Thread: Mitsu TD04 turbo upgrade

AH so my dodgeyness is catching on rick?? (dodgeyness..... is that even a word??? )

nah, they couldnt tell me what turbine/compressor etc. they would get them made to order from manufacturer and just pop it in the box

might ask mtq again tomorrow... hopefully get somebody else on phone

i reckon as long as i know the required boost pressure any car performance shop will be able to tell me (i prefer to talk to somebody face to face anywayz).... from what i know so far most cars using these turbos run 8psi standard.... been meaning to go to one to sort out some other stuff enywayz. see if i can get an exhaust manifold and dump pipe any cheaper, mtq's wasnt expensive but cant hurt to shop around, you never know

on the topic of manifolds, cant remember which thread it was mentioned in. it was hinted at that the turbo will bolt straight onto a 200tdi exhaust manifold (i have a 300tdi disco but best mate has a 200tdi defender) anybody know anything about the matter?

yeah, apparently bolts straight onto a 200Tdi exhaust manifold, just remember that you'll need a Disco one, as the Defender one is a high mount with a different inlet manifold as well. The MTQ 300Tdi one uses the genuine Land Rover no1 and 4 stubs, re-machined to fit their new cast 2-3 centre so it bolts up to the OE exhaust and inlet duct.

When I spoke (several times) to MTQ over the years, one bloke reckoned they were only using 12.5 psi, (stock 200Tdi boost) which I found really hard to believe as the stock boost on a 300Tdi is 15.5 psi. When I quizzed him on this he just claimed "more efficient turbo", but he was a bit vague on actual numbers, so I took it with a grain of salt.

maybee i should be working on the fender first, then the disco..... nah, my little experiment, plus my mate lives in albury anyway

ill take it a cast manifold is the way to go. cant bling it up with a stainless one yeah right......

cheers, plenty of info to go with for now... just need to pay rego and insurance then can start working on this

thought id revive this old thread rather than start a new one

im making slow progress - busy as ever
i have another question tho. where in the system would it be best to get coolant from?

at this stage im going with a 200tdi disco manifold. from what ive read it is a bolt on job (both turbo to manifold and manifold to head) please correct me if this is wrong.

before all this goes ahead ill have to get round to putting an egt in (and play with the fuel pump )

I 'think' MTQ just tap into the heater circuit. Either wait for JustinC to happen along or PM him to confirm.

I had one of these fitted to my old 200Tdi Defender by a mob out Wetheral Park way. Don't know all the details re boost settings etc. but it performed much smoother than the Garrett and cut in at about 1300rpm instead of 1800.
To my recollection, no manifold replacement was required.

Quite happy with result.

[QUOTE=Xtreme;589548]cut in at about 1300rpm instead of 1800[QUOTE]
this is what im hoping to achieve. hopefully i wont get rear-ended pulling outta my street (couple o near misses already)

how is the fuel consumption compared to normal?

[quote=SSmith;589993][quote=Xtreme;589548]cut in at about 1300rpm instead of 1800

this is what im hoping to achieve. hopefully i wont get rear-ended pulling outta my street (couple o near misses already)

how is the fuel consumption compared to normal?

No noticable change in fuel consumption - just the lower cut in and it pulled slightly better on hills.