Project Black Betty

The Dart in my profile pic. 1970 Dodge Dart Custom

How much HP do you want it to produce?

That's about a 3,300-pound car.

Tom Wolfe's 1970 Dart ran 12.95 @ 102 mph in the quarter with a stock (but turbocharged) engine with a Buick GN turbo and a 4bbl, but used 21 pounds of boost to get those numbers.

That's about 300 horsepower.

A stock short block won't live very long with that kind of boost, I think.

I don't think he ever had the head off that motor (at that time.) It had a stock cast iron exhaust manifold, cam, distributor and compression ratio.

Here's the video, in case you haven't seen it.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPe_vHwZsF4"]Slant Six Turbo 1970 Dodge Dart 1/4 Mile pass - YouTube[/ame]

If you only wanted about 200 horsepower, I think a stock short block would last forever, virtually, and would only require about about 10 pounds of boost, which might yield a 14.80 e.t. at about 95 mph.

That should be easily attainable with your 2-bbl setup and stock cam and head.

FABO member, PISHTA, had the best-engineered exhaust setup for that sort of a turbo mount I haave seen.
He took a 180-degree 2.5" U-Bend and put a flange on one end that bolted to the existing exhaust manifold and welded a turbo-mounting flange to the other end, which allowed him to connect (mount) the turbo without having to weld on the manifold. Those manifolds are crack-prone, and welding on them just exacerbates the possibility of a crack.

I think that the stock pistons would last a long time, with 10 pounds of boost and even longer wwith an alcohol/water sprayer like a Snowpwerformance Boost Cooler for detonation prevention. You might even get away with 12 or 13 pounds of boost with that injector, which might put you into ther thirteens...

Good luck!!!:cheers: