11 Best Ls Engine For Turbo (2023 Updated)

You can buy better but you cant beat the price quilty is way better than I thought. I use these as mock up headers but have used them before. You dont want to make 2 atmosphere’s with them they’ll crack but works great 20 psi and down.

Big boost buy stainless works or something. But bang for the buck are a set header awesome.

The new Flo Tech LS Turbo Headers are well made and great quality. Many shops are using them to make great power and huge gains you only expect from boosting your ride. We have used several sets with great results at extremely competitive price points.

Hot product for Holley and great for all of us!!.

Received these yesterday, the welding looks ok but the flange is not straight, they will leak badly. I will either have to throw them away or get them ground. very disappointing

Installed easy and connected to existing components correctly. It does have that hum/whistle constantly, a little louder than expected

I highly recommend this turbo if you at least have a tuner, 4″ exhaust, and after market intake. This turbo spools up so fast the pedal response is like a gas truck. The torque is great as well. It is a whistler of a turbo though, but not so bad it gets on your nerves.

It does turn heads.

Was an easy upgrade! Love the whistle! Mine went into an 01 Excursion! Kids love being picked up from school in it!

Bought these only because they are designed to work with the Holley Blackheart engine perches and clamshell engine mounts (set) for my 67 C10 LS swap engine. Waiting 4-months for these wasn’t a problem but receiving a “no-fit” right side manifold, and very poor casting quality was it for me.

The right manifold contacts the Blackheart perch not allowing the exhaust bolts to line up, which means these do not work together. Holley fell way short on their advertisement of the quality and compatibility of these parts for the 67-72 C10’s.

The casting finish of these manifolds is sad to say the least. If you have a torch and you’re building a junkyard classic. go for it.

These manifolds look like they flow great, and tuck in nice to the engine, fits great in a 78′ Firebird. I think the price is very reasonable considering it comes with all the clamps, and stainless V-band flanges to fabricate a custom crossover, and outlet letting you place the wastegate and turbo where you want (the premade crossover pipes they sell seem pricey for what they are to me) would give the product 5 stars, but I did not get my decal that was right on the parts list included in the box! Oh did I look for that sticker! lol.

I bought these three bling my hot side would be complete and painless. NOT!! Will not fit in a first gen S10. With 3 different mounts they will not work without frame cutting. And it needs to cut where lower control arms mount.

iF you get that solved then you have to custom make your steering. So I WASTED almost 700 with the crossover. Now another 400 for a dyi kit.

These adapters are what they claim to be, they came with the necessary hardware and located the engine in the same place as the old small block. The only reason they are 4 star and not 5 is that I had to grind down the bump on the rear of the motor mount (the rubber isolated one) so it would mate flush to the adapter.

Also of note, you cannot use a stock Gen III/IV truck AC pump and bracket with these, the adapter and engine mount interfere with the low placement on the engine. Basically the back of the AC compressor and the engine mount crash into each other.

the “Updated Edition” is still out of date. i should have realized that before i purchased it. What drew me in was the C2 Corvette on the cover as that is what i am working on and expected to be more in depth.

It did have some information but not anymore that couldn’t be found on the net. It is still a great reference guide.

This book could not be anymore usless. its a lot of color pics of someone doing there own project. no wiring diagrams or hardly anything on the harnesses, no part numbers or where to get stock parts to fit let alone aftermarket parts.

Don’t waste your time or money. you will get more info on the LS blogs.

It’s a good book I don’t know that I would say that it was as helpful as I was hoping. It covers all the steps you need but it didn’t really answer any of my particular questions.

As described, good quality document/note pad folder.

Powerful lite blower. Less time drying hair

Wish it would had told me what performance parts could be added and how much HP it would gain.

Excellent book, Very detailed and precise. Anyone wishing to build an LS motor, this is the book for you! Several references to high quality parts and tips on how to install them. High quality photos which help you visually on exactly what your reading.

Couldn’t be more happy with the content in this book. each chapter is very detailed in it’s description on how to modify and build an LS motor. If you are looking to build an LS motor or modify one this is the book for you.

These turbos are GARBAGE! I bought 2 of them for my twin turbo set up and they both went out within 100 miles. I tried to contact motorbay to see if they would make it right and they did not. They said they would send me 2 replacement turbos and all I needed to pay was the shipping, but then they tried to charge me 350 dollars.

just for “shipping”. These people are scam artists and their product is junk. They will rip you off and try to make you pay to get ripped off again. Please save yourself a headache and get decent turbos the first time around.

Shows up wrapped in plastic and oiled. Everything looked good. Went to tear down for inspection before installation and has massive shaft play up and down. Impeller fins hit housing. Message for customer support they tell me send it to a machine shop we will give you 30$ back.

do not recommend buying this spend the extra money and get something good.

Mine just came in the mail today, and man this sucker is big! I cant speak to the longevity of it yet but upon initial inspection Im impressed. There is absolutely no shaft play. Mine did have some very slight manufacturing imperfections on the compressor housing but nothing to be concerned about.

Would absolutely recommend for the price its unbeatable.

