td42 bolt on turbo kit

[wanna lux]

hey guys i have just recently bought a td42 gq ute and i was want to turbo it. im on a tight budget and i was wundering who sells good bolt on kits at a good price or if anyone has one that they dont use anymore and want to sell it. and any advice would be good to.
thanks

[brettsGQ]

hi mate the cheapest one for good value that i have found was the turbo glide kit they are in sydney but they should be able to send one to you


look them up www.turboglide.com.au

good luck Brett...............

[bogged]

What is a tight budget??
Denco
AXT
DTS
turboglide etc etc etc


Search around the site, theres plenty of them out there,

90% of the kit ones will be > $3500-4500 setup on the dyno. Some people will obviously come out with unrealistic prices until you hit them up for one of the kits.

Unless you get a GU 4.2 one which usually goes for $1500ish + fitting + tuning.. Or hack something together out of bits and pieces.

[wanna lux]

a tight budget is on third year app. fitter and machinest wages can anyone help me with some were a little closer to home

[bogged]

a tight budget is on third year app. fitter and machinest wages can anyone help me with some were a little closer to home

ok, 3rd yr doesnt say much.. theres a 3rd yr spending billions on a Rodeo in the members section.

eg: http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/ftopic154476.php

How much are you willing to spend? $1000? $4000?

[A.J.]

You will always end up paying more than you expected with all bits and pieces. I have just turboed my TD42 recently. All second hand etc. but all up it has cost me 3grand. By the time you add oil, filters, gaskets, pyro and boost gauges/probes, silicon hoses, clamps, air-box and the list goes on.
Expect to pay around$3000 and be happy if it's less.
People have done it for less but it aint that easy to find all the bits at good prices at the time.

[Burra Boy]

Yes, I agree with AJ. Just put a second hand turbo on my wagon and it was well over $3K by the time I'd finished. The kit was $1500 but there are lots of additional costs.

But gee it was worth it

[InSanE]

im in the middle of doing a turbo setup using a custom gt28 by JPC and im estimating around the 3500 - 4k mark but check this out for a budget turbo

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/phpBB2/ftopic165380.php

[kane077]

mtq do a well finished kit. thats what im running. Axt kit is not as well finished but uses a garret as apposed to mtq's mitsi unti.

[scmick]

I paid bit over 3 grand for my turboglide kit, they sent it up to me in gladstone, fitted it myself in under a day, they were very helpful also

[bogged]

Denco also do a great kit, complete with exhaust. me and TB have now fitted 2...

Whatever kit you have or get, you will still need to have it setup on a dyno or at least by someone who knows what they are doing....

Overfuelling causes overheating in Diesels which can be fatal..

[wanna lux]

thanks for all the help guys. ill look around and save my money

[nicGQ]

hey mate try down the patrol shop might have something there for ya if ya havnt already tryed there.. if not mate pm me your number and ill have a look around for ya..

[Jacked]

Take a look a coxy's "wallet friendly" build up. Lots of pictures, clear details, pricing.

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/ftopic165380.php

[love ke70]

giant racing was selling a full kit last week, early this week? should still be in the for sales, dunno if he still has it.
was 2K
i got my safari kit off him for 18
had a cracked mani which he repaired, turbo turned out to be too big, as it was the olddd one, so new rear housing and its awesome.

but if i were you.

do it yourself

pick up manifold, 400 no more for a log type
gt28 1200
probably go to something like a zd30 airbox for the better flow, as all the turbo kit manufacturers supply you with a new box, or a new bottom, so it flows much better 200 give or take
make your own intake pipework and exhaust, seeings as you can weld...i hope
should only need 3" pipe for exhaust, mufflers are over-rated, mine dumps at back of ute cab and i have no issues with it seeings as you can weld...i hope
get your feed and drain lines made 200
3rd year pay isnt bad, you could easy afford it if you take your time to save up. that said i dont know your living circumstances, might be paying 400 a week on rent, which would make it a bit tougher

then get a tune and enjoy

i cant see why you couldnt do everything new for under 2.5K

if i was to do it again, i would

just depends if you can afford to have it off the road for a week while you play around with it...

if your switched on, you could get everything prepped ready to go and do it on a weekend, just gotta make sure you have everything you need...

[PGS 4WD]

Yes, I agree with AJ. Just put a second hand turbo on my wagon and it was well over $3K by the time I'd finished. The kit was $1500 but there are lots of additional costs.

But gee it was worth it

Personally I'd say the Mitsubishi is a better in this size turbo as it has a 360 degree thrust and is water cooled whereas not al Garret T03 turbos are.
I think the full kit new isn't much over 3k from memory, we do sell the DTS kits, if it's $500 or so dearer than second hand go for new with a warrant

Joel

[mavrickdan]

Get a gu turbo and manifold and air ducting steve at qld patrols might have somthing. I turboed mine only cost me $1200 including a $270 3" dump pipe and it goes well.

[Bingham]

Ok lads i dug this out as looks like we getting my cousins truck whistling in the near future!!! was leaning to a decent 2nd hand kit and if one comes we still may but want to narrow it down to 2 brands if we do go new...

1) will be most likely denco. Mate had a good run with his and hear good reports and reasnobly priced and decent horsepower and sweet note...

2) i have searched but cant some up with a 2nd options to research and cost in depth.

any useful thoughts or recent costings or anything to help me decide on turbo option 2?

[Bingham]

Further research pushed me DTS way fr the 2nd option..

Denco list price $3490......
Denco only do one model for the td42? there a hiflow one? or just marketing?


Emailed dts for theres.... or someone got or can pm me...

List price being only the start of negotiations of course..

Approx mechanic hrs to fit one of these kits?

Any help appreciated... shall continue investigating...

[JemmyBubbles]

If you're willing to travel to kempsey/fredrickton.. Julius performance custom fabbed up a full turbo kit for my old mans shorty td42 for a little over 2 grand.. drive in/ drive away. They made a complete manifold and piece together all the goodies, it's a highmount kit like the turbo glide unit so there was no need to tap into the sump for oil drain.

They had the truck for 2 days and gave it a run on their dyno. It goes just as well as my truck did with a 2nd hand turbo glide kit.

Beware buying second hand gear.. or at the very least be prepared to put an oil seal/rebuild kit through it for piece of mind.

[milla1122]

i just brought a dts kit for my gq today.I got it for $3000 trade price from mtq in sydney, ill be fitting it myself tomorrow and seeing how it goes

[Bingham]

keep us posted mate.. incl approx time to fit..

think we settled on either denco new or 2nd hand factory.

[shw337]

i got upgraded denco kit for 1900 with 3in dump and first half of exhaust bigger turbo, second hand, but only have 17000ish k's on it, from goldcoast 4x4 wreckers.

[fraser td42]

What about an AXT kit?

[philjwturbo]

i have had mine for 2 and a halve years been perfect, they also dyno it change oil and part new exhaust.$3,500 soon after that Been running 15psi top mount intercooler and big exhaust, axt seems to be a reliable unit.