noob question

[madcow454]

hi, i a noobie. i have a sonoma gt wich is sadly dead so some parts are for sale. the thing i need i need some help with is a different project. i've read alot and learned a lot but not what i need just yet. i have a 2002 zr2 blazer i want to turbo charge due to some things i installed in the engine compartment there is not enough room for a turbo there i've seen the rear turbo set up and like that. i dont really want to buy the kit i'll just build one. heat, how bad is it if the turbo gets wet or submerged under watter? the air intake pipe will be mounted near the top of the truck so i won't suck in watter. would a cooled thubo help this?my truck sees more road than dirt so i would like to run something that spools kinda quick but doesnt run out at top end. i also would like not to need to replace injectors and all the other stuff that comes along with big boost. is 7-10 lbs out of range for a stock engine with a reflashed computer? are there any turbos that are on normal production cars and trucks that could work like a duramax? thanks for the help! be easy i'm new

 

[SY2455]

Re: noob question

What due you mean by dead? Is the Sonoma GT not able to be fix? OH yea, Welcome.

 

[SY2455]

Re: noob question

hi, i a noobie. i have a sonoma gt wich is sadly dead so some parts are for sale. the thing i need i need some help with is a different project. i've read alot and learned a lot but not what i need just yet. i have a 2002 zr2 blazer i want to turbo charge due to some things i installed in the engine compartment there is not enough room for a turbo there i've seen the rear turbo set up and like that. i dont really want to buy the kit i'll just build one. heat, how bad is it if the turbo gets wet or submerged under watter? the air intake pipe will be mounted near the top of the truck so i won't suck in watter. would a cooled thubo help this?my truck sees more road than dirt so i would like to run something that spools kinda quick but doesnt run out at top end. i also would like not to need to replace injectors and all the other stuff that comes along with big boost. is 7-10 lbs out of range for a stock engine with a reflashed computer? are there any turbos that are on normal production cars and trucks that could work like a duramax? thanks for the help! be easy i'm new

IF THE turbo gets wet that could very bad. With the higher Compression, 7 to 10 lb = Blown up engine. There is a company that make a turbo kit for you, but I think it mounted under the hood. I think the company name is March performance. I would try fix the GT as only a little over 800 were made. Any pictures of it?

 

[madcow454]

Re: noob question

i bought it from a guy who put hydrolics on it and cut it all up, i picked it with hopes of repair but it is to far gone. there are still some good useable parts for those who need them.

 

[scrape]

Re: noob question

i bought it from a guy who put hydrolics on it and cut it all up, i picked it with hopes of repair but it is to far gone. there are still some good useable parts for those who need them.

its a lot of work, but if you really want to keep the truck, find another truck thats trashed and use the frame from it. swap the so-gt body onto the other frame. youll still have a so-gt, it just may be on an s10 frame and that can be your little secret. thats if its just the frame that hacked up. if the beds also been cut on, another bed isnt that hard to get. imho the trucks worth saving. :2cents:

 

[SY2455]

Re: noob question

its a lot of work, but if you really want to keep the truck, find another truck thats trashed and use the frame from it. swap the so-gt body onto the other frame. youll still have a so-gt, it just may be on an s10 frame and that can be your little secret. thats if its just the frame that hacked up. if the beds also been cut on, another bed isnt that hard to get. imho the trucks worth saving. :2cents:

X2. There are alot of people here that will help. All you got to do is ask. What your location people will want to know?