Bolt on turbo kit (3 Viewers)

[spyduh]

I welded my bung hole

Builds - Spyduh's LX450 Build (Motor Rebuild + Wits End Turbo Kit)

They look gorgeous!

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[Peluo]

Will be ordering one in January. Every little bit that helps lower engine compartment temperature is a must in my book.

 

[NLXTACY]

@HIteq finished up his truck build and turbo install. To quote him, “it pulls like a freight train”

 

[White Sheep]

@HIteq finished up his truck build and turbo install. To quote him, “it pulls like a freight train”

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Looks great!!

 

[KiwiDingo]

When's the 0-60 thread going to get updated with videos of some of these kits. Been holding out for a peek

0 to 60 times. How slow/fast is your 80? w/ videos

Turbophils 96 lx450 3.55 gears 305/75r16 tires arb front bumper slee rear bumper winch and rock sliders and the 6bt with a343f using a car performance app ran a 11.5 sec 0-60

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[NLXTACY]

When's the 0-60 thread going to get updated with videos of some of these kits. Been holding out for a peek

0 to 60 times. How slow/fast is your 80? w/ videos

Turbophils 96 lx450 3.55 gears 305/75r16 tires arb front bumper slee rear bumper winch and rock sliders and the 6bt with a343f using a car performance app ran a 11.5 sec 0-60

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thats a good point.

 

[NLXTACY]

One more underhood pic of @HITeq’s turbo install. Looks fantastic!

 

[alia176]

PORN!!!!!

 

[YotaTrail]

FYI everyone. Unfortunately my plans have changed and I will not be able to build my rig due to life circumstances.

Therefore I listed my unopened turbo in the classifieds. It is sealed in the box and got Joey's blessing to list it.

For Sale - SoCal Brand New Wits End Turbo

I realized with my young kids, I wont have time for my 80 series for many years. As a result I will be listing many things that never even got installed nor opened and the turbo is one of them. I have Joey's wits end turbo ready to go sealed in boxes. Asking 6K and you don't have to wait nor...

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[rolliges]

^^^ That valve cover needs a "1FZ-FE" sticker up front.

Unless Joey's making similar turbo stickers.

 

[NLXTACY]

^^^ That valve cover needs a "1FZ-FE" sticker up front.

Unless Joey's making similar turbo stickers.

made them but they don’t hold up to heat so continuing experimentation...slowly

 

[rolliges]

^^^ Then how about a stencil to hand paint it?

 

[spyduh]

made them but they don’t hold up to heat so continuing experimentation...slowly

Cough.... My valve cover is naked. It's missing a sticker

 

[karlslashwarren]

Just got back from a 3000 mile trip through Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. This brings my total mileage on the kit to over 6000. Lots of mountain passes and cold ambient temps for turbocharged fun. The turbo system performed flawlessly despite a few maintenance items with my truck that I'm addressing now. Scangauge reading was approximately 11 to 12 mpg cruising at 80mph on flat ground. While this isn't too bad as far as I'm concerned, I'm switching out my original O2 sensors for new oem and getting my various pinhole exhaust leaks fixed. I was heavy on the throttle in some deep snow near Ogden, and saw around 220F coolant temp on the scangauge. Shut down the engine and let it cool while I winched out. Probably due to high revs at low speed. Maybe unrelated but my front knock sensor failed (p0325) the next day near St. George. With about 400mi to home my mpg dropped to single digits as the engine protected itself by running rich. Wideband confirmed that the ecu was dumping fuel. Burned a lot more fuel on the way home despite cruising at 70 instead of 80mph. Should mention, I only filled up with 91 octane or greater during the trip.

Here are some pics from the trip and a few thousand miles of road salt stuck to the downpipe for science. Don't worry, I washed it asap.

Overall I'm extremely happy with the system and I'll see how the mpg improves when I patch up my janky exhaust.

 

[SteelHunterFJ80]

Just got back from a 3000 mile trip through Washington, Idaho, Montana and Utah. This brings my total mileage on the kit to over 6000. Lots of mountain passes and cold ambient temps for turbocharged fun. The turbo system performed flawlessly despite a few maintenance items with my truck that I'm addressing now. Scangauge reading was approximately 11 to 12 mpg cruising at 80mph on flat ground. While this isn't too bad as far as I'm concerned, I'm switching out my original O2 sensors for new oem and getting my various pinhole exhaust leaks fixed. I was heavy on the throttle in some deep snow near Ogden, and saw around 220F coolant temp on the scangauge. Shut down the engine and let it cool while I winched out. Probably due to high revs at low speed. Maybe unrelated but my front knock sensor failed (p0325) the next day near St. George. With about 400mi to home my mpg dropped to single digits as the engine protected itself by running rich. Wideband confirmed that the ecu was dumping fuel. Burned a lot more fuel on the way home despite cruising at 70 instead of 80mph. Should mention, I only filled up with 91 octane or greater during the trip.

Here are some pics from the trip and a few thousand miles of road salt stuck to the downpipe for science. Don't worry, I washed it asap.

Overall I'm extremely happy with the system and I'll see how the mpg improves when I patch up my janky exhaust.

Would live to hear an update on your fuel consumption post new parts....its nice to hear solid data/info like this.

 

[NLXTACY]

I finally have an issue that has stumped me. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to recreate the conditions to replicate it either. Just seems to be random. But the larger hose that goes into the bottom of the EGR modulator keeps popping off. It’s really bizarre.

When it does happen it sorta sounds like an exhaust leak which is kinda of what it is. Easy repair but can’t tell when it happens again.

 

[Wompom]

I finally have an issue that has stumped me. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to recreate the conditions to replicate it either. Just seems to be random. But the larger hose that goes into the bottom of the EGR modulator keeps popping off. It’s really bizarre.

When it does happen it sorta sounds like an exhaust leak which is kinda of what it is. Easy repair but can’t tell when it happens again.

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Throw a ziptie around it. Also spray the nipple with hairspray before you put it back on. Helps seal the hose and acts like a light adhesive. Those combined should keep it on. That's what I do on my high boost Subarus.

 

[NLXTACY]

Throw a ziptie around it. Also spray the nipple with hairspray before you put it back on. Helps seal the hose and acts like a light adhesive. Those combined should keep it on. That's what I do on my high boost Subarus.

Ha! Whats funny is I am thinking about cutting in some ridges to grab the hose better and using a small clamp. Zip-tie not a bad idea too. But still need to figure out how to prevent it from happening.

 

[rolliges]

Is there too much pressure for the hose? Can the diaphragm inside the modulator take it?

Curious.

 

[NLXTACY]

Is there too much pressure for the hose? Can the diaphragm inside the modulator take it?

That is the $100 question