Link to video of her first run.
This is the site where I will record for posterity my attempt to install a junkyard turbocharger on my 1962 Jeep CJ 5 with the original (and freshly rebuilt) 134 F head. I do not purport to be a turbocharging expert. I have never done it before. Thinking of doing it yourself? Cool, let me know how it goes. Your application blows up, sucks to be you, just as it will suck if I blow my stuff up. Know your limits. The only failure I take responsibility for is my own.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
IT LIVES!
Ok, this is early but I just got it in and running! It took 3x longer than I figured and it was after dark before I was able to drive it around town but it did work and with fewer hiccups than I could have wished for. I have a leaking oil line, mounts to build and have just cobbled together an intake system for testing but it works. Power gain is substantial and predictable just like I had hoped. I still think I need to turn the boost down. I can not hear any pinging but for the moment I am simply running it rich on the old carb. Whistles like a banshee. Lots of work and tests to follow but I was lucky to get this time off from working on the well from the wife. More to come.

Link to video of her first run.
Link to video of her first run.
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