JUNKYARD Twin TURBO 5.2 Magnum make BIG HORSEPOWER on the dyno

Taking our Junkyard 1998 dodge ram 1500 that we have twin turbo the stock 5.2 magnum v8 and running all the boost on the dyno. We also have a nitrous kit to run through this magnum 318 v8 but unfortunately due to time and issue did not get to use. But this TWIN TURBO/nitrous 5.2 magnum will be at the track soon to see if we can get this stock engine into the 10s.

[@RacingRamFam]

If you want to see the full twin turbo/ nitrous 5.2 magnum build check it out here kzbin.info/aero/PLeEwppcCDh6YUt1YVuvQjF20pkGeFr5Xa also the breaking up issue is due to the fact that we maxed out our 2 bar map sensor so who knows how much boost that pull was on! Drag racing next weekend so stay tune for the video and our 60ft guess winner!

[@willysmith2714]

I recently got a 98.5.2 Quad cab 2wd i love seeing yall build this 2nd gen Magnum i would love a single turbo or even a twin setup. You guys keep doing yalls thing its awesome.

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks man! Def a very fun project

[@jonmessenger1079]

I did as well and I want to put the 6.4 in it, lower it a good bit and put a fat tire on the rear... that way the kids can get to school on time when I wake up late.

[@stinkmeaner3016]

I like it, the pipes sticking up through the hood like ram’s horns. NICE!!

[@matthewbyam5136]

Hell yeah guys, I just joined the channel I own a 96 1500 with the 5.2L, to say you guys are an inspiration is a given but you really are I know exactly what I wanted to do with the truck but now I have an idea of what parts a good and which ones I like. Thank you definitely a forever subscription

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks Mattt what’s going to be your first mod?

[@matthewbyam5136]

@@RacingRamFam most likely the top end the truck has 298,000 km on it I'm from Canada so I need to do the top end and probably that steamroller cam you put in from Hughes engine works that thing sounds nasty and then after that tune it because I know that cam needs a tune

[@RacingRamFam]

It does sound nasty!

[@jadoncreamer7033]

I love the way it just comes alive around 3k rpm, pretty decent number my friend

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks man! Would be over 600whp if it didn’t start breaking up

[@jadoncreamer7033]

@@RacingRamFam to much fuel?

[@RacingRamFam]

No 15.5psi is max on my 2bar map sensor, so anything past 15.5psi I can’t tune for. I didn’t know this at the time so ya who knows how much boost and prob leaned out. Could of been 20+psi

[@indica_dogo868]

@@RacingRamFam Can you run a 3 bar map and tune for more boost?

[@RacingRamFam]

Oh yes but I would have to redo my entire tube lol we’ll just spray with lots of nitrous

[@michaelcobb1015]

Omg even with the issue it sounds beautiful has a angry oldschool sound this thing is a beast I am so jealous as I look at 5.2 from the window lol.

[@RacingRamFam]

It’s does sound awesome! And is going to rip at the track! Will be spraying it and I’m pumped. Thanks buddy

[@felixmercado44]

Same here bro. I watch a video and Im like damn I need mine like this

[@iilagz]

@@felixmercado44 I totally feel this

[@jeffwilliams4676]

Good video. All the videos are great. Keep on driving your Cummins.

[@RacingRamFam]

Cummins what lol 😂

[@indica_dogo868]

@@RacingRamFam lol

[@kushkiller7108]

500hp...not bad. Gonna be real nice after the bugs get figured out

[@RacingRamFam]

Oh hell ya and nitrous!

[@RacingRamFam]

500whp is about 615hp at the crank

[@kushkiller7108]

@@RacingRamFam cant forget about the go juice

[@RacingRamFam]

@@kushkiller7108 got enough jets yo do a 150 shot!

[@kushkiller7108]

@@RacingRamFamnice! That things gonna rip hard

[@subshooting8414]

I love this project and that dang truck.

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks brother! Drag raving next weekend! Make sure to not miss it

[@subshooting8414]

@@RacingRamFam I look forward to seeing it.

[@RacingRamFam]

Do You have a project truck?

