What kind of HP. are you expecting out of the engine with the turbo? 400hp???
Not sure, probably not quite that high. We'll play with it on the dyno and see what's safe. It's hot here (99 yesterday, 95 today) so safety is #1, power is a close 2nd.
Truck made 203hp @ 5100 and 248 ft/lb @ ~3550, so we've got our baseline.
Why are you sticking the turbo underneath?? Kind of a dangerous spot for a 4x4.
It's considerably easier from a fabrication and heat stand point. This is a street truck for the most part, driven by the owner of my company. The most he drives over is curbs and speed bumps at high rates of speed.
The turbo will be mounted as high as the stock muffler, and higher than the side steps on the truck.. so unless he decides to do some rock crawling or slide over some logs, he'll be fine. We're also going to do a skid plate out of 1/4" plate steel.
I don't think this is going to be a mass production kit. This is just something we're doing for the boss while he's on vacation. He's also getting a lift kit, push bar, driving lights, 3 backup lights up top, navigation w/backup cam, and some wheels and tires..
Here's a pic from under the truck..