Turbo Explorer????????

[rydinhigh]

your best bet would be to keep the X for a daily driver and get a dsm or an older supra (depending on how much coin you have) and mod the hell out of them.

As far as the 4.0 its so damn hard to get any real power out of it. I did just about all the basic bolts ons and only got 151rwhp out of mine n/a

 

[gixernut]

i agree with some of your coments BUT
..at the end of the day you have to consider how much power you want and when in the rpm range you want it
so the idea of some one wanting say a twin turbo set up looking for a lot more low down and mid range power is quite on the cards with the confined space of a Xs engine bay using small turbos

theres a super charger kit here in austrailia that uses a small roots type super charger that has a A/C type electric clutch drive system off a jap 2.5 liter taxi type car that suits engines of around 4.0 lt .because of the japs revy type engine the supercharger is quite well matched to the lower reving bigger engine

so i dont claim to be an expert on turbos but i have had quite a bit to do with them having owned two home built turbo cars and a home built turbo kwaka gpz1100
and i do no how to build a reliable rocket for stuff all out lay in cash
so all im tryin to say is there is no reason that you can turbo an X RELIABLY

MUZ

 

[SpartanLim96]

i think all of you guys are far too negative.

a turbo explorer would not be that difficult actually. nor would it be terribly expensive, if you are looking at moderate hp and moderate boost (240-250rwhp/4-7lbs) if you can deal with some lag then you can cut the exhaust after the factory Y-pipe and actually put the turbo UNDER the explorer with a skidplate if you want. then run ducting back to the TB and preferably an inter/aftercooler. or my choice would be in place of the factory wiper fluid resevoir- it is easily relocated. The turbo could be a stock turbo from a conquest or starion, or even an older TT RX7 setup. I would recomend an intercooler. An exhaust shop can easily bend all the pipes necessary, including the one into the TB- i would have a flange welded onto the TB for servicing purposes- a 4 bolt flange of 1/4" or 5/16" A572 steel with a custom gasket. onto this would bolt a matching flange which would connect back to the turbo or to the intercooler. pyrometers are easy to install, as are boost gauges. set the wastegate at a max of 6 psi and don't worry about boost controllers. take it back to exhaust shop and then to the local performance shop for a tune, tell them you want a conservative tune. you may want to replace head gaskets and intake and exhaust gaskets during the process, and get a warrantied tranny. idk if any straight drives bolt up to the 4.0, but if any do- get rid of the cupholders and put one with with a stage II/III clutch. either way, i am planning on doing a turbo setup on my explorer. not necessarily because it's gonna be super fast, but i think it'll be fun, and a good time to learn. my air ride went out and i gave up trying to fix it, so i just let off the torsion bars and aligned it and i have myself a 2" drop kit

(any ideas on the air ride? i'll hear the compressor but the rear keeps saggin (was below front until i let off the torsion bars) and i can't find any leaks)

 

[rocket 5979]

I dont have time to reply right now cause I am at work but I will when i get a chance later. Some of the comments on this thread are accurate, some are relying too much on what magazines say, and others is just plain ignorant BS. But it sure is funny to watch and see someone make such a comment to the affect of "Yeah sure I can build a new custom turbo system for under $3,000. lol. And then it seemed like they thought that they didnt need anything like a higher flow fuel pump, or bigger injectors, MAS tuned for the injectors, or reprogrammed EEC or chip, Let alone new built tranny if they planned on running fairly high boost. And we havent even dug into the engine itself if ya want to go that far. One thing i dont like to head is the whole buy a race car instead of trying to make an explorer fast! I say to each his own. And my take on it as I am sure what Bill & Dan Rotolantes and Dominics are is that we want something different. Most of us already own fast cars. We also want a sleeper fast truck too. To be able to ride around in comfortably and eat the occasional cobra or SS that comes along. I just hope that before anyone starts a project they take whatever they think it will end up costing and the time it will take and take those numbers x at least 1.5-2. Cause that is most likely where it will end up being. Heck it cost me a little over $6,000 for my supercharger project when i had my 2000 5.0 explorer, and i hadnt even got the chance to buy the locking rear end or the higher stall T/C. That would have tacked one another $1,500-$2,000 depending on if i went with TCI or Precision or such for the T/C and if I went with an Eaton electronic locker or just an LSD. Oh well i guess I kind of did get caught up and replied anyways. This stuff is really really really fun and very addicting, at least it is for me. But you had better have the mindset, knowledge, patience and money to make it all happen or you will turn out to be another one of those guys selling their half finished project truck on ebay for half its worth.

 

[hksfd3s]

I agree. In theory turbocharging is easy but there are alot of costs that people don't think about. Things add up quickly, especially if you want it done right.