Bolt on turbo kit (5 Viewers)

[pgmatt]

I will pay immediately for a nice quality j pipe setup. I have built quite a few turbo kits over the years on mainly hondas but the lack of a decent manifold has killed my ambition to boost my land cruiser. The AEM FIC or similar would be a great choice for engine management and they are not to expensive. I'm sure if the ecu plugs are available a jumper harness could be farmed out to any of the many harness builders.

 

[4rings5cyls]

^^There was exactly that for sale in the classifieds a month or two back. Can't find it anymore.

 

[scottryana]

AEM FIC does not work on the 1FZ, I have a complete write up in my build thread. The closed and open loop cycling with the MAF and O2 sensors proved to be too much for it to handle. I believe lilevo also tried it and had the same issue.

I will pay immediately for a nice quality j pipe setup. I have built quite a few turbo kits over the years on mainly hondas but the lack of a decent manifold has killed my ambition to boost my land cruiser. The AEM FIC or similar would be a great choice for engine management and they are not to expensive. I'm sure if the ecu plugs are available a jumper harness could be farmed out to any of the many harness builders.

 

[ThomasMore66]

Maybe we should call Tom:

 

[scottryana]

You can call Tom, if you tell him you want a turbo kit for $4k he will laugh in your face. Lol. He flew my buddy Marc out to CA put him up in a hotel for 3 days and auditioned him for a fabricator job. Marc came back and said the shop is amazing! But that the cheap builds are over $25,000, and there are engine builds alone that are $60,000. The quality is great but it's gotten to the point the name triples the cost and people are still lined up.

Maybe we should call Tom:

 

[6LCJ7]

An NRE coffee mug probably costs $100.

 

[NLXTACY]

An NRE coffee mug probably costs $100.

If it's in the scratch n' dent bin

 

[ThomasMore66]

Maybe we could get a group discount.

 

[DylanICON]

The option would be to buy the "base" kit, which would not include the intercooler and be able to upgrade or start with the intercooler setup. I do believe everyone who goes FI should have an intercooler however I know swallowing the entire cost at one time might have some people bowing out, but if they did get the base kit and felt the difference of how a nice cold morning compares to a hot day they would be on the phone to order the intercooler. lol. But it really is better for the longevity of the engine.

The IC should be considered standard, with an optional "detune kit" that plumbs without it until funds allow to add the intercooler. It always costs more to do it right later.
I vote for air to water but whatever you see fit will be fine.

So is it looking like this will happen?
What are the odds that this will come to fruition?

 

[scottryana]

I agree it should be standard, and I would highly recommend it. I am still hoping for a standard kit around $3k'ish <---- This might get pushed up to $4k as there will be more development costs than I wanted as the J-pipe jig was lost. The intercooler kit around $1200, but I am still working on the intercooler drawing. (Maybe will get it done tomorrow?)

This is definitely not on the front burner for anyone, but a welder might have been found and like I said I will do up the intercooler drawing and pick a proper core and find out what it will cost to have fabricated.

All of the other parts are already selected so at this point it is just having the "shop" I am working with find time in their busy schedule to pull the exhaust manifolds off and do the mockup to get the J-pipe and 3 main pipes done.

I agree the intercooler should be air to water, and it makes the most sense for a kit, and is what I will be spec'ing up. It will be a very high quality core, a nice heat exchanger with a SPAL pusher fan and the same water pump as the Corvette ZL1.

The IC should be considered standard, with an optional "detune kit" that plumbs without it until funds allow to add the intercooler. It always costs more to do it right later.
I vote for air to water but whatever you see fit will be fine.

So is it looking like this will happen?
What are the odds that this will come to fruition?

 

[slow95z]

so now i need to ask what do i need to do to convert my 93 to OBD2... i have 2 LX trucks i use for parts and have the entire harness, intake with TB and ECU, even the 343... can this be done or would it be easier to just piggyback or LS it. damn i need more power to turn those 37s in the thick mud we have here.

 

[Dragos80]

don't forget to get a bunch of sensors too.

 

[cme4lyt]

so now i need to ask what do i need to do to convert my 93 to OBD2... i have 2 LX trucks i use for parts and have the entire harness, intake with TB and ECU, even the 343... can this be done or would it be easier to just piggyback or LS it. damn i need more power to turn those 37s in the thick mud we have here.

Go LS and you'll never go back !!

 

[slow95z]

Go LS and you'll never go back !!

This is what I get for have 3 1fz and 2 5.3s in the barn, I can't make up my mind haha.

 

[bugsnbikes]

Go LS and you'll never go back !!

or keep it "cruiser" and simply go 3urfe- 380hp.

the $4k cost of turbos alone will easily get a 5.7 fresh pull from tundra or 200.....and "voila" 380hp naturally aspirated / 400ft./lb torque and probably less time and hassle when all is said and done with turbos-tuning-finickyness and lifetime lean fixing vs straight forward drivetrain swap.

 

[slow95z]

or keep it "cruiser" and simply go 3urfe- 380hp.

the $4k cost of turbos alone will easily get a 5.7 fresh pull from tundra or 200.....and "voila" 380hp naturally aspirated / 400ft./lb torque and probably less time and hassle when all is said and done with turbos-tuning-finickyness and lifetime lean fixing vs straight forward drivetrain swap.

You going to wire it? I can tell you haven't worked on a newer toyota. Much easier to just solid axle the tundra or 200.

 

[socallove]

or keep it "cruiser" and simply go 3urfe- 380hp.

the $4k cost of turbos alone will easily get a 5.7 fresh pull from tundra or 200.....and "voila" 380hp naturally aspirated / 400ft./lb torque and probably less time and hassle when all is said and done with turbos-tuning-finickyness and lifetime lean fixing vs straight forward drivetrain swap.

5.7 swap would be amazing in an 80, but how much time and money will that cost?
Get it done, I would love to see it

 

[Qball]

5.7 swap would be amazing in an 80, but how much time and money will that cost?
Get it done, I would love to see it

I would get a crashed tundra or 200 and put 80 body on it, MUCH easier.

 

[socallove]

I would get a crashed tundra or 200 and put 80 body on it, MUCH easier.

Haha, why bother? the 80 body is cramped as hell, wouldn't it be easier to SAS a 200?

 

[4xFletch]

So we are up to $5200 for turbo and IC? Wow! May be looking back at an engine swap.