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schwitzer vs stock gu 4.2 turbo

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schwitzer vs stock gu 4.2 turbo

Post by huntingqtas »

gday,im after some advice,recently bought a 2000 gu ute,swapped lift and 35's off my old gq ute,and am tossing up whether to swap the schwitzer turbo over to the new truck to,as it stands now the gu with standard turbo and exhaust,goes a bees dick better than the old gq turning 35's,but the gu only has 140ks vs an untouched 305k gq motor,so the gu is quite a bit healthier,the schwitzer setup already has a straight thru 3" system..is it worth swapping the schwitzer & 3" exh over or just buy a 3"system for the stock gu turbo,until i can afford a bb garret??advice please cheeers
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Post by neilpatrol »

Personally i'd wait till you can afford a garrett bb or even get mtq to put a gt2876r bb centre in your hitachi turbo as it will haul ass with that setup, the schwitzer is actually under sized for the td42.
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Re: schwitzer vs stock gu 4.2 turbo

Post by bogged »

Didnt you ask this on Patrol forum? if not someone has asked 100% same thing recently.

FWIW, the Schwitzer setup will outrun the stock GU setup if tuned properly. I'd swap it. It wont be worse thats for sure.

"the schwitzer is actually under sized for the td42"
Fairly broad statement -What spec schwitzer is this bloke running, and how do you know its too small?
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Post by huntingqtas »

yes mate i asked over there,just asking here to,need some help making my mind up what to do.
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Post by neilpatrol »

Are you running a schwitzer s2a?
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Post by huntingqtas »

pretty sure its a S1 i'll double check tomorrow,but think its that
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Post by johnboy »

neilpatrol wrote:Personally i'd wait till you can afford a garrett bb or even get mtq to put a gt2876r bb centre in your hitachi turbo as it will haul ass with that setup, the schwitzer is actually under sized for the td42.
How much does this cost?? roughly
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Post by neilpatrol »

They do an exchange turbo comes ready to bolt on with the fittings hoses $2200, a bit less if you get it trade from memory.

A garrett will cost you around $1800 then u need all the fittings, hoses and you need a new dump housing and change the inlet piping from the airbox to the turbo. I've priced it up and was alot more than $2200.
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turbo compare

Post by 265grunter »

i run a denco [s2a] set up with 3" ex. straight thru and a friend has a gu 4.2 fact turbo. he has driven both and wants my turbo set up. it has more torque, better top end.mine is a gq with 300 000 klms on it.his was bought new. two totally different animals regarding power/torque.swap it and enjoy it.
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Post by benny4x4 »

huntingqtas wrote:yes mate i asked over there,just asking here to,need some help making my mind up what to do.
I'l nbuy the s2a off you??
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Post by benny4x4 »

huntingqtas wrote:yes mate i asked over there,just asking here to,need some help making my mind up what to do.
I'l buy the s2a off you??
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