Draw through slant six turbo setup

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So I finally got it back on the road, rear brake line rusted out a year and a half ago, and I just fixed it, had a lot of other projects ahead of it. It drives really nice and has plenty of miles on it. Going to run this awhile but have wild ideas and most of the parts to do a turbo 318 budget build in it's place.
 
Would like to make more videos of it while it is together, gotta make a new youtube channel since I lost the passwords and emails for both my channels a few years back while moving jobs and towns. Unless there is another way to post them here.
 

Finally uploaded this 2 year old video. Made many improvements with the pcv and intake plumbing since I took this video, also have a side exit exhaust now, it was an open downpipe in this video.
 
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I dont understand why everybody overlooks the Pontiac 301 turbo setup. It includes everything in a neat package and even uses the Thermoquad/Quadrajet bolt pattern. All you have to do is make a small adapter plate and it's a bolt on to the slant intake. Makes me want to try one.
 
RustyRatRod said:
View attachment 1714995375 I dont understand why everybody overlooks the Pontiac 301 turbo setup. It includes everything in a neat package and even uses the Thermoquad/Quadrajet bolt pattern. All you have to do is make a small adapter plate and it's a bolt on to the slant intake. Makes me want to try one.
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That is exactly the setup I got my idea from, wanted to find a complete one, but could not seem to find one, if one shows up, I will probably buy it.
 
CordobaDart said:
That is exactly the setup I got my idea from, wanted to find a complete one, but could not seem to find one, if one shows up, I will probably buy it.
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I have a complete setup, including the "correct" Q-jet. I was going to use it on a slant, but will never get around to it. Message me if you are interested.
 
Does anyone know how well the Pontiac draw thru acts when idling? It seems that fuel would pool up on the floor of the adapter after the carburetor. would be sweet on my ramcharger at 10000 feet.
 
T56MaxTorq said:
Does anyone know how well the Pontiac draw thru acts when idling? It seems that fuel would pool up on the floor of the adapter after the carburetor. would be sweet on my ramcharger at 10000 feet.
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It has a shorter intake tract that is more efficient than my home made contraption, and mine idles decent, so I bet it does pretty good.
 
The carb adapter is water heated.
When I built my draw thru setup, I found I needed to heat my carb adapter with hot water, or the idle would surge. Without the water heat ice would actually form on the bottom of the adapter, at idle. There was no problem above about 1500-2000 rpm.
 
So an intake stove heater and an ether start is a must in the winter.
 
Nice build. Awlays like draw throughs. I like how you tell some young kid what you are doing and you get the glazed over look. Then explain how it works, since all they know is blow through, to confuse them more.
I've been gather parts for my slant draw through turbo built. I have the factory remain Air research turbo for an 81 Buick, forged pistons, machine work. Thinking of the FiTek efi with timing control. But I willl be modifing an aluminum 1bbl intake. Making a 4bbl carb base with the trap door design from the Martin turbo system.
 
T56MaxTorq said:
So an intake stove heater and an ether start is a must in the winter.
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. I should install an electric heater under the carb pad for extreme cold. It has coolant running under the car for heat, but that only works when it has some coolant temp of course. It is -3 degrees F here right now, I am going to start my turbo slant truck to back a snowmobile trailer in the garage. I will take a video, probably going to need some ether and a lot of pumping. Hope it starts, the lowest temp my setup starts without a lot of trouble is around 25 degrees.
 
Yea, I started cranking it yesterday and it was turning over pretty slow. Never even got to the ether and jumper cables, as I had to clear out snow and then went snowmobiling. It is -26 here right now, so not going to even bother, hell I am not sure my tbi 360 truck will start in this, I will try later today.
 
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