Want to turbo 97 4x4 hilux

If its the 3L or 5L engine its easy to turbo but if you intend to tow with it IMHO its not worth the money.I went down that road with a 3L (2.8) and was pretty dissapointed with it.
You need to get your pump and injectors recoed, have the valves shimmed at a minimun.Does it use any oil, sound ok.You should fit a H/D clutch also along with a 2 1/2" exhaust.
You will get a tiny bit of extra preformance from extractors and bigger exhaust(again been there done that).
If you are expecting big increase, forget it and buy another vehicle.

I had one of these old girls, 2.8D, was reliable as and sold it with 300k on it. I was in the same position as you and found it very guttless for highway driving, would p i s s me off going up hill and overtaken by a loaded b double LOL. My answer is dont turbo it, fit a good quality set of extractors get the pump recalibrated to make sure its set write, also add a 2 1/2 inch exhaust from the extractors through. You will gain a bit more low down pull, but top speed maybe an extra 5 to 10 k max but soon as you hit a hill you will be back through the gears. The main issues I have heard with people getting the 2.8's turboed is over heating issues, and seems more overheat then not, so myself decided I wanted reliabilty not speed, but know where your coming from. Make sure the oil and filter is done maximum every 5k if not these motors are known for clagging up, leave it till 10k and the oil will be like glue and by then it will have started to do damage to the internals. I did like yourself asked a million questions when thinking of adding turbo and with replys (mainly from here) and other places decided against it. If you do decide to get it done get it done by a reputable company. Best of luck WHG

Thanks guys much appreciated.

cheers buddy, mine is a 5L. may stick with adding a bigger exhaust at the moment and add a snorkel and see how i go.