Toyota Owners Bargain

Submitted: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 09:09

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Trevor R (QLD)

Hi Guys (and Girls of Course) I thought a few of you Toyota owners maybe interested in the following link. It is of particular interest to those looking at aftermarket performance products for their Cruisers. Blowers at this price is a real bargain in my eyes and a real option if you intend on turboing and i/cooling your cruiser anyway.

Hope it helps someone.

Regards, Trevor.

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Reply By: Peter 2 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 17:31

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 17:31

Except that they overload the harmonic balancer which lets go and trashs the front of the engine and engine bay. cost slightly more than the blower to repair the damage.

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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:01

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:01

Is that just blowers on the 1HZ or blowers on all Toyota motors generally?

Is interesting point for anyone looking at doing this, so thanks for your knowledge.

Regards, Trevor.

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Follow Up By: Peter 2 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:39

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:39

Blowers on the 1HZ specifically, friend had a kit from WA which trashed the harmonic balancer twice without warning and eventually buggered the front of the crankshaft, very expensive!!

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Follow Up By: Rossco td105 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:54

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 20:54

Hey Trevor,

I'm pretty sure that is the price that Sprintex have been advertising for quite some time (since I bought my first cruiser 4 years ago).

I compared this against an intercooled turbo set up and decided on the latter for various reasons, including Peters. Really liked the idea of all that low down grunt though...

Thanks for posting the link, it's always cool to re-read the info on what's out there for our vehicles!

Cheers,

Ross.

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Follow Up By: dedabato (SA) - Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 21:41

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 21:41

Totally agree with above comments as my mate had a same problem twice. Very costly exerciseImage Could Not Be Found

Regards
dedabato

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Follow Up By: Trevor R (QLD) - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:40

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 20:40

Thought this was cheap as when I looked into doing it to a 100 series I had 8 yrs ago they were 7500 bucks plus at that time anything up to 3 grand to fit as all brackets needed to be hand made "apparently".

After all your comments I am glad I never got it done and bought my GU instead.

I am sure this thread will help someone avoid the pitfalls of this install then and I am glad it has been brought up.

Cheers Trevor.

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Reply By: Member - sparra - Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 06:49

Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 06:49

saw an 80 series toyota in geraldton 4x4 workshop last week,1hz with blower,holed piston(dunno if blower caused it or not) replacing engine with a 1hdt.

cheers, sparra