[@subshooting8414]

@@RacingRamFam yep a ugly 1984 F250 6.9L IDI 4wd 4sp. Studying about turbo to wake it up is how I found your channel.

[@RacingRamFam]

Hell ya! Put a s400 on there be perfect

[@terrancegriffen3210]

Jesus Christ that thing rips. Ughggh the 5.2 is staying alive longer than I thought 🤤

[@RacingRamFam]

I know it had a lot more in it as well! Lol

[@Moparornocar]

Can't wait to see its first clean RIP at the track

[@RacingRamFam]

Oh me to with the nitrous lol

[@user-dx4br5gd1r]

"RIP"....is exactly what this build needs. Let it rust in peace.

[@Eric--zs6um]

Persistence builds character. Character builds Horse Power. Sounding better everytime.

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks Eric! It’s been a lot of persistence lol

[@user-dx4br5gd1r]

Sound application of physics and engineering build horsepower. Character speaks to the mental and moral qualities of an individual. Sort that out and apply it correctly. The truck is garbage by the standards of anyone that has actually made more power from less effort.

[@Eric--zs6um]

@@user-dx4br5gd1r it's all about doing what makes oneself happy regardless of what others think. Don't be a stiff.

[@user-dx4br5gd1r]

@@Eric--zs6umSo this is a positive affirmation moment where we pretend that the truth does not matter in order to make someone feel better by lying to them? These men are men and can do better and even they know that they are better than this. Lying about their success is still a lie and didn't improve their goal at all. You do realize that they want to do better? Maybe the dyno should have lied and shown that it was making 900 horsepower?

[@ThePostZenith]

Nice numbers dude!

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks Sheldon

[@williamdon3442]

That sounds nasty. Love it.

[@petek6522]

Nice start.... I'm waiting for the 6k pull hope you find what's holding it back

[@RacingRamFam]

Yes I did!

[@NsSDACe]

Hell yea bub, love seeing any an all work on whitie. Looking forwards to seeing everything start to smooth over an really see what these 5.2 magnums really can do!!! Keep up with the good work, dialing the truck in an seeing the overall performance with 318-5.2 magnums!!! U inspire me more & more to getting on track an start going on turbocharging my 318 magnum build!!!

[@RacingRamFam]

Do it man!!! Let me know if you need a tune 😜

[@NsSDACe]

@@RacingRamFam, right on bub I sure will!! Probably need or help off an on as I go but the more I see from ur vids. The easier it is to know what to do an what not to do an figure out the rest as I go, still gonna be a while longer before I start but ull definitely be my go to guy when I need the help!

[@RacingRamFam]

Sweet man! Good luck it’s fun and drives you insane all at the same time lol i

[@NsSDACe]

Looking forwards to the insanity and how she'll pull once I get finished with the engine setup/build! Cant wait to see the next video, hopefully ull show us as u go figuring out the bog with the truck, new dyno data an how fast/hard she pulls down the track! Would really love to see how she runs sled pulling, really curious about how much weight these 5.2s can really pull when tuned up, how far they can pull the weight, etc! Would be an idea video to see maybe in the near future?!?!

[@RacingRamFam]

Yes sled pull yes! In the works as we speak

[@Sintaj.]

I'm planning on putting a magnum into my first gen and this is drivin me

[@RacingRamFam]

Do it up

[@finaldrivetv3669]

I think the only reason its held on consistently at 14 pounds is the compression might be lower because of high milage lol

[@RacingRamFam]

Rings are gapped with that 200k lol

[@c30mob7]

magnum motors never had much comp to start. the pistons on my 360 were over .050 below the deck at tdc

[@IcanDriveIt]

@@c30mob7 in other words, you can keep decking the block over and over and over 😂

[@c30mob7]

@@IcanDriveIt deck it flush and call it good! if you shave off too much, it’ll pull the heads together and the intake manifold won’t fit into the valley lol

[@IcanDriveIt]

@@c30mob7 good point. I hadn’t thought that far ahead 😅

[@Blessmydds]

Love it!!!!!

