Can I turbo ln106 with stock internals?

[Hazda]

Hi all,

I’ve just brought a 96 ln106 na 2.8 and I’ve got the opportunity to buy a turbo off of a 3 litre ln106 for cheap, and I was wondering if it’s possible to put the kit in with stock internals and run enough psi (probably around 10) to get a little bit more power out and not crack a head etc. when I get a bit more cash flow come in I will do the internals and probably run a bit more boost, I’m just sick of hills lol.

I should add the engine is in mint condition, turns over like a bloke jumping out of bed to get a root but it is 350k on the clock, was owned by a grey nomad couple and most of those ks are highway ks.

Cheers fellas

 

[red hilux]

Check your engine codes.

If my Alzheimer’s memory is correct

A 2.8 litre engine is a 3L engine code, are you sure the other engine is a 3 litre (5L engine).
If it’s a 3 litre engine, then I think not. You want the turbo kit from a 2L-T engine, which is the old 2.4litre Toyota hilux surf LN130

 

[Petunia]

3L ... 5L ..... even 5LE
same block, same injun basically with a bigger bore, in simple terms
it will bolt on
but dont go winding the waste gate shut and jacking it back with washers, like turtle did, she go bang
if you blow it in open up the exhaust size and let it out, no sense choking it on the way out [principle of simple exhaust brake] is not as simple as just bolting on a blower, yes you can but i'd go ''all the way'' seeing as it jumps out of bed like a randy rooster?

 

[2luxes]

Hi all,
and I was wondering if it’s possible to put the kit in with stock internals and run enough psi (probably around 10) to get a little bit more power out and not crack a head etc.

I would go to a Toyota dealer and see if the internal parts like the pistons, con rods, crankshaft, main bearing caps and even the block in turbo and non turbo engines have the same part numbers. If not, don't be surprised if parts start breaking if you put a turbo on your car.

I started working in the motor industry back in the days when a 4wd was a very rare sight on the roads. There were speed shops everywhere and many owners were hotting up their cars.

On would go things like a ported and polished cylinder head with oversize valves, a multiple carb manifold, a lumpy camshaft and a noisy exhaust.

After a few fast miles, things like pistons, main bearing caps, crankshafts along with gear boxes and diffs started breaking.

If you want maximum reliability, either leave things alone or buy a faster car.

 

[Lost1?]

Keep the boost levels low on stock internals. 10psi on an old engine with higher compression than factory built turbo engines is a lot. Like Petunia said, don't half do it. I would add an intercooler to the bigger exhaust recommended.

 

[Petunia]

toymota part numbers

are rubbish ......... they tell you nothing about the same part

2 personal examples
1989 LN106 3L no power steering, yes the first of the new shape had no power steering, lower radiator hose, 52$ .... oh my golly gosh, goodness me i said in two words, similar to 'relocate quickly'.
I was clued up already, so i axed the nice man how much for an arbitrary 2.4 lower hose, listens to keyboard taps, he says 14.20$
I then axe him go look at both, come back and tell me the difference, listens to foot steps, then he say NO difference, i say why price difference, he say two dead blind rutting antelopes.

I go toymota to buy new a/c idler/adjustment pulley&stud&bolt at counter this time, he say nope not got one, have it here in two days, i say i not goin home an hour then [i think i used the relocate word again] having a two hour round trip for a [relocate] pulley
What about a corolla one, appropriate one in the pictures, not in stock, 'relocate it!'
so i says, what about a ..... landcrooza?
finds picture.... number ... oh no is a different part number, he says
i axe he you got it in stock, yes, ok you go get it
EXACTLY the same part, AND 10$ cheaper than for a hylux

are parts for toymota are numbered so if you buy a new model you pay premium price? or to make life difficult?
So matching part numbers from different models/years for the same part is not an indication if they are or are not the same part
know what the parts look like .... stuff the part number

The Toyota 3l diesel engine has a
96.0 mm (3.78 in) cylinder bore and 96.0 mm (3.78 in) piston stroke.
Compression ratio rating is 22.2:1
The motor has a cast iron cylinder head with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
with two valves per cylinder
and indirect injection design.

The Toyota 5L diesel engine has a
99.5 mm (3.92 in) cylinder bore and 96.0 mm (3.78 in) piston stroke.
Compression ratio rating is 22.2:1.
The motor has a cast iron cylinder head with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
with two valves per cylinder
and indirect injection.

The 2L engine has a cast-iron cylinder block with
92.0 mm (3.62 in) cylinder bores and a 92.0 mm (3.62 in) piston stroke.
Compression ratio rating was 22.3:1.
The motor has a cast iron cylinder head with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
with two valves per cylinder
and indirect injection design.

The 2L-T is a turbo version of the 2L still being produced since 1985.
The 2L-T engine has a cast iron cylinder block with 92.0 mm (3.62 in) cylinder bores and a 92.0 mm (3.62 in) piston stroke.
Compression ratio rating was 20:1.
The motor has a cast iron cylinder head with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC)
with two valves per cylinder
and indirect injection design.

same stroke
same compression ratio
different bore size

logically same components, allegedly, until proven guilty in a court of law.