Topic: Turbochargers

[TrevorYJ]

I want to turbo my 4 banger but I can't figure where to mount the turbo. I am dealing with the 1988 set up so I do not have the a/c compressor mount. Re-Built the engine and modified it with a weber 32/36 carb and runs great. I have figured out turboing the carb, fuel delivery, and pretty much everything else. 

[Jeffy]

Bolting the turbo up should be the 'easy' part. There are a few options mentioned in this thread...

Why not make a flange and bolt the turbo to the manifold?  Or else you could cut the end of the manifold off and weld on a flange.  You could also build a new cross-over pipe and bring it to where ever you want.  Lots of guy's mount them to the fender.   whyjay94 put his in front of this engine.  You could probably mount with brackets bolted to engine mount as well...

[jmo69]

Anyone try supercharging their 2.5? Seems like it might be slightly less complicated than the turbo. like one of these.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paxton-Supercharger-NOVI-2000-Straight-Discharge-/381450085396 or this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Subaru-Pleo-OEM-AISIN-AMR500-14408KA120-supercharger-Blower-/321974231064.

[jfrabat]

There used to be a couple of kits out there for a Blower for a 4 cilinder...  dont know if they are still around, though.

[Jeffy]

Anyone try supercharging their 2.5? Seems like it might be slightly less complicated than the turbo. like one of these.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paxton-Supercharger-NOVI-2000-Straight-Discharge-/381450085396 or this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Subaru-Pleo-OEM-AISIN-AMR500-14408KA120-supercharger-Blower-/321974231064.

I've thought about it numerous times.  I think it would do okay on a 2.5L.  Mounting it would be fairly simple since you don't have to deal with a whole lot of piping.  You'll still have to figure out fuel though.  I've only see a Vortech on a 4.0L TJ a few times.  Not sure why it never really caught on though.  

This guy's been selling this kit on ebay for years.  http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-1999-Jeep-Wrangler-TJ-4-0L-I6-4LTurbocharger-Kit-Stage-2-New-Custom-Turbo-/161002578110

The only problem I can see is cost.  Doing a 4.0L swap wouldn't be much more difficult and probabyl cost around the same.

[Jeffy]

There used to be a couple of kits out there for a Blower for a 4 cilinder...  dont know if they are still around, though.

Well, there used to be one...  Then they went under and there was another, who also went under.

[dwtaylorpdx]

Thats cause the kits all cost more than a V8 swap and didn't get as good of mileage far as I saw on the couple I got close to.

A lq9 chevy small block with variable displacement including trans and tcase can be had for around 3500 than add about 800 for motor mounts and another grand for a computer.. almost 400 HP and about 500 ft lbs. and should get 22 on the highway..

Both the blower kits I saw were north of 5K and only got you about 250 HP..

<shrug> who knows what reality really is with the blower setups..