San Diego BS Thread.

Willing to bet even after the swap to the 3.4 your not gonna be happy, its only got about 55 more horses gets a lot worse gas mileage, and for what your going to spend in time and money I would say dont do it.

Even after all that you gotta go to a ref and get it checked out to make sure its legal in Ca. (and they always seem to find something to bitch about)

IMO not worth the effort.

If it were me I would boost it and run 15+psi all day long and be leaving 3.4s in my dust!

The built turbo motor I had before the V8 would beat my truck as it sits in a drag race, but with the v8 I have torque at all rpms, and once boosted nothing will touch me! Or at least not much anyway..

 

x2 ,x3 ,x4!

 

meh... i can say v8 is a terrible idea... i had one in a yota and it just wasnt any fun anymore. you end up destroying more shit because of too much raw power for a toy/ street driven truck. force induction is the way to go... thats where im headed with the 3.4 in mine if it ever actually gets back on its effing wheels.

side note.... i have 6 bfg baja ta's for 15" rims.... im possibly interested in knocking the size down to 33's or staying with 35's and getting a bit less aggressive of a tire... throw ideas my way if you care to on what would look best... some of you have seen the project... lets hear it

 

Wow! You take it home w ya?

 

Genius!

 

Selling my Xbox. Anyone interested?
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/ele/3436808411.html

 

I have to disagree with the above statements

I am running an LS1 and have had absoluteley no failures.
V8 was the best idea for me and my truck is 100x more fun than before.

Running a T56 trans and a V6 rear end, its plenty strong, unless your actually trying to break it.

 

Well, last night I was sitting in my hot tub, when I see a meteorite come blasting down no more then 15ft away from me and burned up 4ft off the ground. I tried to find it today in the sun light but was unsuccessful, my guess is it was the size of a grain of sand as they say most are.

I am still in amazement to say the least. I'm just glad I didn't crap myself lol.

 

While I agree with you, the kid is 16....

 

Ahhhh, the things I thought I could do at that age. The less I knew the easier I thought everything was... (no offense)

I guess if I was 16 and wanted more power I would try just run a low boost system (5psi) and call it a day, but with a motor that is questionable as far as being worn out, probably not the best bet either. Not to mention probable fabrication, etc, into the rabbits hole we go!

I just know I am not impressed with the 3.4....and I can (using boost) make more power from the 2.4 than is even possible with the 3.4 all day long. But thats using a built motor, standalone, etc, etc.....

Also that being said if I was driving my truck like I did when I was 16, it would be broken, lol.
Good point, haha!

 

this.

but talking about turbo'ing the 2rz, what do i have to do to the internals to be able to run 12-14 lbs boost without having prolems?

another thing i could do is rebuild it with heavier duty guts and add a turbo later.

 

I ran 18 psi on a motor with stock internals that was in good shape, before boosting anything you want to make sure its got good compression and its not too high mileage.

For internals your looking at a LOT of money, the 2RZ parts arent cheap by a longshot.
The rods alone are $800ish, the pistons are about $500, then you need bearings, machining, studs for the head and a MLS head gasket, upgraded valve springs ($400).

And you need to know how to measure clearances make sure everything goes together properly, not just slapping an engine together.

In your case, just use a low mileage 2RZ run 5 psi on pink injectors and call it good, best bang for you buck!

I think KO racing makes a "kit" you can use for that type of a setup.

Going for high boost costs 10x as much, trust me, more things need to be reinforced or replaced that you would think.

 

Is it a roots type or a centri?
From what I have seen most guys running a roots type on a 4cyl have been less than impressed when looking at the $ vs power ratio.

 

Those numbers are using the high boost option and no catalyst.
So your going to be making far less than on that dyno graph.

I would bet you will see probably 60% of what the graph says with the standard pulley, and a cat. Also keep in mind that the centri is a turbo with a pulley, so its very rpm dependant, for off-road its probably fine if your wanting more higher RPM power, but not ideal for low rpm power increase.

However that being said the centri SCs make more efficient power compared to roots type based on parasitic scavenging. Meaning they take less power from your crank to give you some more power at the wheels.

I use a Pro-Charger centri blower on my Camaro, and it makes 16psi, and hauls the ass!

I think you would like it..especially for the Desert and in the washes etc, thats where the URD charger is really going to shine.

Edit: Also says NOT CALIFORNIA LEGAL FOR SMOG PURPOSES

 

ummm, would i have to find a turbo thats CARB compliant if i don't move out of state?

 

We hit up Lusardi TT last night about 1:00 am, its not real long (about 6 miles to locked gate) pretty trippy little trail, lots of trees & over growth, like to see it in day light sometime

 

you can't smog a turbo swap

 

I long for the old days in CA when the DMV smogged the motor in the car/truck & not the year of vehicle

(meaning they didn't give a shit about year of vehicle & as long as the motor you swapped in met requirements for that year engine you were GTG.... fucking EPA)

 

CARB can suck it.