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

[00rcsb]

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.

[pl4yboy]

Search.

[00rcsb]

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

[pl4yboy]

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

[dropem]

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

[Razgriz1]

A turbo ls motor thats madness it will NEVER work lol

[Frenchy]

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.

[Mangled03gmc]

Is this a trick question??

[00rcsb]

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

[pl4yboy]

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.