This is one screamin turbo. From the second you cross 1100 RPMs you sound like a semi hauling a 50 foot trailer. The amount of air this thing moves and the speed at which it spools is impressive. I only have my PPE tuner on level two for the safety of my 175000 mile transmission and because I dont have a lift pump, but its a beast at that.

I’m running slightly lower boost than stock because with the EGR delete it runs at a lower boost due to the increased efficiency, but It’s as fast as the stock turbo was on bully dog extreme setting.

The way in which the power is delivered is smooth and drivable. The only downside to any turbo really on a Duramax is you’re looking at a pretty hefty install charge from a shop or setting aside a couple days.

I have an aftermarket intake pipe, a magnaflow downpipe to 4 inch straight exhaust out the back. Combined with the sinister EGR blocker plates the truck really does drive like a brand-new diesel, absolutely smooth throughout the entire power band and a smooth not rough ramp up of the boost.

I am very pleased with customer relations / service at Prosource Diesel. I spoke with a gentleman a couple of times about if this would be the right Turbocharger for my truck with the current setup before making my decision to purchase the Garrett PowerMax Stage 1.

This was a perfect fit and seams to be performing very well with my setup. Also very pleased with the shipping and delivery. All items arrived within 4 days.

Love the sound and extra power. Truck runs better then ever pulled the 26’ enclosed trailer from Colorado to Arizona then back home to Indiana with no problem way more passing power and hills were not a problem at all.

I will recommend getting the oil line with banjo fittings from the bottom side under turbo to the top of the turbo you are not getting to it after turbo is on.

Took around month and a half and two different shops to get bike and still unsure about it. Ordered from first shop and after working on it a while they found an issue (which turned out to be the reoccurring design problem involving the seat post, motor, and seat tube).

They deemed that this bike was faulty (it turns out a lot or most of them are being shipped this way) and sent it back for a new one (in their words it was difficult to even get another one sent). Having received the second one I think they ran into the same problems with the bike.

After about a month and not having the bike and being told it’d be another week before the second one would be ready I cancelled my order. I assumed they were just too busy or something to get the thing assembled.

After all bike assembly is pretty easy. The second shop was finally able to get a bike in my hands after 15+ hours of shop work and a custom modification of the suspension seat tube springs. I’m no bike mechanic (just a tinkerer) but it sounds like they were running into the same issues as the initial shop.

This current design has issues with the seat post, seat tube, and motor. Definitely think there may be clearance issues as both shops had to pull the motor out. To give some perspective on wait times: I ordered a similar bike cheaper from a BIG competitor on a Tuesday and I had it by Friday.

I sought out this bike because it’s regarded as one of the beefiest, burliest ebikes around with the highest weight limit. As a fat burn survivor I’m getting back into biking and wanted to eliminate any extra chance of injury due to mechanical malfunction.

With over half of my body being scar tissue minor falls can turn into chronic wounds and skin graft surgeries. While the bike does seem beefy and burly I still have doubt in my mind because of the other design oversights.

I would strongly recommend against buying this specific bike and maybe sticking with other specialized products (although this is my first time buying specialized). Be prepared to invest money in shop hours if changing anything about the seat post, motor, or seat tube.

For the price I expected a much higher quality product; especially considering you can get street-legal electric motorcycle/dirtbikes for 1-2k more.

I bought this bike after it was used as a rental for a year in Squamish, BC. It’s been a great bike and I’ve been riding it for 15 months (2019 Model). A couple quirks with the bike. About 6 months after owning the bike the Ohlin rear spring’s yellow finish cracked and looked like 60% yellow and 40 % rust coming thru the cracks.

The bike has a 2 year warranty from the time I bought it, so it will be 3 years old when the bike is out of warranty. Even though it was a rental for a year it came with a full 2 year warranty. I took the bike in after riding it for about 6 months withs a couple issues.

one the Ohlin rear spring looked ugly, two the mode button lost the rubber cover and I couldn’t change modes with it, three the front forks were leaking. With the mode shift up/down switch not working, I had to stop bend down to the left and change the mode with the buttons on the frame.

The company replaced the mode switch and cable and the ohlin spring on the rear shock. They did not pay for the front shock service (new seals) as they said thats an annual maintenance thing. The only other oddity, the rear axle has backed out on me three times, once destroying the rear cassette ratchet mechanism.

not sur the name. I suggest you do a pre ride check to make sure the axel has not backed out. The bike is a bit heavy but not a concern for me as I ride dirt bikes. An oddity, when you are cranking it hard uphill and you slide out causing you to stop, sometimes the motor continues to propel the bike up hill event though you stopped.

This is not a big deal as you adjust quickly to it. You don’t notice the weight when you are riding, unless you are having to push it up hill. Buy this bike, you will love it!!.

The concept of a long travel aggressive shredder is awesome, especially at increased speeds. Not the specialized quality I have enjoyed over the years. Had to replace the motor, 27. 5 wheels with this much weight on chunky terrain doesn’t roll smooth when attacking square edge chop.

This bike should be offered in 29″”. Shimano/Sram brakes are not designed to stop this bike very well. Bike doesn’t roll well downhill with the weight and geometry compared to the Levo. A Levo is faster all around down and up.

Motor drag on the DH holds this bike back. I would wait for better options in this class. Over priced against competition with better build outs. chews up chains and creeeeeeeks.