Recent content by Shinhoto

I am not too active on here anymore, if anyone wants my parts, please email me at jc22681@gmail.com thank you.

Alternatively, I would be open to a trade for a 2LT old model, if anyone has one.

Bought a 2ltII, turned out to have spun a rod bearing and cracked the crank... Remachined components: Cylinder head (dressed, minus precups) Block Connecting Rods Flywheel (aftermarket) Other components (untested): Tin work (valve cover, timing cover. Etc) Alternator w/vacuum pump Power...

Can't find any SC-14 or TX-15 superchargers at the local yards anymore, does anyone have one they want to part with?

The Lister engines, which use, what seems to be, a modified Ricardo Comet I combustion system, run only a 17.5:1 compression ratio. Apparently they cold start just fine, and without and glowplugs too. I think this lies in the Comet I system, in which ~70% of air is forced into the swirl...

At 190 g/Ps/Hr, the 2LTE and 2LTHE should indeed be running at a max of about 31% thermal efficiency.

Working some more on getting rebuild parts together, my CT-20 turbo shaft has too much play. Rather than rebuild it, I was thinking why not go for something more modern? The CT-16v is the turbo on the new 2GD-FTV 2.4 common rail diesels. I wonder if a stand alone system would be easy to make...

Never reached a conclusion about my liner/piston idea, but I'll be back to rebuilding this 2LT-E this weekend, and tearing my two trucks down soon too.

The cartridge is what gets lubricated by the oil, so if the turbo is leaking that's what you need to replace. It should also come already balanced.

Mag engines has new turbo cartridges for the CT-20 for around 100 usd. Where are you located, I have a plate bumper and winch setup I'm trying to sell.

Took some measurements, talked to a liner manufacturer. They say that the 5L liners are, in fact, too large for the 2L series blocks. This would imply that the 5L engines are longer than the 2L and 3Ls then. However the 3L and 5L share the same crankshaft, so I'm confused. With my calipers, it...

I checked piston height. 80.3mm for all. Machine shop quoted me ~200 usd to do it, so I just might to be honest.

That's good info about the spill-off valve, thank you. I'm aspiring for 30 US mpg highway, so I don't plan to get crazy with the fueling. And if the pop pressure doesn't help I may as well leave it be. I'm trying to find a good intercooler that will fit behind my grille now. I've joined some...

That's a good thought. I'll review piston length to make sure I'm not going to smack the head, and I'll double check that the piston pins are the same between the three engines. Off to megazip.net I'm thinking that I should be able to turn up the fuel enough on my pump that I won't run out, I...

Thanks for the replies John and GTS. I did a little math, running 3L pistons and liners would bump displacement to 2.66 litres, and running 5L pistons and liners would bump displacement to 2.86 litres. I estimate that power (assuming fueling and boost are constant) should increase linearly with...