Topic: Turbochargers

[wrangler387]

Here is an shot of the set-up as it is right now (note the steel braided oil feed/return lines are in the garage, no vacuum lines have been ran, and all of the exhaust parts are not finished).


Here is a front/overview shot, you can see how i mounted the brace to/on the engine.



Here is a shot showing the exhaust going back down the passenger side of the jeep from the turbo.


Here is a shot showing the Saab blackstone smic mounted infront of my jeep

[Steve97TJ]

Anyone have this book or know anything about it? Seems like a pretty good deal and like its got a lot of info.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Wrangler-Turbo-Turbocharger-Guide-2-5L-E-BOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34224QQihZ013QQitemZ230142208239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

[Jeffy]

Anyone have this book or know anything about it? Seems like a pretty good deal and like its got a lot of info.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Wrangler-Turbo-Turbocharger-Guide-2-5L-E-BOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34224QQihZ013QQitemZ230142208239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

From what I've seen, it's not much of a manual, more like a general guide.

[Enjoi]

I remember maybe a year ago in the yahoo groups someone suggested the book maximum boost? how good is that in teaching u the basics of turboing a vehicle? because im sorta lost but it sounds very interesting.

[wrangler387]

^ i've never actually read all of it. I've looked at some of it before in the bookstore though, and from that and what most people say i think it is a really good book. You can learn a lot through the internet also.

[Jaggedfel]

I boughta  book at Books-A-Million yesterday called Supercharging, Turbocharging & Nitrous Oxide Performance handbook by Earl davis and Diane Perkins-davis.  Doesn't seem too bad, but I'm still not understanding all the formulas and what all I need to do to build a decent turbo setup for my engine.  My goal (if possible) is 200 HP out of it.  I saw where somebody mentioned 170 or so with a Garrett, and that's not bad at all, my caliber goes pretty well with 170 and its gutless CVT, much better than my Wrangler!  Is it possible for 200 HP on pump gas with a turbo and/or some other mods to help it out some?  I'm also needing help with actually sizing a turbo for it.

[chardrc]

wrangler387 has there been any progress on your turbo install? or anyone else for that matter. i was getting our 4wheelers out of the shead to get them ready for next weekend ( our duck hunting land/ woods doesn't have enough room for jeep trails ) and saw the turbo we bought a few years back planing to put it on  our cj31 with the godevil motor. but i think my dad has long forgotten about it and i thought of this thread. only thing that is making me not trying to put a turbo on my jeep is that it is tbi so hard to try to get more fuel in in. but thats where research comes into play.

[st.chevrolet]

Anyone have this book or know anything about it? Seems like a pretty good deal and like its got a lot of info.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-Wrangler-Turbo-Turbocharger-Guide-2-5L-E-BOOK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34224QQihZ013QQitemZ230142208239QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

I bought the manual about a month ago for $7.50 US, and for anyone wanting to turbo the 2.5L YJ this is a perfect step by step on how to do it. If you follow the guide it shouldn't cost you allot somewhere in the area of $350. I have been accumulating all the parts I need to do it, all I have left is to buy injectors and to date I have spent $270.
For anyone wanting to turbo there Jeep and knows little about turbos this is the best help you can get especially for $7.50
I give this guide a high rating, but I did change a few things from the way the guide said to do it, but only because I am a bit of a perfectionist and didn't mind spending the extra bit of money.

[st.chevrolet]

nice.. will be sweet to have another person around with a turbo 2.5l... this yet again makes me wish my jeep was 1 year newer.

How come one year newer
How long ago did you turbo your 2.5L did you do it on your own or use a manual

[chardrc]

no i don't have a turbo.. but some other people here do... i wish my jeep was one year newer because mine is a 1990 (tbi) and in 01 they switched to the mpi. so i don't have as many options for power upgrades as the mpi2.5ls do. and its agonizing because i have a turbo siting in my shed that i cant use.

[jfrabat]

and its agonizing because i have a turbo siting in my shed that i cant use.

What turbo do you have?  And if you are willing to part with it, how much would you be asking for it?

Felipe

[chardrc]

i have a garret turbo from a Chrysler 2.2l k car motor. but i may be able to use it if i ever figure out what the stock injectors flow rate is so i know what injector to go up to.

[jfrabat]

Do you know what model car I can get the turbo out of?  I will be visiting the local junkyard soon...  So if I can get one, i probably will!

[chardrc]

Chrysler's first turbocharged engine was the 1984 Turbo I. It used a Garrett T03 turbocharger with a mechanical wastegate to limit boost to 7 psi (48 kPa). For 1985, a computer-controlled wastegate was substituted which allowed 9 psi (62 kPa) of temporary overboost. Output was rated at 146 hp (109 kW) and 168 ft·lbf (228 N·m). A Mitsubishi TE04H turbo and new intake manifold were used for 1988. The engine was updated with the 2.5 L engine the next year.

    * 1984 Chrysler E-Class
    * 1984-1986 Chrysler Executive
    * 1984-1986 Chrysler Laser
    * 1984-1988 Chrysler LeBaron
    * 1985-1988 Chrysler LeBaron GTS
    * 1984-1987 Chrysler New Yorker
    * 1988 Chrysler New Yorker Turbo
    * 1984-1988 Dodge 600
    * 1985-1988 Dodge Lancer
    * 1984-1985 Dodge Omni GLH
    * 1985-1988 Plymouth Caravelle
    * 1985–1987 Dodge Charger Shelby

i don't know which actual car it came off of since my dad actually bought the turbo for his go devil motor in his cj3a but he abandoned the idea. but wll should be the same. Chrysler also made a turbo II and III for more info search wikipedia.

[dunklervogel]

Ok so do we have any more progress?  I'm really curious about all this and if it is something an average jeeper might be able to look into doing.