Turbo to a 2H.

[bigbrowndog]

My son and I recently fitted a Safari Turbo to the HJ75. This is pretty much a plug and play fix and there were only minor problems encountered. It was hard to source a 3 inch 90 degree bend locally that was suitable to connect the low pressure crossover to the turbo. I finally got a part from Hitachi. The new manifold was not straight and needed to be machined.Rather than pay the $100.00 I used the belt sander and this was very effective in removing 1 to 1.5mm off four of the exhaust branches taking some 10 minutes. Perhaps a third of this time was spent checking it with the straight edge. A Ford Falcon temperature adapter was fitted to the sump by drilling a hole. Later we braised this in case it was hit by a stone or stick but I feel it was not really necessary to braise the fitting especially if a nut is fitted to the inside of the sump. The heater hose was used for the water intake and the block drain plug removed for the water return. The oil inlet was taken from the vacuum pump inlet supply and the return to the sump by the Falcon fitting. As I had to rotate the aircleaner top for the intake connection and forgot to buy a longer hose for the blocked filter setup the filter light also acts now as a boost light. LOL. As it comes on as boost increases. So far it seems ok as today I did a 420 km trip to the Burdekin Dam via Ravenswood and it was quite hot 36 to 38 degrees Celcius.

 

[beanz2]

It looks as if there is a boss cast into the exhaust manifold for a pre-turbo EGT probe.

Did you get a better fuel economy?

Would you have a Ford part number for the Falcon temperature adapter? That would come in handy for those adding a turbo to their vehicles.

Dave

 

[bigbrowndog]

Cheers, The Ford Falcon Temperature adaptor Suits XY - on 250 ci 6 cylinder motors. Non genuine from Supercheap , Kilkenny Castings KC101. The Oz XY Falcon was a 1971 model.
As for fuel economy, it always seems to use more fuel on the backcountry unfenced roads for some reason, just watch out for wandering stock and not the fuel gage.LOL. cheers.

 

[bigbrowndog]

http://www.airpowersystems.com.au/safari/product_list.html#turbo

 

[bigbrowndog]

I finally got the 3 inch system fitted and it has made a big improvement. The turbo has lost its loud whistle but the free flowing exhaust has improved the performance heaps again. Still noticable from the sound its a decent turbo .

 

[bigbrowndog]

Fitted a boost gage, mechanical oil pressure and mechanical temperature gage to the 2H. As the standard electrical temperature gage remains I had to fab a splice for the top radiator hose to take the temperature sensor. I used 38 mm brass pipe and a fitting to suit the gage.Hope this is a help to someone.cheers gazza

 

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[beanz2]

bbd, if the temp sensor is placed in the radiator inlet hose, would it only read when the thermostat is open?

Dixie Chicks? Dixie Chicks?

Dave

 

[bigbrowndog]

That is pretty much true although it moves a bit from heat transfer by conduction before the thermostat opens. However here it is not long before the thermostat is fully open, not exactly cold in these parts.LOL. Ahh the Chicks,LOL This Ole boy is a sucker ;p for any of the lady's with those charming southern accents .LOL.cheers

 

[Tapage]

did you have a pyro . ?

 

[bigbrowndog]

did you have a pyro . ?

Not yet, I have been watching Ebay , not many USA gauge Stores will post to Oz. With those that do most charge excessive postage. Eg, Two days ago I received a quote US $25.00 to post a DVD, it can be sent in a Priority Paid Satchel for $9.00 . A couple of months ago I had a double DVD shipped for $7.50 so ???. Most seem to be 2 inch pyros however I prefer the look of the VDO pyro. Soon..

 

[Entaran]

Just a quick note, if you want that whistle back, open your intake up a bit.

FOr instance, grab a 3 inch pod filter from supercheap (about 15 bucks) and put it before your bigass aircan (remove the aircan). My landcruiser runs two inline removeable filters out to the snorkel. There is no massive aircan, I use the room or other things. the filters I grabbed are actually out of lancer evolution 3's as come in handy plastic housings that are easily adapted. You can -hear- the engine breathe from this so I imagine you would be able to hear the turbo loud and clear as most turbo noise is reverberated down the intake path rather than the exhaust.

Also, I dont' see an intercooler. Any intercooler no matter how small will offer a measureable increase in power due to decreased charge air temperatures. Try it You preferably want a decent cooler btw.

PS: with two inline filters (one after another, 3 inches of pipe between) I very occasionally have dirt past the first filter and NEVER past the 2nd one. I wouldn't suggest replacing the stock aircan with only one filter. Bad bad move in dusty areas.

 

[bigbrowndog]

Take the factory filter and snorkel off for a supercrap pod filter??? ROTFLMGO..
Got Buckley's Chance of that mate, these are 4x4 trucks not ricers. The intercooler will come pehaps but I am sure you will realise there is not much spare room in a hj75 engine bay also with a high mount on the front. cheers

 

[Entaran]

Take the factory filter and snorkel off for a supercrap pod filter??? ROTFLMGO..
Got Buckley's Chance of that mate, these are 4x4 trucks not ricers. The intercooler will come pehaps but I am sure you will realise there is not much spare room in a hj75 engine bay also with a high mount on the front. cheers

I was joking there. Note that I said on mine i've replaced the factory can with TWO inline (panel) filters and it filters just as well if not better than the huge can. It's also easier to service and the air filters take up less room on outback trips (being flat).

It was just a suggestion half meant as a joke

Why did you highmount the turbo? It doesn't make much sense from a heat perspective. High mount turbos usually have a fair amount of trouble keeping relatively cool. (in a car anyway) not 100% on 4x4's

 

[bigbrowndog]

Highmount Winch ,,, The factory filter is more efficient and the snorkel is a must for creeks and dust..The air is cleaner up there. Also once you get out from here there is the bulldust. This is finer than talcum powder and gets to be inches deep on the dirt roads and tracks often covering large potholes and bigger holes makes them really hard to see also when you pass another vehicle its really hard to see if there is another coming. Roadtrains are something else again, best just get off the road all together. LOL.: : If you have seen it you will understand that it gets into everything.

 

[Entaran]

Yeah i've never actually encountered bulldust, although i've read about it a fair bit. I spend most of my time in the forest/high country/etc so my setup with the snorkel routed through two inline filters works wonders for me. I understand fully that the snokel is REQUIRED for a 4x4, especially so with a diesel which is why I modified my setup to keep it

The snorkel doesn't have to run in through the aircan, you can take the pickup from the guard and change it

 

[Tapage]

Not yet, I have been watching Ebay , not many USA gauge Stores will post to Oz. With those that do most charge excessive postage. Eg, Two days ago I received a quote US $25.00 to post a DVD, it can be sent in a Priority Paid Satchel for $9.00 . A couple of months ago I had a double DVD shipped for $7.50 so ???. Most seem to be 2 inch pyros however I prefer the look of the VDO pyro. Soon..

I already have a VDO pyro ..

 

[bigbrowndog]

I already have a VDO pyro ..

Tapage, Mine arrived at the end of last week but was not fitted until late yesterday afternoon. Must say its great to have a good mate in the U.S.A. cheers. The 2inch VDO looks a bit small against the 2 5/8 sets but the VDO is very neat and quality looking.