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks Richard!

[@casalgearhead43]

Good evening, I'm from Brazil and here V8 engines are very rare, and the few that are available cost a fortune. I own a 1998 Grand Cherokee with a 5.2 magnum engine. I'm boosting it, it already has a manual transmission from the dakota v6, only rear-wheel drive and it has Fueltech programmable injection. I would like to know if your engine is forged, from the little I could understand watching the other videos I didn't see anything about it, I'm very afraid of breaking my engine because, converting it into dollars, it would be almost 10 thousand dollars to redo it here, it is extremely expensive for us. So my doubts would be: 1- Do I need to forge to run smoothly with 430HP wheel? 2-The original injectors hold up to what power? 3- How long can the original fuel pump last? I know that at some point I will have to increase the nozzles, but I worry that putting too big nozzles will end up slowing down the car, since I use this car every day for everything. Thank you very much for your attention.

[@dillonstrange302]

I love this truck, can’t wait to do this to my 83, 5.9 swapped “whitey”

[@RacingRamFam]

Do it man! It so fun and the magnum engines are tough SOB

[@dillonstrange302]

@@RacingRamFam I knew they were tough but I’d never seen one turboed with a stock bottom end 😂 it’s freakin sweet

[@RacingRamFam]

@@dillonstrange302 thanks man we’re going to the drag strip this weekend so it will be turbo and nitrous lol

[@dillonstrange302]

@@RacingRamFam that’s why I love this channel, thrashin on old dodges 😂 same thing we do here in Iowa

[@RacingRamFam]

@@dillonstrange302 might be coming down north iowa drag way in 2 weeks!

[@newdigital.m3ds929]

Insane 498

[@RacingRamFam]

Lots more soon 😎

[@ethanlong4670]

I got a 2001 regular cab short bed 2wd with a 5.2 and a 5 speed manual. This makes me want to install turbos on it.

[@RacingRamFam]

Do it!

[@herbdean9244]

impressive

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks!

[@georgefulmer8824]

also if you change that intake manifold to that hughs air gape should fix your problem on the top end cuz that stock intake after a point becomes a vacuum chamber because of the runners inside of it

[@RacingRamFam]

Prob make 50+ more horsepower as well

[@georgefulmer8824]

@@RacingRamFam from what I have read it might be more then 50hp increase

[@indica_dogo868]

You using SCT or HP tuners? My boy has an MPVI2 with 2 credits. I think we'll play with wifey's stock 5.2 Rango lol.

[@RacingRamFam]

Sct!

[@epjetta]

I swapped a 5.2 into my grandpas 74 d200. I cant wait to build it for a bit of power. Im thinking big single turbo on mine.

[@RacingRamFam]

Hell ya!

[@barneywarwick8745]

are the 390 or 3.92 good gears for the 318 will they get u off the line faster will u lose top end speed can the 318 handle the 390 gears

[@RacingRamFam]

Ya we just installed a set of 3.92 gears (Wednesday video) and yes you will loser top speed but the 318 needs some help with that low end grunt

[@spencer15898]

Seems like the tip in isnt right. But other than that seems like it pulls pretty good.

[@RacingRamFam]

Ya i never really got it dialed in on stock ecu

[@RJGPG]

What plugs are you running? I assume they are colder than stock?

[@RacingRamFam]

Ya there 2 steps colder

[@oscarwalton1188]

Allowing for drive train loss that's A really solid number probably 600 ish tq at the crank

[@RacingRamFam]

If you do the calculator it’s 615chp and 660cftlbs

[@deonisp]

Was this with stock bottom end? Or did you replace pistons?

[@RacingRamFam]

Stock bottom end

[@deonisp]

@@RacingRamFam wow. That's insane power for stock. I wonder why the Fed Up Fab only got 320 wheel, must be stock cam. Are you using e85?

[@TheProchargedmopar]

👍💪

[@AngelGarage]

Are you using stock computer?

