Xj 4.6L Stroker Turbo

I live about 40 miles from some major sand dunes, and I can say that one was FREAKING HUGE!

Also, many, many dune buggy's have their radiators mounted right behind the front stinger, I've never seen one come back with a broken/leaking one other than broken or rotten hoses, so I bet his intercooler will survive.

I would still put a good cage/stinger in front of that thing. Maybe he does have one and I can't see it in that picture?
 
why not mount the intercooler in the back of the cab with two flex-a-lite fans on it? (if it was going to be a trail rig, I dont see a problem with the location its at now for sand dunes)
 
The main concern I'd have about that IC placement is air flow. It has no shroud or body surrounding it to force the air through it. Most of the air will take the path of least resistance and simply flow right over or around the core. This is why everyone and their mom mounts an IC or rad behind the bumper.

A simple aluminum shroud welded to the front of the core should fix this problem though.
 
well..the first step is ended...the project was tested in sand dunes and works beautyfull¡¡¡¡¡ the turbo begin to charge at only 2.000rpm and you can feel the kick in your ass¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

we go to the dyno on friday and when i have the number i post it¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ i hope the numers are around 250whp...may be more but with 250whp is enough¡¡¡¡¡

the turbo is only charging 6 psi without the addittional injectors work and no sign of detonation so if the AIC will work well in the dyno day may be go over 8 psi and see what happens...

Pharaon i send you another picture...please post them because i like it a lot¡¡¡¡¡

JP
 
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That's an interesting setup, ever have any problems with it moving at all? What about engine coolant temps, those higher than normal?
 
0-60mph....only 5.8 sec....with 31´ and 3.55 ring pinion....may be where gonna go to 3.07 because the power is incredible...i try to upload a video and you will see the real result¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

JP
 
Very interesting read!! Got me to thinkin.....................:gee:
 
POLAR_JEEP_04 said:
why not mount the intercooler in the back of the cab with two flex-a-lite fans on it? (if it was going to be a trail rig, I dont see a problem with the location its at now for sand dunes)
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not to hijack, but this isnt an oil cooler.... your method wouldnt work for shit on an intercooler, too much pressure drop
 
dude that looks awesome!!!
keep up the work and i'm looking forward to a video!
 
Hey Jeepers,
I haven't been on for a while, but had to chime in on this. Check out the rear-mount design. It has the advantages of turbo induction, but it keeps the heat away from the engine. A friend of mine with a v6 taco is just gettin' his together and he's VERY PUMPED about the HP increase potential.

Jeep On
 
Oh Yeah,
The intercooler issue on the rear-mount can be addressed with a Snow Performance water-methenol injection set-up or something similar. You might not even need it, but it'd allow for more boost.
 
meh...rear mount turbo's IMO are a lame idea.

- Requires more hardware to pump and return oil
- ALOT more piping, therefore more lag and pressure loss
- Turbo and filter are extremely more exposed and in the line of debris and weather

That said, there's no good reason for it all to be not kept all under the hood. Turbo systems under the hood in the heat of the engine bay has been a long running and very functional system for DECADES.

Excessive heat issues can be addressed with hood louvers and scoops, heat shields, and coatings on pipe, and heat wrap on exhaust, which is probably still cheaper than all the oiling hardware and extra piping involved with a rear mounted setup.
 
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