turboing the 6.2 chev

[taspatrol]

ok today has been a real eye opener with the amount of searching i have done.
i am looking at getting a banks turbo kit for a 6.2 chev to install in my patrol i was wondering if any one has had anything to do with this company or if any one knows of any other companys that do a turbo kit for the 6.2.

if any one has any advice please do not hesitate to point me in the right direction

cheers justin

[6.5Cruzer]

ok today has been a real eye opener with the amount of searching i have done.
i am looking at getting a banks turbo kit for a 6.2 chev to install in my patrol i was wondering if any one has had anything to do with this company or if any one knows of any other companys that do a turbo kit for the 6.2.

if any one has any advice please do not hesitate to point me in the right direction

cheers justin


I would maybe consider gas instead of turboing it. These things aren't really that suited to turbos. To turbo one of these is not a cheap project and you can only really gived them about 8 to 10 psi tops before you will start running into major heating issues. At that kind of boost you may get 30 to 40 % better power. Most people I have talked to are saying they are getting up to 30% better power and approx 100km extra out of a tank of fuel. You also get a government rebate of about $2000 for installing gas to vehicles now. I am just about to install it to my 6.5 in my HJ75 and can't wait to see how much better it is.

[stets]

if you are keen to discuss the turbo option for the 6.2, brunswick diesels are the mob to talk too talk to scotty or greg thier number is 08 9726 1431

[taspatrol]

the only issue with gas that i can see is the availibility of it in the out back i am planning on making a tourer so thats why i was thinking a couple of small turbos running about 7psi but i will look in to gas

how long dose a 110l tank of gas last generally

[6.5Cruzer]

the only issue with gas that i can see is the availibility of it in the out back i am planning on making a tourer so thats why i was thinking a couple of small turbos running about 7psi but i will look in to gas

how long dose a 110l tank of gas last generally

You would go for a long time on that as they only run the gas at about 10 to 15% mixture with diesel. On average you will use 15 lts of gas to about 75lts of diesel. If you turbo it, you will have over heating issues. I have spent the last 12mths sorting out a 6.5 in my HJ75 and after having the engine apart these things have a very poorly designed cooling system and are not well suited to turboing.

[Humvee]

If you log into G503.com is Military Vehicles, The WWII Military Jeep, Parts, Olive Drab and All Related Things. (http://www.g503.com), its a military forum, and scroll down to the Humvee section, and discuss some of the options with the 6.2 owners

Ive had 6.2 in a Military humvee, with the 3 speed, it was an ok motor, but if you go turbo use a mecanical pump, i dont reccomend using the electronically controlled pump, its a real pain in the ass if something messes up, I have this set up now a 6.5 turbo V8 mecanical pump electronically controlled..

Brunswick diesel are the people to talk to in Oz, theyre doing all the conversions, but turbo = more power = more heat, so id look at some places like kennedydiesel.com or ssdiesel.com and have a look at some of their cooling system upgrades..

They are MUCH cheaper than Australia, even consider bringing one into the country, ( i can help with this ), for instance you can buy a reconditioned 6.2 or 6.5 V8 from the US for around $3000.

Im in the process of changing my injection pump, and brought one today from the US brand new DS4 electric pump with new upgraded PMD for $950, No core charge. A place in Oz quoted me $3259

So shop around, and check out the American turbo options before you go spending big bucks on something here, if you can wait a month or so for it to arrive...