Has anyone turbo'd a ls motor s-series?

I am wanting to turbo the 01 blazer. Currently I have the following mods
2006 6.0 lq4
227/227 .614 115lsa lsl cam
"cold air intake"
2 lt1 electric fans
Sanderson shorty swap headers
x pipe and Magnaflow y muffler
Stock intake
stock 317 heads with spring and trunion upgrade
built 4l60e with Vigilante 3200 multidisc converter
8.8 with 4.10 gear 31 spline axles
275/50/15 drag radials.
Rancho 9000 adjustable shocks in rear
78mm dual stage NITROUS OUTLET plate
36lb injectors
walbro 255 intank pump


I thought about getting a kbracing or tick performance turbo kit but just now saw the deadline on the "special pricing" :(

I am sure someone has done it or knows someone who has done it. I understand that I will need to upgrade my fuel system of course. But as far as the turbo setup that is where I kick my self in the nuts. This will be my first time with a turbo setup and I do not feel comfortable fabrication everything myself. I feel that I may do something that will make it not work effectively.

I want to turbo the vehicle. But I do feel discouraged and might just swap the cam out and put a more nitrous friendly cam in it, change the intake manifold out and maybe some other things and just spray the guys out of it. I am wanting to try and go some 6.30's in the 1/8. I have gone 7.30's right now on S/s with no traction bars or anything and not shooting until after the 60ft mark.

I am going to change out front suspension because I am unloading the rear with current stock shocks.

Sorry for the babble. But I would like someone to steer me away from nitrous and go the goal of constant 600rwhp with current setup until internals are changed.

Search.

I have. All I find is information on FULLSIZE stuff. I guess my post wasnt clear that I was looking for information on a s-series and maybe what someone used for that. I.e. if they used a FS kit or not. Thanks.

BTW, the pusher fans are doing wonderful. keeps temps down perfectly :melissa:

Most people on this site have fullsize trucks. Very few of us have the S-series. I'm not up to date on the lingo.

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...p-customs.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnOjSBRxzBo

I know trick turbo has built one for a Colorado and it fit and looked great but I'm
not sure if they have done one on a s 10 or not but if you give them a call man sure they will try and help u out as best they can

A turbo ls motor thats madness it will NEVER work lol

I haven't looked into them that much, but I think most are rear mounts. Not a lot of room left in the engine bay.

Is this a trick question??

I guess it is a stupid question than. Sorry that I asked. I know it can be done. But I guess I might just be stupid and if it was all custom or if someone used a company's kit and modified it where need be. Guess I will just try to read more and figure it out on my own or get a fabrication shop involved . I was mainly seeing if a cut here and there on a kit would work (and maybe what it was started with) and go from there instead of paying a ton for something as I do not have benders etc

Thanks for all the wonderful help

Thanks for the ls1tech link. I do not visit that site so I had no idea. That is what I needed. THat helped me alot

No one makes many kits for anything LS vs S10 that I know of. A few swap kits, but I haven't seen a real turbo kit at all for them. Depending on room under the hood like stated above, your best bet may be a mid mount or rear mount. A mid mount right under the cab wouldn't be terrible to build You could use the shorties you have and just run the piping from there. I don't do fab work at all, but I imagine someone could do it fairly easily if they knew what they were doing.

Doesnt troy have a monster turbo on his s10 (slammed98gmc) i think is his SN

I can't remember man. I know someone on here does. Also there was the guy who did the typhoon/syclone ls1 turbo.

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I can't remember man. I know someone on here does. Also there was the guy who did the typhoon/syclone ls1 turbo.

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The fastest truck at the meet man the silver s10

I bet with some work a trick or KB kit might fit..

John

Oh yeah, the twin turbo LT1.

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Oh yeah, the twin turbo LT1.

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I have sent pm's to a couple of people and see how they did it. I am also going to check with some local shops and see what they have to offer. A friend has an extra borg warner s400-75 laying around and I am going to "dummy fit" it under the hood and see if there would be a way to make it work.

BG turbo's are huge turbo's.. Might want to find something that is a smaller housing and all..

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Originally Posted by pl4yboy

Oh yeah, the twin turbo LT1.

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It was twin turbo?

Saw under the hood only a 80mm turbo.

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Originally Posted by 2boostedSilverado

It was twin turbo?

Saw under the hood only a 80mm turbo.

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I thought it was. I didn't look at it, just going off memory of what I read.

The typhoon is a S series?
http://www.speedinc.com/ptsc/?page_id=18

Maybe this ppl can help......

the sonoma at the ls1truck meet was a single turbo lt1 383

just use a trick front mount and chop a hole in the hood, saw a mustang in Dallas that was pretty sweet that had half a polished turbonetics sticking out of the hood

UPDATE! I talked to a 2 shops today that I overlooked on doing a couple of setups already local. So, It will be a custom layout. Here are the parts so far that has been picked out

BORG WARNER s400-75 or maybe an 80. I know it is a huge turbo, but I have part of the passenger side fender cut anyways and that doesnt bother me. I have it cut not for the CAI setup. No biggie
JGS wastegate
jgs, tial or turbosmart BOV.
An extra walbro 255 in tank and maybe a boost a pump also for fuel. Not including injectors

Undecided on going intercooled (space is hard) or meth injected.
But, it does like look it will be a reality very soon. Just need to start researching on where to order parts from