MAF Turbo

[Cruiserhead05]

So its sounding like Man-a-Fre's turbo is going to happen sometime in the near future but im just wondering, do you think this will be something like Safari's where they died out and you cant get them anymore?

Also, im at 246k miles. I guess i will definately need to rebuild if i want to turbo?

What is a good rebuild and turbo going to run....roughly 10k im thinking. OUCH!!!!!!

I'll need to serve a lot of ice cream to afford that upgrade. But afterwards it will be like a new truck, and a fun one at that.

BD

 

[Junk]

I wouldn't hold your breath. This has been talked about for a long time. I still think turbos are very overrated. If you're going to wheel your truck, stick with better gearing.

On the other hand, turbo is great for the blingboys.

 

[reffug]

I still think turbos are very overrated. If you're going to wheel your truck, stick with better gearing.

On the other hand, turbo is great for the blingboys.

Key part of this statement 'I still think'

Not overrated, overpowered is more like it.

 

[T Y L E R]

I wouldn't hold your breath. This has been talked about for a long time. I still think turbos are very overrated. If you're going to wheel your truck, stick with better gearing.

On the other hand, turbo is great for the blingboys.

Though a hybrid bling poser dude at heart, I love the idea of new gearing. 4:88's gotta rock if I still love my cruiser with 35's and stock gears. The Truspeed helps, but nothing like taller gears must....


TY - gear envy

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Well i guess it could all be a joke and nothing might happen but it just seems like in the next few months it could be a reality although im not really sure why im getting so worked up about it. There is no way i will have the cash to rebuild and turbo anytime soon.

 

[Brentbba]

Well......I looked at the work they were doing on it when I picked up my Kaymar bumper. Since I don't know squat about them, and the fact that I'm only a 1/2 banana mechanic to begin with, hard for me to comment on how close they were or not outside of the fact that they showed me what they were doing on their 80.

 

[Steve-O]

The turbo is definately a reality. Right now we are actually waiting on our other vendors to get parts in. We sent the dummy pipes and hoses out to get mass produced and coated. That is really the only thing we are waiting to get back. We also have to make a heat shield for the manifold, but thats nothing more than louvered bent aluminum. What Brent saw was about 1/2 the banana, I am hoping the turbo should be up and running in about a month (roughly) it all depends how long it takes to get our pipes in. The hoses are pre-moulded so the company had to make a jig for those also, hopfully I will see those very soon. Please let me know if you have any other questions on it.

Steve.

 

[T Y L E R]

Ok ... I'll play


$$$



TY

 

[speyrod]

How about $$ over "T's" $$$

 

[Brentbba]

What Brent saw was about 1/2 the banana,
Steve.

Hehehe - I resemble that remark!

 

[teknomad80]

Hi, Steve! Yes, the first question is: How much will this thing cost, parts and labor (separately)?

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Steve has already made it clear in a previous post that he is not going to give out any specific prices, i imagine it willl run the same or somewhere close to the Safari. 5,000 ? or at least in that ball park. Thats pricey but its the fact that most of use have over 150k miles, thats what kills it for me. a 246k miles engine cant handle the turbo...i dont think and i might as well rebuild since i'll be that far into it. Now the issue will be finding someone qulified to rebuild and install the turbo....yippee


BD

 

[Steve-O]

It is true that I am trying not to give out prices. I should have a pretty firm idea next week (the pipes are supposed to come in.) Giving out rough prices for a kit like this is like digging my own grave. It shouldnt be more than the safari kit, but it is hard to say because we are putting so many better parts into it. The reccomended mileage for a cruiser to put a turbo on is hard to say. Turbos do not put as much strain on the engine as a supercharger, but I have not known anyone to put one on a high mileage engine. We do of course offer an engine rebuild service, much like our 2F and 3F rebuilds, so if anyone was interested let me know.

 

[cruiserdan]

I would hesitate adding forced induction to a 1FZ engine with more than 150k on it and the cooling system must be 100% functional. I would also think hard about the head gasket on any motor with over 100k.

 

[Cruisergreg]

I would hesitate adding forced induction to a 1FZ engine with more than 150k on it and the cooling system must be 100% functional. I would also think hard about the head gasket on any motor with over 100k.

There goes Dan, pooping on everyone's fun again.

Sheesh, for the $$$ being thrown around you could do a nice V8 swap.

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Steve, CDan...How bout a 250k mile engine that already has had the HG done at 200k miles. Would that work. BTW my cooling system is working great. i just replaced the radiator last month.

Also curious about your rebuild service for the 1FZ Steve...tell me more. I'm still thinking a full rebuild and turbo wil slam my savings way too hard, especially for a college kid but its just oooo soooo tempting. Plus its cheaper than buying a new car.

 

[Steve-O]

Well, the way I see it, most people with Cruisers would love to own them forever right? No engine will run forever, so at some point you are going to need to rebuild it. Until the time comes to rebuild it, I would like to have some extra power. I'm not saying that I reccomend getting a turbo over 150k, but mileage is not as important as condition. I feel that a well maintained engine will be fine with a turbo over 150k.

Steve

 

[semlin]

Dan would your view change if before the install you had good compression, and you then tore down to the head gasket?

Also, what about using a head gasket that reduced compression?

 

[Steve-O]

The cost for a standard longblock rebuild is $3,495.00. There is a core charge on top of that if you cant send us your engine to rebuild. We can also do a lower compression engine for 3,995.00 for people who want to crank the boost up. Personally, I would reccomend doing standard with normal boost. We had to work a lot on the cooling system of the 80 we did with the lower compression. http://www.man-a-fre.com/services/serviceworkgallery.htm

Steve

 

[Cruiserhead05]

Steve. i guess i'll just have to wait and see until we get some firm prices on this and see how much a rebuild and turbo would cost, installed...might get scary. Also, is it possible you could encounter tranny issues after turboing and/rebuilding the engine. i mean could a 250k mile tranny handle it?