Thanks for the tip. I just got the star. I gave gone blow through before, but will just have to try it. I think I have an Aristo 1JZ maf at the shop. I'm going to have to check. I will use stock until the break in is done. Thx for the input.
junk yard turbo?
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curmudgeon
fj80psi your build deserves it's own thread.
I'm interested in the blow through idea as well. If that is a possibility it would make some of my plumbing a lot cleaner and require less fabrication.
After spending some time with my lonely family today at the lake I snuck over to the shop & got a bit more done on the charge pipe. My good pal Jimmy finished hanging the turbo & took the whole exhaust system down to finish the welding. The exhaust was very slow going, but I'm really happy with it. We installed a bolt together flange so it won't have to be cut if the drivetrain ever needs service. The original spare tire mount was mounted higher and used to hang the turbo & exhaust. This thing should be running in the next week.
I don't expect any problems with the blow through, but who knows.... I do however expect to have some possible clearance issues with the exhaust. I hope not.
BTW how does the star thing work? I bought one this morning, thought it was like hunting Snipe
I don't expect any problems with the blow through, but who knows.... I do however expect to have some possible clearance issues with the exhaust. I hope not. BTW how does the star thing work? I bought one this morning, thought it was like hunting Snipe
New pics. Before charge pipe & wastegate.
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Lots of work. I'm
one banana short of a fruitcake. Soo tired, I need to sleep in this weekend.
one banana short of a fruitcake. Soo tired, I need to sleep in this weekend.I would be curious how this works out. With all the room on the Cruiser engine bay.... why not just put it there?
STS (rear mount) turbo systems have been around for the LS1 market for a while. They make a twin turbo system for the Vette and there are a few running low 9's! They make them for just about any vehicle now.
FJ80psi- how are you planning on tuning it? ie fuel management system.....
STS (rear mount) turbo systems have been around for the LS1 market for a while. They make a twin turbo system for the Vette and there are a few running low 9's! They make them for just about any vehicle now.
FJ80psi- how are you planning on tuning it? ie fuel management system.....
STS makes a great product. We are installing there new kit on a 350Z next week. I really like the drivability on the cars & trucks that we have tested. No lag, No intercooler (on some low boost applications), No engine bay heat. I was going to do a turbo under the hood, but I had been stacking up parts for awhile & didn't have a manifold. After driving a Tacoma with a remote mount, I was sold. Besides, the guys on Mud have had great sucess with boost under the hood.
and I can't touch that... I will be the next Test Dummy. STS has a universal "kit" that would be a good possibility for the guys that wan't to build a custom system. Mine is truly Junk Yard.... Just parts I had sitting around. Stock fuel & engine management for a couple of months. Link G3 stand alone if I am sucessful with the basic engine management & fuel system. That way I can ditch the MAF. It would give me 100% control over boost control, timing maps & Fuel tuning. I don't know what to expect as far as a need for timing control, but it sure would be nice to have the ability to safely run more boost. Oh Yeah, that stock head gasket....Damn. Gonna leave it for a while.
and I can't touch that... I will be the next Test Dummy. STS has a universal "kit" that would be a good possibility for the guys that wan't to build a custom system. Mine is truly Junk Yard.... Just parts I had sitting around. Stock fuel & engine management for a couple of months. Link G3 stand alone if I am sucessful with the basic engine management & fuel system. That way I can ditch the MAF. It would give me 100% control over boost control, timing maps & Fuel tuning. I don't know what to expect as far as a need for timing control, but it sure would be nice to have the ability to safely run more boost. Oh Yeah, that stock head gasket....Damn. Gonna leave it for a while.
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STS makes a great product. We are installing there new kit on a 350Z next week. I really like the drivability on the cars & trucks that we have tested. No lag, No intercooler (on some low boost applications), No engine bay heat. I was going to do a turbo under the hood, but I had been stacking up parts for awhile & didn't have a manifold. After driving a Tacoma with a remote mount, I was sold. Besides, the guys on Mud have had great sucess with boost under the hood.
I spent an hour in the sts shop in Orem utah before I built my turbo. those guys are sharp. A BYU engineering student started the whole remote mount turbo thing and now he is cashing in. I showed them my truck at the time and they were eager and willing to do a custom job. there is just so much room in the back of the 80. some may argue the unoffroadability of a remote mounted setup. true but if the turbo fails out back all you need to do disconnect it and keep going.
have you worked out your oil supply? you must have a pump to return the oil from the turbo to the motor. what pump will you use?
Can someone help me understand something about turbo's? If they mey be prone to cracking when crossing water, why have all the tubo diesel 80s in the world not had this problem? I can't imagine no water crossings in Australia where the TD is common. What am I missing here?
Buck Buchanan
Buck Buchanan
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
I thought this setup are not designed for river crossing or mud pits .. anycase if you let the turbo cool down, it can funtion under water and with pretty much better performance ..
I can imagine this setup here in Panamá in ranisy season .. ( you don't gonna need intercooler ! )
I can imagine this setup here in Panamá in ranisy season ..
( you don't gonna need intercooler ! )
matt.mcinnes
2F-ETI
Not sure I would fancy charging into a bog hole or over rocks with the turbo underneath but an interesting concept all the same.
Is a turbo going to be a problem playing in mud/water that MIGHT get high enough to touch it?
matt.mcinnes
2F-ETI
matt.mcinnes
2F-ETI
This is a friends junk yard air to water to air inter cooler taken from a junk yard Subaru.
It's finally done!!! So far, all is good. I'm going to post new pictures soon. The blow through MAF works well. I still need to build a snorkel out back & get the filter out from under the truck. Boost response is great! At 1700 RPM 2lbs! It feels like full boost is around 2500 to 2700 RPM. Not sure though, breaking in a fresh motor & haven't been over 60% throttle. I'm going driving..... -Andy
Am I reading right that there is no intercooler then, or are you simply saying that the tubing for the turbo equaled the tubing for the intercooler? Thanks.
That is correct, no intercooler. A intercooler is not necessary, but would make a nice improvement I'm sure. I went out driving last night. I'm in disbelief about how quickly my truck spools. It's unreal. We built a 3" exhaust into a small Vibrant catalist just behind the transfer case. I think the cat before the turbo might be the key to good spool with the turbo that far back. I am installing a STS kit on a 350Z next week & it has a front mount intercooler. I also think the charge pipe running outside the frame could have heat fins. This pipe runs straight 5 feet or so. I called a company that builds tubular industrial heat exchange pipes & they quoted me an insane $2000.00 plus....
http://www.tulsafintube.com/home.htm
I am going to come up with something. Any ideas? Oh, I also need some ideas on heat deflection for the charge pipe by the exhaust manifold. It goes back 18" or so from the t-body into the MAF I'll post pics of this soon. Thx -Andy
http://www.tulsafintube.com/home.htmI am going to come up with something. Any ideas? Oh, I also need some ideas on heat deflection for the charge pipe by the exhaust manifold. It goes back 18" or so from the t-body into the MAF I'll post pics of this soon.
Thx -Andy
