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1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Compound Turbo Ute

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1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Compound Turbo Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:22 pm

This is my Rodeo 2.8 4x4 Turning into a bit of a project now to get as much as i can out of a 4JB1-T

Modifications and Accessories:
Pretty stock suspension and body work.
Bullbar, with small light bar.
Upgraded all lighting to LED

Engine:
Upgraded to 2.5 stainless straight thru exhaust and dump pipe from turbo
Stock turbo running higher boost
Front mount intercooler with stainless pipework
Custom intake manifold
Fueled up injector pump, other adjustments and......fuel, lots of fuel :twisted:
Water/Methanol Injection, AEM controller and pump, Custom 18L under tray water/meth tank
Clutch upgraded to heavy duty NPC (it killed the Excedy HD pretty quick) :evil:

UPDATED: running compound turbo setup now, 46psi boost.
Clutch upgraded to a NPC cushioned ceramic (killed the NPC as well)
Diff ratio change to 3.72 RA Rodeo LSD
changed rear springs
Fitted traction bars
Also


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Future upgrades:
Garrett VNT turbo
Intercooler water spray bar (may not need this with water/meth, need to do some testing)
fabricate air box for a high flow filter and snorkel
Diff ratio changes
Upgrade front brakes

Update video of latest setup

https://youtu.be/z8PtHQCW3No

Cheers
Paul
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby topgun94 » Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:36 am

Awesome man! Any dyno sheets or 0 - 100?
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:23 pm

topgun94 wrote:Awesome man! Any dyno sheets or 0 - 100?


Not yet mate, trying to get to a dyno soon before I do more upgrades on it.
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby geeves » Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:00 am

Looks nce. Couple of things though. The breather pipe at the back of the rocker cover. If you dont run that into the intake before the turbo (possibly with a catch can) the engine will not be clean for long. Also that manifold might be great for ultimate power but does it cause turbo lag? Its a big volume to fill up before the turbo can really boost
Sanding your knuckles before starting work can help. That way you cant skin them
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Mon Apr 30, 2018 8:57 am

geeves wrote:Looks nce. Couple of things though. The breather pipe at the back of the rocker cover. If you dont run that into the intake before the turbo (possibly with a catch can) the engine will not be clean for long. Also that manifold might be great for ultimate power but does it cause turbo lag? Its a big volume to fill up before the turbo can really boost


Hi Geeves.
Not running without a draft pipe on the rocker cover breather, photo was taken while it was removed. Turbo lag is not an issue, the volume of the manifold is not that much greater than the stock one, any affect of lag is probably only in the order of milliseconds and not noticeable.

Cheers Paul
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby SamMu93 » Sat May 05, 2018 5:22 pm

Go the 4jb1-T!

How much boost are you running now? Do you get crazy high EGT’s with this setup?
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Mon May 07, 2018 5:08 pm

SamMu93 wrote:Go the 4jb1-T!

How much boost are you running now? Do you get crazy high EGT’s with this setup?


Running 24psi, but this bumps up to about 27 with water/meth on. Hi way driving at 110kph sits on around 280c pre-turbo EGT. Holding it flat till it runs out of revs in 5th will see it get to about 600c pre turbo. Towing a 2000kg trailer on the highway climbs to about 350c, on a good uphill part around 550c. If you held it flat with a trailer for long enough you could cook it but getting from zero to highway speeds won’t do it.

Running water methanol in a standard 50/50 mix with reduce egt’s. If you start playing with stronger mixes of methanol then that can increase them
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby SamMu93 » Wed May 09, 2018 10:44 am

Sounds like an interesting setup- I have done a lot of mods to my 4jb1T, running 16psi but my egts are higher than yours. The Intercooler water spray bar you talk about is most likely the difference- any chance you could load up some pictures of this?
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Wed May 09, 2018 8:38 pm

SamMu93 wrote:Sounds like an interesting setup- I have done a lot of mods to my 4jb1T, running 16psi but my egts are higher than yours. The Intercooler water spray bar you talk about is most likely the difference- any chance you could load up some pictures of this?


Hi,
The water/methanol setup I am using is not an intercooler spray bar, but an injection of water and methanol mix post intercooler into the induction. It takes a significant amount of heat out of the compressed intake air. The methanol burns, and water vaporises during combustion cycle. Lower combustion temps and egt are a result, there is also a noticable pickup in turbo spool up to probably due to greater of exhaust gases/steam. The drop in EGT is not massive probably 50-100degrees at most depending on conditions. The boost pressure I’m running is probably a greater factor in EGT,s

I’ll get some updated pictures of the system

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+50 injectors
Borg Warner s200 turbo
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby tonkamu » Thu May 10, 2018 7:05 pm

geeves wrote:Looks nce. Couple of things though. The breather pipe at the back of the rocker cover. If you dont run that into the intake before the turbo (possibly with a catch can) the engine will not be clean for long. Also that manifold might be great for ultimate power but does it cause turbo lag? Its a big volume to fill up before the turbo can really boost


Hi I was just confused by this. I thought it was better to do away with breather pipe going into inlet pipe to avoid the smokey hot air. I'm just wondering how to have my catch can, at the moment I have my rocker cover breather pipe going into a catch can that drips into sump. I have 2 openings ontop of the catch can, the second opening used to be plumed into inlet pipe and overboost valve. Now it just hangs open spewing smoke into engine bay. I have quite abit of blow by on my 4jb1 but goes away upon reving.
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby geeves » Fri May 11, 2018 4:11 pm

