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hey im new to this forum so ill introduce myself... im jono and i own a 1992 isuzu mu, with 4jb1t, raised 6 inches all up and on 32x12.5's with black 15 inch sunraisers.... car is black.... but unfortuantley has a brown interior lol
anyways back to my question... i have been researching the options i have with my engine... i need more power as it is very slow on the road.. some ideas have been 1jz-gte, ls1, v6 commodore engine, or sumhow gaining more power from the 4j.
i have installed an intercooler but havnt hooked it up yet as i dont have the money atm for the pipe work haha.
has anyone got any sugestions as to what boost to run on an intercooled setup? also can the little turbo handal a 300x600x80 intercooler....
cheers
twinky
sorry found old topic thats similar to mine, but still would like to know these things as i havnt been able to find them anywhere..
my gearbox part number and a bellhouse and gearbox bolt pattern.
with the turbo, the arm that controls the valve in the elbow..... how do i keep that in the same place when i rotate the turbo houseing in order to put on the jackaroo 3.1 intercooler... cause im planning on doing this upgrade....
cheers again.
Hi twinky welcome aboard.... great lookin MU you have there i also have one but mines not as pretty lol well i probley wouldnt even call it attractive... lmfao. Anyway i have been doin a little reserch on the engine conversion side of things and i will be putting a commo v6 and auto into mine as i will be running 33's the added throttle response and power will be handy... anyway if you wanna know more on the subject feel free to pm me or just get onto chickoroll and come out on a trail with us on the long weekend .... i dont wanna be the only MU owner this time
oh man, id love to come! but i have some plans this w/e that cant really be broken.... (moving out of home) lol as im only 19
thanks for the offer anyways.... maybe we can catch up some time, i know some good 4x4 tracks around mudgeeraba/nerang area.
where are you located...?
silly me oh well sat or sunday is good for us then lmfao sorry chicko some times i get all excited about wheeling i dont read the post slow enough ha ha ha any way twinky i am on the northside of bris will be looking for some more tracks in around 2 months when the v6 is in hopefully
i went to the wrekers today..... to get some pipes for my intercooler lol, instead of using the silicon bends i just stole some bends off some old toyota's and shit, all 70mm....
i have a front mount already installed u see... so i want to just use that but the cost of getting it done professionaly is painful. cause there is shit all room in the front.
i was quoted like $2000.... f that lol
i think it was ashmore exhaust.... yeh. that quote was offencive. i needed a cigg after i heard that one lol. i thought he was joking at first. anyways cant wait to get together with a few of u guys nd go truckin'. i have a fair bit of off road experience but im not 100% confident yet .
I saw them in thailand too. They also have the Fourtuner, which looks to be a new generation of 4 runner. real nice things too.
All the Hiluxes, rodeos and Civics are made there so its cheap for buy one.
I priced up a 4x4 Diesel current shape hilux from Toyota. $16K brand new. Ouch, shows what happens when everyone takes their cut, import taxes etc etc...
On the topic of your car, why do you want to get rid of it? it looks to be in great condition, Do you have any pics of the front mount intercooler? Im keen to fit one on my Jack but Im unsure how its going to fit with the radiator, Air con conditioner etc etc... I have a 600x300x75 waiting to go in. Im sure I could adapt some pipework with some silicone bends to fit securely. Id rather not have to move the rad, air con back and use a ThermoFan.
neonasty wrote:I saw them in thailand too. They also have the Fourtuner, which looks to be a new generation of 4 runner. real nice things too.
All the Hiluxes, rodeos and Civics are made there so its cheap for buy one.
I priced up a 4x4 Diesel current shape hilux from Toyota. $16K brand new. Ouch, shows what happens when everyone takes their cut, import taxes etc etc...
On the topic of your car, why do you want to get rid of it? it looks to be in great condition, Do you have any pics of the front mount intercooler? Im keen to fit one on my Jack but Im unsure how its going to fit with the radiator, Air con conditioner etc etc... I have a 600x300x75 waiting to go in. Im sure I could adapt some pipework with some silicone bends to fit securely. Id rather not have to move the rad, air con back and use a ThermoFan.
hey sorry i took so long to reply to this, umm ill get some pics of how i installed mine, it requires a 4inch grinder with a cutting blade.. yess chop chop, a drill and some metal bar to make a braket or 2.
be warned for a mu the front mount is very hard to pipe up, it has shitloads of bends, hardcore s bend areas and will natually need reducers and raisers for the size of the turbo outlet. actually if mine wasnt raised i dont think there would be any other way of getting to the engine without cutting into the wheel well, which looks like balls.
i have a question about mu's jackaroo's and rodeo's... do they all have the same engine mounts? and what year do they change them if they are different at all, because i have found a rodeo quadcam v6 from a 1998 model, and wanted to know if it would drop straight onto the engine mounts i have now... (i know its a long shot) or what other engines drop in from similar chassis models. cheers
jono
