It's good to see people like Eclipse having a go at developing a new turbo for these engines. It's great that he is making it without out sourcing parts to China too.
But if I were in the market for a $2k+ turbo, it would still be a GTurbo.
What I would really like to see though, is something...
My 03/ 98 build HZJ80 had the oil level sensor in the sump. When replacing the 1HZ with a 1HDFT, I managed to damage the oil level sensor on the 1HDFT. Been putting up with the oil level light on the dash for a few years now, until I got some parts from a 03 HZJ105, including a good oil level...
The moonlight box uses a duramax filter. Some of their boxes for other models - eg vdj79 Landcruiser are built around 200 series Landcruiser filters. Another manufacturer in Oz, Radius Fabrication uses GM LS1 filters in their airboxes for 80 series Landcruisers because they are inexpensive to...