From the original post it was removed for the photo. There are two ways of doing the breather. If you engine has a lot of blow by then a catch can is a must but after that it would normally be routed back into the inlet before the turbo. Alternately it can be free to air but it will always smell and it must be set up properly to work. Im not sure if it meets wof standards though. Race cars always vent to air as recycling fumes robs power. However they have rules about the size and construction of the catch can
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Fri May 11, 2018 4:51 pm

tonkamu wrote:
geeves wrote:Looks nce. Couple of things though. The breather pipe at the back of the rocker cover. If you dont run that into the intake before the turbo (possibly with a catch can) the engine will not be clean for long. Also that manifold might be great for ultimate power but does it cause turbo lag? Its a big volume to fill up before the turbo can really boost


Hi I was just confused by this. I thought it was better to do away with breather pipe going into inlet pipe to avoid the smokey hot air. I'm just wondering how to have my catch can, at the moment I have my rocker cover breather pipe going into a catch can that drips into sump. I have 2 openings ontop of the catch can, the second opening used to be plumed into inlet pipe and overboost valve. Now it just hangs open spewing smoke into engine bay. I have quite abit of blow by on my 4jb1 but goes away upon reving.


As geeves said, a catch can is a must if it has a lot of blow by and you want to vent back to intake. I’ve seen turbo compressor wheels erroded away from heavy oil mist when vented to intake (in only a few months operation). I will eventually put a catch can on my system but will still be vented to atmosphere. Just depends how much you want to play buy the rules :evil:
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Sun Jul 01, 2018 7:55 pm

topgun94 wrote:Awesome man! Any dyno sheets or 0 - 100?


So I got to take it for a few runs down the drag strip the other night. 16.325 seconds, 81.74 MPH
Now have to get into the 15’s :D
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Inline injection pump conversion
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Borg Warner s200 turbo
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:30 pm

Got to dyno the ute the other day, charts are attached
123kW (165hp) and 535Nm boost running at 24psi

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Inline injection pump conversion
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Borg Warner s200 turbo
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby tonkamu » Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:42 pm

Wow..Is that on the factory turbo and injectors? Do you have any fuel mods besides turning up the fuel screw? That's a lot of torque...
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:24 am

tonkamu wrote:Wow..Is that on the factory turbo and injectors? Do you have any fuel mods besides turning up the fuel screw? That's a lot of torque...


Stock injectors and and turbo, adjustment of fuel pin and boost compensator. The stock turbo is pretty much at its limits, going to swap out with something else soon
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+50 injectors
Borg Warner s200 turbo
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Sun Feb 24, 2019 9:08 pm

An update on the Ute.
I upgraded the turbo recently to a TD04L with a 46/58billet compressor wheel. Now able to get 37psi boost, and making 148kw at the wheels. Took her to the drags again shortly after the upgrade and ran a 14.8 quarter and 90.4 Mph. Pretty happy with the result
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2.8 4JB1T
Inline injection pump conversion
+50 injectors
Borg Warner s200 turbo
300hp, 650nm

Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Compound Turbo Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Wed Apr 29, 2020 4:51 pm

Bit of an update on the Compound turbo setup, and info video
https://youtu.be/z8PtHQCW3No

Cheers
Paul
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TF Rodeo ute 2WD short wheelbase
2.8 4JB1T
Inline injection pump conversion
+50 injectors
Borg Warner s200 turbo
300hp, 650nm

Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Compound Turbo Ute

Postby handymanny01 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 4:02 pm

awesome! great vid with heaps of info Paul! im just in the process of changing over to those ARP studs too after a head gasket failure on the 3.1 direct injection "frankengine"... what head gasket did you go with? and who did the extrusion honing on the injectors? im thinking this might be the solution for my engine, as the correct injector for my 4JG1 pistons is significantly smaller than the 4JB1 injectors im currently running... appreciate the help man!
Cheers
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Re: 1995 Rodeo DLX 4x4 2.8L Compound Turbo Ute

Postby paulthepilot5 » Thu Apr 30, 2020 5:10 pm

handymanny01 wrote:awesome! great vid with heaps of info Paul! im just in the process of changing over to those ARP studs too after a head gasket failure on the 3.1 direct injection "frankengine"... what head gasket did you go with? and who did the extrusion honing on the injectors? im thinking this might be the solution for my engine, as the correct injector for my 4JG1 pistons is significantly smaller than the 4JB1 injectors im currently running... appreciate the help man!
Cheers
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I’m running the stock head gasket at the moment, even with the ARP studs the head lifts a little occasionally. Going to to go to the ARP 2000 studs for a bit more clamp. You may have to machine down the pads where the head bolts clamp down on as the studs available are a few mm short, nuts will also foul the rocker shaft springs too. Had to get the injectors done in the US, there are a few guys that do them over there, Fair Valley Performance did mine. It was pretty expensive to do probably now a lot more so with the exchange rate.
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Compound twin Turbo
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TF Rodeo ute 2WD short wheelbase
2.8 4JB1T
Inline injection pump conversion
+50 injectors
Borg Warner s200 turbo
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