[Justcruzin]

Originally Posted by HJ47

I loved my turbo-charged 2H...but I love my Vortec a whole lot more. I get the same fuel economy on the freeway with my Vortec as my turbo-2H got, and I have gobs more power. I never slow to less-than 65 MPH/ 105 KPH or so, even on I-70 going to Vail. I towed my FJ40 on a tow dolly from Boulder to Phoenix, and my troopy was still faster than the turbo 2H was without an FJ40 in tow.

Around town, the 2H got better fuel economy than my Vortec does. However, I don't have any turbo lag now. I sold my 2H/Turbo for more than I bought my brand new Vortec for, and I don't miss that 2H at all. I say save the money on the turbo, buy a new Vortec, and sell the 2H to someone with diesel envy.

Cheers,

Josh

Thanks Josh!

Did you ever have any issues with your turboed 2H?

Curious, how much did you sell your 2H for?

Although I'm sure the Vortec has lots more HPs than a turbo 2H, I'm pretty much sold on the diesel for a number of reasons like cheaper price in central/south-Am, better availability of replacement parts down there too, etc... Plus, there will most likely be 2 of us on that trip and it would make sens, I think, if we used the same type of fuel. Plus, I'd like to stay a little bit closer to stock than replacing the whole engine. I mean, I don't mind replacing OEM parts with different Toyota parts but I dunno about mixing brands... But that's just me...People do it all the time...

Thanks for your advice!