Outer Limits 4x4 Board

G'day I'm after a bit of advice on what to do with my 88 Mav. She's running a TD42 with 270,000km on the clock. I'm looking at either fitting a Switzer turbo kit, water to air intercooler and getting the fuel pump tricked up - all through the boys at Opposie Lock in Balcatta over here in WA or throwing in either a Holden 5L or 350 Chev. To go the turbo route I don't think I'll get much change from about $8k. From what I'm tole the cheapest I could do the V8 conversion is around $8k depending on what engine I go foe etc. The main thing that puts me off the Turbo is that she's done 270k and I don't want to have to rebuild the engine if she cant handle it. Any advice and any tips on how to go about conversion, where to source engines would great
Cheers

Dont think you will have trouble with that amount of klms on here as shes only run in plus others have turbod around the 500000 mark with no probs but best to do a compresion test first to make sure. The turbo rout is pretty much all bolt on so id stick with that but would use the denco switzer kit as there more advanced in my opinion.
Cheers Jamie H

Turbo the shorty V8's are just head aches and your not going to get much more power.

Plus i think you have been well over qouted for your turbo kit for 8k.

Can do a kit fiited for about half that with an intercooler.

i fitted a DTS kit at 307,000k's and have had no dramas, preformes well, i love it, i have not done 313ks or so

new head & turbo it

If the motor was shagged i'd say V8 cos mine is & the torque is awesome

270,000kms on a diesel has about another 300,000 in it if treated well.

Sweet thanks for the info guys, looks like turbo is the way to go

Turbo..You be VERY happy when done.

I have similar lift/tyre arrangement to you. I have a T/Glide turbo running just under 10psi of boost and with the 35's it still brings a smile to my dial. You will enjoy driving the car again.

Also I put mine on at aroun 270k as well and have been told similar things to what bogged mentioned. Don't cook it or give it a drink and do oil +Filters 5000kms and it will last dang nearly forever.

As I said I am running a moderate amount of boost with the standard fuel pump dialed up a bit. The Power is enough to keep me happy and it is setup with longevity in mind..

Go the turbo, but for peace of mind have a compresion test done on the engin, fitted the tubo to mine at 300 000 and is going greate guns, I fitted the Denco swizer kit, fitted it myself in one day and cost nothing like $8k

mate give mark at JPC a ring 94692566

Turbo, water to air intercooler and pumped rebuilt and tricked plus fitting. $8000 sounds about right. Dont forget the injectors as maybe good to get fresh ones.

LudaCris

Stu, there are quite a few people fitting turbo kits around perth and getting really good power out of them, I have been in a couple of trucks Cass has fitted up and the things really go well- and if your looking at going all out with pump work hes the guy to have a talk to.

Daniels