[@RacingRamFam]

Yes I was. I’m on aftermarket ecu now but on 15psi I was in stock ecu

[@AngelGarage]

@RacingRamFam thanks. I'm building an AWD reverse trike with 5.9 magnum. I ordered a sct3200 yesterday

[@RacingRamFam]

@@AngelGarage awesome you have to order the tuning software as well if you want to tune it. Otherwise I can tune it for $$ if you want to email me

[@AngelGarage]

@@RacingRamFam how do I reach you?

[@stevebarnette]

2:00 what was the solution to the problem?

[@RacingRamFam]

Rev limiter in the tuning software under transmission. They have a neutral rev limiter which I had correct but they also have a in gear rev limiter

[@stevebarnette]

@@RacingRamFam thanks for the reply! I’m working through tuning software as well. So many settings for find and tune correctly. I was getting boost cut at partial throttle for a long time and it was maddening. Was a simple click when I finally found what it was.

[@joshbinnall0328]

Oh I miss that sound still nasty hehe me love

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks man!

[@davecaresforyou7606]

Checking in on you dear bro! You okay?

[@RacingRamFam]

Atm pretty sick. But whities on 30lb of boost!

[@davecaresforyou7606]

@@RacingRamFam what? It’s working? Also my friends owns a natural health business that helps a lot of people! Email. And let me know what’s up! You ran it on 30 already?

[@RacingRamFam]

@@davecaresforyou7606 ya 11.6 @126mph with a 2.0 60ft lol got 4wd death wobble so this was in 2wd

[@davecaresforyou7606]

@@RacingRamFam wait on 30 psi?

[@davecaresforyou7606]

@@RacingRamFam and this is stock bottom right?

[@yung.letuce]

Sock transmission !?

[@RacingRamFam]

Yes sir

[@georgefulmer8824]

what was the item number on your injectors im want to turbo my 5.9 magnum

[@RacingRamFam]

Idk off top of my head o have it in the 5 things to turbo your Dodge Ram 1500 video tho

[@georgefulmer8824]

@@RacingRamFam thanks I'll look into it going to build a mine with Borg Warner s475 turbo, but do a little at a time for now tho still got to use the truck lol

[@RacingRamFam]

@@georgefulmer8824 that would be a good turbo!

[@georgefulmer8824]

@@RacingRamFam I've seen it done in a Dakota RT with a 5.9 in it and I've watched a accelerated test from the same guy

[@RacingRamFam]

@@georgefulmer8824 ya I have one on my srt10

[@thiagoculau9157]

And I was afraid to put 350whp on my Grand Cherokee v8 5.2 hahahahaha

[@jayirving6996]

Lmao.. definitely not 1000!!! U put some good heads and forged rotating assembly you'd have 500-600 without the hair dryers

[@RacingRamFam]

Huh?

[@mitchellmanson449]

i have a forged bottom stock heads 5.2 from u pull it with a single hairdryer closing in on 1k magnums are strong

[@RacingRamFam]

@@mitchellmanson449 sick

[@user-dx4br5gd1r]

I can definitely appreciate your efforts, but that truck is garbage. I can make more power with a single turbo magnum and have it look as if it actually belongs under the hood (not through the hood)...and without building a trick longblock first. Sound engineering practices produces solid performance. I have been watching all of the misteps, bad choices, horrible execution from the beginning. I actually thought this was a satirical build at first...that is how bad it is. I'll still continue to watch...but do yourself a huge favor and grenade the engine so that the rust can be used to grow beautiful roses...then put the roses on the grave of where the truck died. I know you can do better...its OK to try a little bit harder.

[@RacingRamFam]

Thanks man!

[@otbs9967]

Jesus why hate so much man? You’re acting like their spending your money and time on a build that you will receive later on. The funny part is you’re the one who decided to sit down and watch them build it.

[@user-dx4br5gd1r]

@@otbs9967should everyone have your view and opinion? They obviously don't share my views and that is part of what we say and do on here...share similar and opposite views. I actually told them that I know that they can do better than they have done...did you miss that part? Show me what you've done and I'll tell you my opinion of the good and bad of what you've done. It's how you learn...accept others criticism and opinions. You criticized me...I'm OK with that because I believe that you might learn from my explanation.