Nice rig, love the turbo setup. How much does that kit go for from safari?
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nyk438 said:
You mean, how much did it go for?.....I dont think they make it anymore. Atleast not unless they get an order of over 100 units.
IIRC, the whole kit was around 5k, but someone who knows better should corect me if im wrong.
B
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Beowulf said:TC,
Just caught this thread today. Nicely done.
I LOVE WHITE TRUCKS!
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Thanks so much B!
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nyk438 said:
Thanks man, the kit used to sell for something around 5K IIRC. They are now "out of production" for the 80 chassis in general but AFAIK still available for the 100/105 series with the same 4.5liter 1FZFE engine? Not so sure anymore about that??? You can still purchase a purrrrtttty brand new beauty straight from safari for 80 series 1FZFE's as long as it is in a lot of 25 units or more ... so, we either wait for a vendor to purchase 25 units at a vendor cost of 3.5K to 4K or so, or we get a group buy going! Put it this way, the turbo is so super sweet that if it indeed is available at any time in the future, I would want to purchase one first and then go out looking for lovely 80's to mount it to, yes its that sweet! Thanks again man.
Turbocruiser,
I wish my white 80 had all the TLC yours has had.
Especially that sweet turbo.
Nice gages on the pilar, super clean.
I wish my white 80 had all the TLC yours has had.
Especially that sweet turbo.
Nice gages on the pilar, super clean.
turbo, just curious what you would do if a part on the turbo broke?
Again, sweet truck and i super double-stamp wish i could poney-up and get me one of them there turbos.
Again, sweet truck and i super double-stamp wish i could poney-up and get me one of them there turbos.
TurboCruiser, Actually Do you really need Turbo to go Off-Road? Isn’t the turbo supposedly good for open road, freeway cruising and no traffic.
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fzj80kidpen said:
Thanks so much man!
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concretejungle said:
Thanks CJ, gee, great question, several simple answers ... First the safari turbo system is super reliable and is proven all around the world from arctic environments to desert environments. Second, the turbo is based on basic Garrett T4 design and I already have several reputable turbo rebuilders who are willing and absolutely able to rebuild the turbo to original spec or even to extremely modified spec. Third, the only totally custom castings to the turbo 'system' from safari I already have on hand or I already have on order so that whatever ever wants to go wrong, I can quickly make it go right. Fourth, if the turbo ever crapped out on road or even crapped out off road you can still drive the truck, granted there is lack of boost and presence of restriction but it wont leave you stranded. All in all, as much as I worry about anything at all worryable, I do not worry about the turbo; it really is reliable and as always, I've got "plan A" - drive the helloutta it and loveit, , , and "plan B" - fixit if you havta fixit. HTH.
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LX_TREME said:
Strange question for a lousy lowriding cruiser head to have!!!
Just Joking There are alot of misconceptions and misunderstandings about this. The safari turbo system starts producing power at about 1000 rpms - just four hundred rpm's or so off idle. The power is perfectly precisely predictible with no lag and no lurch. My exciting experience is that the power helps in almost all off road situations actually. Keep in mind off road means, well, anything off road. Well duhhhh huhhhh? Seriously though when I'm workin my rig up Pikes Peak's (or any mountain's) lovely loose granite gravel roads and throwing rooster tails of gritty gravel from all four wheels dontcha think the turbo helps? When I'm running a high speed sand run or a high speed snow run dontcha think the turbo helps? When I'm doing more mild logging roads at some slightly higher speeds the turbo helps. Even when I'm wheelin it off road the turbo helps to "trickle over obstacles" as safari advertises. I think the misconceptions around are all based on basic fact that the 1fzfe has plenty of power to wheel over almost all obstacles ... in other words power is not the thing that prevents people from getting over most obstacles; clearance is or traction is. Still, add alot of perfectly precisely predictible power to the 1fzfe and any obstacle is that much more manageable - provided enough clearance and enough traction. Anyways, hope that answers the question although I still truly struggle with why someone who would get high centered on a speed bump would want to know! 
Put it this way, hopefully one day we be able to meet each other i want to see and compare 2.5, 4 and 6 inches lift VS JDM '5 inch drop sport package, since you shown the top speed avatar we should prove 'em then shall we?turbocruiser said:
Let see how the OME handles on those speed...hehehee.... 
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LX_TREME said:Put it this way, hopefully one day we be able to meet each other i want to see and compare 2.5, 4 and 6 inches lift VS JDM '5 inch drop sport package, since you shown the top speed avatar we should prove 'em then shall we?
Anytime my friend, you do realize a JDM 5" drop sport package wont make you much faster right??? Dont worry, I'll race ya to the bar and buy you your first drink just to be a good sport! And dont worry, by the time ya get there for your first, I'll be finishing my second! Ohh, all in fun, all in love, always!
We'll see boud that shall we...hehehe....turbocruiser said:by the time ya get there for your first, I'll be finishing my second! Ohh, all in fun, all in love, always!
JDM aerodynamics...
Definetely you beat me on the Off-Road but not on the open-straight road my friend...
Definetely you beat me on the Off-Road but not on the open-straight road my friend...
turbocruiser said:And dont worry, by the time ya get there for your first, I'll be finishing my second! Ohh, all in fun, all in love, always!
Well good then you can pick up my tab cause by that point I'll probably be leaving.
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LX_TREME said:Definetely you beat me on the Off-Road but not on the open-straight road my friend...
Okay, now you are losing your already loose grip on reality and this is going from fun to foolish!!! Still, if you ever wanna meet halfway, like say Nevada, I'll give you the chance to get that free first drink!!!
Okay, now its fun again!
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reffug said:Well good then you can pick up my tab cause by that point I'll probably be leaving.
Ohhhhhh gooooody I sense someone working themselves up to their own ROTW, common buddyy that rig of yours is so sweet and so powerful you GOTTA do it!!! Stop being so humble and strut your stuff, hell we've got LX over here, he'll post up pics of your rig like he does of everyone else's ... all you gotta do then is to describe the thing to us!!!
turbocruiser said:hell we've got LX over here, he'll post up pics of your rig like he does of everyone else's ... all you gotta do then is to describe the thing to us!!!
LOL