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Gday guys, just finished swapping a TD42 into my GQ, it was an RD28. I went with a high mount manifold and picked up a second hand HT18, I replaced the front compressor wheel to an new EBay Mamba branded one. I had to rotate the middle section and the front compressor housing to make it work...

Hi guys Yesterday I removed the intercooler pipe off the inlet side of my HT18, there was quite a bit of oil in the piping and also a bit sitting inside the turbo outlet. Could this mean to turbo is about to S*&T it’s self or could there be another reason? It doesn’t blow a heap of smoke while...

Hey guys, I’m midway through rebuilding my 03 td42ti with a stock 11mm boost comp pump, ceramic coated pistons, 1.25mm head gasket. 600x300 Johnny tig top mount intercooler, fatz fabrication snorkel 4” right down to turbo. Am thinking about a holeset hx30 super. Would this be a wise choice? Not...

G'day all, I've got an old GQ with over half a mil K's on the clock, I don't know as much as most of you about machines so bare with me. I want to put a turbo on it and give it a bit more power, the implied jobs falling out of this would be the replacement of other parts as it's old. Do i need...

Hi guys I know a few might have already asked but is there anywhere to find the correct wiring diagram for a GU patrol that won’t bugger around with the sub tank? Had the problem years ago when auto elec wired my ute wrong and had to disconnect the battery every time I needed to use the sub...

Hi all I am having some issues with the gq. It had a small turbo on it for a few years and I decided to go bigger. I have a gt35/40 on it currently. I'm running a pertronix electronic ignitor in the distributor. It's running through an intercooler with a gas research throttle body. When I first...

Hey guys and girls i know this type of thread has been done before but can’t find any reviews on this mobs work contemplating upgrading the factory td42 intake manifold any one had any experience with ARE cooling? They make 2 types front and side entry they seem quite well made and through out...

Im currently in the market for a TD42 GQ ute and have found a good one which has a safari turbo with a straight thru 3inch exhaust. I would like to know a) how much boost it runs b) should i bother with putting an intercooler and c) should i get a new turbo kit.

Hello out there fellow Patrol'ers, I am sure this has been discussed to death, but I am struggling to find some definitive answers on the forum. What I have is one of the many GU Patrols with marginal cooling capacity. I am finding that it often ends up getting up to over 115 degrees (measured...

What Parts do I need to change over to uninstall a turbo off a td42? I've heard a few different stories about this and was wanting other people's opinions.

Hi Guys, I am in the process of adding an intercooler to my factory turbo TD42t GU Patrol. The intake is the EGR integrated one, so the non-turbo adapters don't fit (see picture of similar engine layout, I have better pictures but can't figure out how to add them to this post). Does anyone...

How much boost can i run through my n/a engine with a high mount t28 and a top mount intercooler with a pyro aswell

hey guys. owned a 4.2td 2002 ST for 2 months now, I have noticed the fuel consumption getting higher. not sure whats causing this as I got 600ish k's out of a tank when i was driving it from the gold coast to gladstone. I have out an Ultimate Cross Country intercooler on it just recently. but...

Has Anyone Fitted a Gizzmo Boost controller or an Eboost2 to their 4.2 TD I am just about to install a CrossCountry Ultimate 4.2 Intercooler onto the recently purchased rig. I want to know what boost controller people find best to use, I am new to turbos so I'm not 100% on buying anything...

I have a 89 mavrick / gq patrol. Its a 4.2lt diesel NON turbo. I was wanting to know if anyone has fitted an after market turbo to theirs. What are the costs of adding a turbo to a non turbo GQ. Does it make much difference to power to make the purchase worth while ??? Where are some...