Thread: Factory non-Wastegated turbo?

Hi Yes I have driven another which was put together by a mate of mine in sydney and he built it up from scratch around thirty years ago and the performance likewise was pretty awesome. He was the one that suggested I go to KLR as they had done all the hard work putting a kit together which was purpose designed for the 4BD1 with the specific requirements of 4wding in mind. Whilst I agree that one could possibly mess around chasing bits and pieces to cobble together and get performance gains with a little bit of savings,
I dont believe that the effort and uncertainty of result is worthwhile when a sure fix solution is readily available.
Cheers BobK

Originally Posted by odwillys

Hi Yes I have driven another which was put together by a mate of mine in sydney and he built it up from scratch around thirty years ago and the performance likewise was pretty awesome. He was the one that suggested I go to KLR as they had done all the hard work putting a kit together which was purpose designed for the 4BD1 with the specific requirements of 4wding in mind. Whilst I agree that one could possibly mess around chasing bits and pieces to cobble together and get performance gains with a little bit of savings,
I dont believe that the effort and uncertainty of result is worthwhile when a sure fix solution is readily available.
Cheers BobK

At double the price! Manifold $300, turbo $1000, intercooler and plumbing $1000, pyro $150, exhaust mod $300, still have change from $3000, which will go towards a new clutch.

Originally Posted by Vern

There are better turbo options than the garrett gt22 KLR use. And yes have tried it against what i have.

Hi Vern, would you let us know which turbo you are talking about please?
I'm thinking about boosting my BE1 engine which is not very powerful for towing SWMBO horse float up hills. etc.

Was wondering about the legal status here in NZ as well, (mine is converted from a V8 so I guess I could argue that the horsepower is still less than original, if that makes any difference..?)

I was looking at the KLR kit - A$2750 plus shipping duty etc etc probably out of budget by the time it arrives

One more thing: Does anyone know if the engine can be run with power steering pump fitted but not connected to oil etc? Was thinking of fitting it up and driving the rig to the garage for hose fitting..

I run a td04hl -19t with a t2-t3 adapter to the stock turbo manifold. All up that cost me around $1300.

Originally Posted by jcsh

Hi Vern, would you let us know which turbo you are talking about please?
I'm thinking about boosting my BE1 engine which is not very powerful for towing SWMBO horse float up hills. etc.

Was wondering about the legal status here in NZ as well, (mine is converted from a V8 so I guess I could argue that the horsepower is still less than original, if that makes any difference..?)

I was looking at the KLR kit - A$2750 plus shipping duty etc etc probably out of budget by the time it arrives

One more thing: Does anyone know if the engine can be run with power steering pump fitted but not connected to oil etc? Was thinking of fitting it up and driving the rig to the garage for hose fitting..

Any sort of pump running without its fluid is a bad idea.

Feel free to give me a bell if you want to ask me any question about my Turbo setup, I'm in NZ too.