Turbo fit to high mileage TD42

[Winnie]

Winnie and I did a idle test just for shoits and giggles in the high country.
Was a 15-20 degree rocky incline
Mine a stock as a rock td42 and Winnie's td42 turbo 3" exhaust and high flow filters.

He blew me away.
No wether this wa due to the extra flow or the age (mine 500 ###km and Winnie's 300###) I don't know but the proof is there..

Hey I'm still a way off 300k!

[BigRAWesty]

Hey I'm still a way off 300k!

Your at 230### ain't ya..
Count remember if it was 320 or 230

[Winnie]

You're way off haha it's at 250k

[Winnie]

You don't lose any of that low rev crawling ability with addition of a turbo on a 4.2. If correctly sized the gains will be very worth it. You are comparing to very different things with the crd and trusty old 4.2. It's the old saying "there is no substitute for cubic inches" , you have got to experience this with the 3.0 compared to the 4.2 and as you know the poor little 3.0 needs the revs to push around a 3t car.

There's no replacement for displacement =]

[gazq]

Hi Mate,

I was in the same position as you about 6 months ago. To turbo, or not to turbo....that was my question. After having spoke to numerous owners of post turbo-ed TD42 owners I was reassured that it would be good. FYI my bus has about 450,000k on the clock. Also I have a very decent diesel mechanic who basically said that as long as the engine is in good working order and you dont go looking for a stupid amount of boost she will be just fine.

After much reading and research I elected to spend up on a decent DTS kit and had a pyro and boost gauge added. No sense spending that kind of money and not know how to protect your investment.

Lets just say I wish I had bought the turbo as the very first accessory. I gained an extra gear up every hill and now manage to keep up with traffic instead of causing it. Hell i can even overtake it should i feel the need!

It has transformed the vehicle for me and I enjoy driving it even more now than ever! Mine is tuned for reliability sitting on about 11 psi for touring and towing an off-road camper trailer.

Hope this helps.

-gazq