Turbocharger to L/cruiser

I turboed an 88 troopy 3 years ago and did have a few problems (differet engine of course, you have 1HZ i have 2H).

On the whole, the turbo does make a huge difference to driveability.

I wish that I had put the truck on a dyno first and given it a damn good flogging, I believe that I would have discovered the weakness in the bottom end before The thurbo was installed. It probably would have made me look a bit further for either a diesel v8 or maybe an import 1HDT.

If you current motor is in good nick, and you are careful with servicing, and cool down, I'd say do it, it makes a huge difference.

It does run a bit warmer at full whistle but I think that I now have this sorted.

Brinda,

At 115,000 it would pay to have the motor checked over. Compression, tappets and oil consumption.

Because you will not be changing down a gear or two to drive over a hill, and staying in fifth longer will mean better fuel economy.
Cooling system can handle the turbo. Because you don't have to work them so hard,they should run cooler.
$3000 should get you a good unit, regular maintiance will keep it reliable.

WayneAlways Out'N About

My 2001 100 series is going in on Friday to have a Dynamic Turbo kit fitted. It has 99 000 km on the clock, all people spoken to in the research of the sysem said it would handle it no worries.

Picked up my kit for $2500 brand new and $600 to fit, fitiing includes dyno before and after fitting, labour and modification plate. Will let all know about the improvement next week.

G'day Brinda,

I put a Safari Turbo on my 2000 GXL L/C and haven't looked back since.

Fuel economy is down a bit (although I changed my rubber from worn H/T to bigger Cooper S/T's at the same time) so that may be the reason also. I'm looking to fit a boost compensator now that I live in Perth and are doing stop/start driving - maybe that'll help the economy a bit.

Cooling system has handled it no problems at all ( I have only managed to get the temp guage to rise 1/2 a needlewidth above it's normal operating temperature a couple of weeks ago - I was towing a caravan at 100 km/h up a long hill with a strong crosswind on a 42 deg day).

I've had no reliability problems with it at all (but I've only had it on for 35,000 km so far). I do allow it time to cool down at idle before switching it off if I've been operating at highway speeds or towing in the last 10 mins or so.

I would reckon that at just over 100,000 km your donk should be fine - may pay however to get the injectors serviced at the same time. The installers will probably try to impress on you the importance in having your injectors in tip-top condition at all times.

Cheers
Stephen J

Brinda
I turbo'd a 78 series 1HZ and the difference was amazing. It's essentially the same motor as yours internally and from the homework I did, the most important thing seemed to be not to over-boost it, to help longevity.
From memory, dyno results showed Kw up from 86 @ flywheel (compared to factory claimed 96) to 109 at the flywheel. Torque up from 260'ish to 334.
Keep in mind though, that dyno figures can be dodgy. Lot of factors affect reported results, such as weather/humidity/ambient temp, tyres, tranny wear, etc.
Definitely no real gain in economy but lets be honest, once you have a turbo, you drive it like a turbo.
I paid $3400 in Perth, including complete new 2.5 inch exhaust from turbo to rear bumper.
No problems at all with cooling system. Best money I ever spent.