What turbo for my tow rig??
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What turbo for my tow rig??
I am in the process of building a tow rig. The platform is a 1987 Chevy V3500 Crew cab 4x4. The truck will have a lq4/80e and 4.10 gears in the dana 60 and 14 bolt rear. I will fit the biggest intercooler I can in the front and buy a good meth kit. The fuel will be 93 octane, single walbro 450 and deka 80's. Big power isn't the goal for this truck nor do I want to be in boost constantly.I would however like to be able to shut the mouths of a few oil burners here and there. What would you guys use??
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I towed for a couple of years with a KB front mount 70 kit in my lifted 05 K2500HD. The turbo was way outta it's efficiency range by 4k rpm/12lbs but it had no issues with quick spool and pulling trailers with ease. If I had to do it again it would be with a S475 either 1.1 or 1.36, like Kyle suggested. I'm actually thinking of building a tow rig and pulling truck with a 4.8/5.3 and a S475 with 1.1 hotside
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I towed with a 6.0 /80e combo with flipped manifold and GT45 with a 1.22 ar...it towed great but I do love towing with both my super charger setups I have had...the 112 radix on a 5.3 and this current 5.3 with tvs1900
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I towed for a couple of years with a KB front mount 70 kit in my lifted 05 K2500HD. The turbo was way outta it's efficiency range by 4k rpm/12lbs but it had no issues with quick spool and pulling trailers with ease. If I had to do it again it would be with a S475 either 1.1 or 1.36, like Kyle suggested. I'm actually thinking of building a tow rig and pulling truck with a 4.8/5.3 and a S475 with 1.1 hotside
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I pulled a 20ft open car, a 30ft bumper hitch round bale trailer, and an enclosed 26ft trailer. Never had an over heating issue except for pulling through the rockies and apalachian mountain passes. It didnt like the steep climbs and higher speeds. But it never over heated, just ran warm, with 05 elec fans and proactive settings in the tune
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I pulled a 20ft open car, a 30ft bumper hitch round bale trailer, and an enclosed 26ft trailer. Never had an over heating issue except for pulling through the rockies and apalachian mountain passes. It didnt like the steep climbs and higher speeds. But it never over heated, just ran warm, with 05 elec fans and proactive settings in the tune