Anyone turbo'ed up a 2F Cruiser motor?

Rowen
No, no, no no no....it will blow....the crank only has 4 mains....you will never get it working right.....trade it on a new turbo territory and have some fun...
Andrew

G'day there, If you could track down really old issues of Overlander magazine, I'm sure they did a road test of a turboed 2F. I was interested at the time as I had an FJ45. I would wonder about the cost effectiveness and reliability of it unless you were going to rebuild the motor before turboing it. In good nick, they're a fabulous reliable old motor. Would a 3F be a better bet if you were going to invest a bit of money ?

Ahh...my old FJ45...the longer I've not had it the better it seems...

Well i have not tried it yet but i am planning a supercharger on my 3f eng . I believe it will handle it aslong as all eng components are in good order & you do not over boost it. you may want to invest in a larger radiator. & dont forget to check the condition of your oil pump. if you do a teardown port & polish the head to allow better airflow & extraction .(yes i am a mechanic) your compression should not need altering aslong as you do not over boost. anyway have fun & let us know how you get on . 666toy

Mike Fewster on this forum has a 60 Series with a 2F that has been turbo'd.

Thank you Andrew for the heads up. I was nonplussed to find the pikkie of me and the faithful vehicle. We look of a similar vintage.
OK, When I bought the truck, the conversion had already been done. I don't have details of exactly what was done, however I was told it had been completely rebuilt and bearings/pistons/valves etc redone to turbo specs. A safari Turbo is fitted. If the info I was given is accurate, the truck has now done about 70000 km on the new motor. Total km for vehicle approacking 500000km. 5 speed man g/box. It all works very well. Lots of guts. I regularly lug heavy loads in desert conditions/ sand dunes etc. I put an auto locker in the front diffand have Aussie super springs at the back. The setup is surprisingly economical to run - much cheaper to operate than my previous diesel 4 runner. On highways I tend to keep to about 100kmh and about 2500 rpm in 5th gear. however the engine would happily go higher. I tend to protect 5th gear a little as I suspect that the turbo torque would stuff the 5th gear real quick going up hills or hauling my rather heavy off road camper trailer.
I might (only might) be able to get full details of the conversion, however this will take some time as the previous owner is inter state.
Happy to help further if I can