Farmall C Turbo???

[BigBob706]

Is it possible to put a turbo on a Farmall C?
I no, dumb question, but it would be pretty cool!!

 

[DeltaRed]

Sure.No 'kit' out there.they turbo H/Ms....Go for it!

 

[Paul Shuler]

Glad you asked that. I have been thinking the same thing. I go on tractor rides with a C and it runs out of juice on some of the very steep hills that we have around her. The Hs and Ms just cruise right up them.

 

[Bryce Frazier]

I don't mean to "One Up" you, but I now have two C's and a Super C. I restored one of the C's as my first project, and the Super C is next, but when we get around do restoring the other C, dad and I are going to put a small block Chevy in it...

We wanted to see what other Farmall engines would bolt up to it without much modification and still look kind of right, but I never seemed to get anywhere in my search!!

Bryce

 

[DeltaRed]

Bryce,I put a 2.8L V6 in an F12. perfect size for a small tractor.And PLENTY of power.Also has 14.9x26 tires from a JD55 combine too!

 

[DeltaRed]

It may be a chalenge to find a small enough turbo.And then figure out all the 'plumbing',mountings.....Fun project!!

 

[1949H]

AWESOME IDEA!! I have turboed my H and let me just say once you turbo your C and the "kinks" are worked out, you will not be disappointed!!

When I did my H, Keystone turbo was a great resource and the information on their site helped me out a lot!

Pics with this project!!

 

[mkirsch]

Bryce,

I could swear I remember answering a question like yours once...

There aren't many options for bolt-up engines for a Super C. The C135 out of a 340 or a 404 should bolt up with little trouble. A C153 out of a 504 should also work but I think there is some minor modification necessary, and it makes the tractor a few inches longer.

The main problem with a C135 or a C153 is that they're tough to come by without knocking another perfectly good tractor in the head to get at it. Especially the C153.

Other than that you are into major modifications.

 

[PretendFarmer]

I'm sure a small turbo from any 4 cylinder car would work. You'll want a blow out valve. You'll also have to fool around with head gasket thickness I would think, or you'll be blowing gaskets left and right with too much psi.
Another thing to consider is not to over rev them.
I personally am not a fan of a turbo or putting v8's or v6's in antique tractors. I like them looking original for the most part. Internal mods are great as far as I'm concerned. But if I were thinking of a turbo, the above is where I would start.

 

[IH fan]

(quoted from post at 19:37:31 05/12/14) Another thing to consider is not to over rev them.

At the RPM a C or SC engine runs, I don't think you could over-rev them. I would look for a set-up from about the smallest ci car I could find, including the waste-gate. Then due to the low rpm a C-113 engine runs, maybe you could get it to work. A turbo really doesn't do much good until you build some exhaust flow and at 1500 rpm, you will hardly be starting to get enough exhaust to spin the turbo high enough if it's off a car engine of the same displacement. You want more than to "just start" to get some flow, you want that flow at a lower rpm... that's why I suggest a turbo from a smaller engine, something like a 1.5 litter or smaller if possible. Not sure what the smallest turbo car engine would be, but that's what I'd be looking for. Plumbing everything will be tricky, but if you don't expect to hide everything under the hood, it's doable.

 

[kub6040]

The 340 and 504 engines will not bolt to your torque
tube the 404 engine will and give you more power
than the rear end can stand but will fit and will
work as long as you don't abuse it

 

[gene bender]

Your gov must need some attention as it should go rite up any hill with an M