Pushing on with TB42E turbo upgrade

[Irish]

So, as per the title I've decided to push on with a mild turbo setup on the Maverick.

Straight petrol, no messing about.

My shopping list so far is:

Used GT35 off an XR6 turbo(good condition).
440-500cc injectors, on modded standard fuel rail.
Nistune board and dyno time.
Intercooler(either used or ebay special)
Various piping, silicone bends and custom exhaust(welded by me, so... badly).
Boost controller and gauge.
EGT sensor and gauge.
Stronger fuel pump.

Hours and hours of skinned knuckles and questioning why the hell I'm doing it

Engineering so the plod don't canary my ass.

just aiming for 7-10psi max.

I've already got:

a turbo manifold

twin pot brakes to upgrade mine to help with engineering

Two engines.


With such a mild setup, should I need to swap out the airbox?

[billyj]

it will be a restriction, im running a small axt turbo @5psi but sees up to 10 due to wastegate issues, and i bring on the airfilter light at about 2400rpm and around 6psi.
id reccomend a better airbox and a high flow snorkel either the bigger safari or a stainless one

[Irish]

Yeah, thought as much. Might go for a fully enclosed pod filter maybe?

Was hoping to get away without changing out the snorkel, thats gonna be a bitch to take off.

What are you running to manage fuel etc?

[Ben-e-boy]

Taking budget into account, there is usually a few used turbos on the ford pages on facebook, the 3576 of an FG will be quite nice (IMO) for a daily/weekend gettaway 4wd application.

Keeping with the used ford parts, something that could warrent further research would be if an intank fuel pump and the fuel pressure regulator (or entire rail) of an FG could be adapted to the tb. These are regularly upgraded, and cant imagine a high price on the second hand market.

Edit. F6 typhoon injectors are 42lb (440ish cc i think). I have 630cc injectors that I want to get rid of and upgrade to 1000cc.

[Irish]

Yeah, I'm thinking that I'll be dipping into a few xr6t groups or forums on the hunt for bits and bobs. Good thing about that hoon culture, everyone wants bigger/better.

[billyj]

walbro 255 intank pump, std reg. 660cc injectors and a nistune boardon the std ecu

[Irish]

Well I'm taking a road trip to Geelong on Sunday to pick up a used GT35, intercooler and some assorted bits and bobs. Got em for a price that was not to be sniffed at.

If the turbo is bombed, a mate has already put me onto a place that'll rebuild and balance it for a good price too.

What have people done regards engineering? I want everything to be squared away legal like. I've called a couple of places listed on Vicroads VASS list already who haven't given me the time of day. A tuning shop in Seaford have given me the name of a guy in Hallam and one of the other engineers gave me a place in Braeside, will call them tomorrow

[billyj]

engineering is on my to suss out list, gotta find out if im better off winding up the boost and intercooling for more grunt or just dropping the fresh built 355 holden stroker from my crashed ute into the gq

[Snafu]

I have been told Peter Turner in Guildford (03) 54734380 is excellent to deal with.

[MudRunnerTD]

I have a mate that had a GQ TB wagon that he cut up, caged and turbo'd. was a beast of a thing. He drove it hard and it loved it. After a number of years he got pinned by the establishment and had to get the car Engineered for the Cut, (Winch Truck), The Cage and the Turbo. He Could Not get the TB42 Engineered with a Turbo on it. At All. He ended up biting the bullet and did an LS2 conversion which he had No Trouble getting Engineered in the same car?? Bizarre! Make a couple of calls so you don't end in tears just in case.