Yep, that is the van I was thinking about. Very nice installation. Cleaner than most home done stuff you see. Heck, alot cleaner than mine. That turbo you have picked will certainly work well. I would also suggest watching ebay for Garrett GTP38 turbos from 99-02 Ford diesels. They are almost the same as the 60-1 and I think are around 62lbs. You would have to either add a counter spring or get another wastegate actuator to keep boost low, but those turbos can be bought for about $200 in ready to run condition. Another good choice would be a Holset HX40. They are almost the same as well and are around 60-65lbs. I just saw one on ebay new in the box for $400 which is a hell of a deal if you have priced new turbos before. That one would take an external wastegate, but that is not a big deal.

Any other questions on the subject, I have likely looked at before so just ask.

Chris

go back and read up on the chevy,consider your goals and et, there is a world of combos for this engine,or keep blowing it up,there are books and books on the chevy small block,forged components and good machining and you can have all the power you need, start w a good high nickle factory block!! ron

If your block has the 2482 on the center caps those are the high nickel caps from GM and GM rates that block with those caps at 450 horse and we have built engines with those caps at 500 horse and they didn't seemed to bother but remember this is a stroker and with more stroke and there is more side load on the main caps and most of the 383 we have been building for the street rods thay have dynoed around 450 horse and 500 foot pounds of torque and most of them if we can't find a 2482 cap block that sonic tests good we put on 3 splayed center caps.

And if your block is what we call a K-block the webbing of those blocks are weaker but if yours is a 82 block it should have the good webbing in the main area add it will be an 010/020 block that would be a right side dip stick.

And after 33 years of building performance engines we have seen guys use a 2 bolt block where a good 4 bolt block should have been used and guys use a 4 bolt where a good splayed cap block should have been used.

Here is a pic of a block we machined for another shop with all billet cpas and we straped the rear main cap and we rate these 010 blocks up to 600 horse but first they have to pass a sonic test before we do anything.

Well, glad to see someone just as nuts as I am. Welcome. 383's can handle a hell of a lot. A cousin of mine made his buick grand national turn low elevens in the quarters. Of course, this was also an electronic fuel-injected v-6 pushing 25psi of boost, but he did it. Water injection is a good idea indeed. We set up the buick's to come on at boost levels above 14psi. We also ran a mixture of water and denatured alcohal. It's only problem was turbo-lag down low. The spool-up time was terribly slow, and it made almost no power until it got revved up beyond 3000. Such can be the nature of the beast. Turbo's are excellent for high end power, and low end diesels, but tuning one for low end on LPG or gasoline can be a bit of a pain. But it certainly can be done. Best of luck to you, and that machine of yours looks like a real winner.

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