Outer Limits 4x4 Board

hi there,
this is my beast very plane at this present time by have big plans for her such as.......
ether spending 5, 6, 7 thousand + on droping a 6 cylinder in her OR sticking with the 2.0 liter 4 cylinder and droping a turbo in it,

money is not the problem im just not sure on wether it is worth paying that much if a turbo will do as good a job
ether way looking for the power!!!!!

p.s trust me i have the room!!!

you have IFS right

IFS ???

independent front suspention

torsion bars

if money is not a problem then why did you buy a jackaroo
and what have you done to it

the jackaroo was my dads and all i have done to it so far is is lifted it.
and the jackaroo's are so under rated!!!

hay

4wd_addict wrote:hi there,
this is my beast very plane at this present time by have big plans for her such as.......
ether spending 5, 6, 7 thousand + on droping a 6 cylinder in her OR sticking with the 2.0 liter 4 cylinder and droping a turbo in it,

money is not the problem im just not sure on wether it is worth paying that much if a turbo will do as good a job
ether way looking for the power!!!!!

p.s trust me i have the room!!!

It will be much more drivable with a V6 conversion and a lot more reliable. Are you looking at using a Commodore V6 or a Jackaroo V6?

im thinking of using the VR commodore 6

In the words of 83LUX

i got a e mail

A friend of a mates was looking at doing the same thing but ended up installing a supercharger. he had a few hiccups but when he got them sorted he said it was awesome. can't remember where he got the supercharger from though.

iv been told that a turbo and a supercharger will kill the engin in the long run

thanx for puting that pic on for me i didnt know how to make it smaller

RUFF wrote:

4wd_addict wrote:hi there,
this is my beast very plane at this present time by have big plans for her such as.......
ether spending 5, 6, 7 thousand + on droping a 6 cylinder in her OR sticking with the 2.0 liter 4 cylinder and droping a turbo in it,

money is not the problem im just not sure on wether it is worth paying that much if a turbo will do as good a job
ether way looking for the power!!!!!

p.s trust me i have the room!!!

It will be much more drivable with a V6 conversion and a lot more reliable. Are you looking at using a Commodore V6 or a Jackaroo V6?

You are looking at at least $7k for a 3.2 or 3.5 Isuzu V6 to fit, and probably at least $5k for a commodore V6..

Me I would get the turbo Piazza motor fgor a grand and a good aftermarket EFI computer........ Will bolt to your exisiting gearbox and put out over 130kw so power is comparable to the V6 commodore. being a turbo, getting 20-30 % more power through bigger exhaust, better intercooler and injectors is easy. try doing that with your commodore V6 without opening up the motor.

You could also go a 2.6 rodeo engine with the 2 litre turbo manifold.....

We looked at the V6 engine prices for a MU conversion but they are very expensive. You can probably turbo it for a grand if you do it yourself with a secondhand turbo (or can find a secondhand import isuzu/holden piazza 2.0 turbo) or about $2k if you let one place make your turbo piping up and use an S/H turbo

thanx for that,
i have about $10k to blow on it so looking to get the beast out of it!!!!

4wd_addict wrote:thanx for that,
i have about $10k to blow on it so looking to get the beast out of it!!!!

Lot of potential in the Jackeroo.... check around the wreckers on the cost of those 2.0 turbo engines - usually well under $1k.

If you are interested in seeing what the MU is up to let me know.

i have a 2.0 liter in there at the moment but its just not anough, u know a 2.0 liter pushing a 2 tone car just has not got the power and under load its even worse.

i would love to see the mu, im a big fan of them!!

ok why not sell the POS buy a lux or a nissan or something and spend the 10 grand on that, will be a better idea in the long run instead on spending shit loads on a engine conversion

I know of turbo / intercooled Jackaroo that is running a TO3 turbo with around 8 lb boost!


This Guy even races it at Dandy drags from time to time
and can give a VL Commodore a real scare.

i have about $10k to blow on it so looking to get the beast out of it!!!! [/quote]
Why would spend u that much on the motor
Before you get all excited bout makin a fast jackaroo sit back (with beer of course) and think about this.

Once it goes fast you'll want to wheel it heaps more
Then you'll get the irrits with the ifs
Then you'll want to SAS it (more $$$)
Then you'll have a never ending battle with limited availability of things like transfer gearing etc and rego/ engineering/ insurance

If you have the patience and money to get through all that shite you'll have a cool rig, but at the cost of buckets of time, money and frustration. If you're gonna keep this car for a while then upgrade the motor but set a budget of bout 2/ 2.5, NOT 10k!

All I'm sayin is think about what you'll really need and want now and in the future and decide whether spendin money on the roo is wise or you can live with a bit of down shiftin on hills.
My 2p