GuyB
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I've been long considering a turbo upgrade for my 1HD-T. I might just go the hi-flow route, but I've budgeted for something of the G-Turbo or Wink variety. The plan was to fit a valve body and maybe a torque converter before doing any serious power upgrades, but my hand has been forced by a blown exhaust manifold gasket.
Given the condition of the studs/bolts, it's going to be a fairly serious undertaking just getting the manifold off, so while I'm there it seems madness not to push ahead with the turbo upgrade, even if much/most of the additional power it generates will be... lost in transmission. I'm fitting an extra ATF cooler and gauge anyway, so heat is under control.
I'm sure many of you have done this - can anyone offer any advice concerning:
Given the condition of the studs/bolts, it's going to be a fairly serious undertaking just getting the manifold off, so while I'm there it seems madness not to push ahead with the turbo upgrade, even if much/most of the additional power it generates will be... lost in transmission. I'm fitting an extra ATF cooler and gauge anyway, so heat is under control.
I'm sure many of you have done this - can anyone offer any advice concerning:
- Any gotchas with the swap-out process, assume I'll need some new studs etc - can anyone provide details or a source?
- Has anyone done the turbo upgrade without changes to the transmission? Should I dial the boost controller down to something like stock pressure until I get around to upgrading the T/C and valve body?