turbo-charge conversion
Submitted: Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 00:13
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I was wondering if anyone has a Diesel Nissan Patrol that has been converted to turbo charged. I have an automatic and towing a caravan and looking to have a turbo added to it as I am struggling up the hills. Thankful for any information.
Reply By: Peter - Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 10:57
Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 10:57
Ianny see the www.bushtrackerownersgroup.asn.au post1123 30 oct 2004 a really interesting discussion re turboing peter
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Reply By: Ian from Thermoguard Instruments - Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 11:01
Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 11:01
Hi Ianny,
Yes, towing a van up hills with a normally-aspirated diesel is not likely to get you too many speeding fines, is it?
If you tell can us the year/model and engine you have, you'll likely get more specific advice, but most people seem very satisfied by good quality turbo installations.
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Follow Up By: Voxson (Adelaide) - Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 21:17
Sunday, Oct 31, 2004 at 21:17
Hi Ian... I would love to turbo my GQ 4.2 but i cant get out of my head my friends 95 hilux 2.8 after it had it's turbo installed it inherited a leaking head gasket... 200'000k's on the clock.... Do you see this sort of thing often?
P.S. It was leaking oil into the cooling system...
Maybe it was already a problem and the extra pressure just made it wake up properly???....
Regards Grant.....
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Follow Up By: Ian from Thermoguard Instruments - Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 08:56
Monday, Nov 01, 2004 at 08:56
Hi Grant,
I'm no expert on turbo installations but I'd say a Hilux with 200,000 km already on it before the turbo installation would already be suffering from its share of 'fair wear & tear'. Perhaps the extra boost was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Before paying out for a turbo installation on any engine, I think a thorough mechanical inspection is necessary: compression check, no excessive oil consumption, cooling system clean & efficient, etc.
As has been said often before, "there's no such thing as a free lunch". Any engine which is modified to give extra performance must also be putting more load on its components while producing that extra power and must also be generating more waste heat for the cooling system to handle.
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