info. I have been trying to make decisions about adding the turbo. Thanks, Frank

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Unread post by rcb » Sun Apr 07, 2013 8:13 pm

and on these, turbo lag wouldn't really be a concern... so remote mount wouldn't be so problematic... if you wanted to go that way. Even small amounts of boost could help a fair amount, without the need of dropping compression.

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Unread post by TheAutoArchaeologist » Mon Apr 08, 2013 10:49 pm

I just googled "Dodge 440 Turbo" and it comes up with some pictures and info.

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