diy turbo tractors

lalababa

Has anyone put a diy turbo in a tractor esp. a mf135. I'm thinking i'll give it a go. Is there a good old car turbo that would suit. Any info. greatly appreciated.

NuckingFacker

The turbo from a subaru impreza bolts straight on - ferguson were very far sighted in that regard, they had the oil feed for the turbo, the turbo manifold, exhaust, pressure control and all the works pre-installed on the basic engine but blanked ready to be activated by end users if they so desired. The four cylinder engine is easier to convert than the three cylinder though if you''re handy with a grinder, anything is possible.

Kevhog1988

any build threads etc of this??

Avns1s

theemigrant wrote: »

any build threads etc of this??

Kilmac1

NuckingFacker wrote: »

The turbo from a subaru impreza bolts straight on - ferguson were very far sighted in that regard, they had the oil feed for the turbo, the turbo manifold, exhaust, pressure control and all the works pre-installed on the basic engine but blanked ready to be activated by end users if they so desired. The four cylinder engine is easier to convert than the three cylinder though if you''re handy with a grinder, anything is possible.

if your good with a welder you can also make her twin turbo i heard?

Sir Arthur Daley

I have a supercharger put on mine but took alot of work, go with the subaru turbo far less work.

gctest50

theemigrant wrote: »

any build threads etc of this??

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NuckingFacker

That guy ^ cheated, he dropped in a whole Volvo truck engine with a turbo already fitted.

Much better to make the turbo fit whatever you have regardless.

Dupont

Also interested in this. Want to put one on a 35 x or even twin turbo. What year of impreza is turbo off and what engine. Is the whole turbo kit needed.

NuckingFacker

Dupont wrote: »

Also interested in this. Want to put one on a 35 x or even twin turbo. What year of impreza is turbo off and what engine. Is the whole turbo kit needed.

You really need to go for the early sixties Imprezas as the later ones had a different manifold and had electronic pressure control units and a stud pattern that doesn't match. Some lads have found that using a Halfords mushroom filter increases Hp by as much as 4.

Dupont

NuckingFacker wrote: »

You really need to go for the early sixties Imprezas as the later ones had a different manifold and had electronic pressure control units and a stud pattern that doesn't match. Some lads have found that using a Halfords mushroom filter increases Hp by as much as 4.

Early sixties??? Was that meant to be 96 any idea where to get one cheapish and do I need all air and oil pipes with it or are they to be custom made

NuckingFacker

Dupont wrote: »

Early sixties??? Was that meant to be 96 any idea where to get one cheapish and do I need all air and oil pipes with it or are they to be custom made

Dupont, have a think on it. A 35 or a 35x. Old. Usually 3 cylinder.. just about fit to spin at the rate it's already spinning at..breathing wheezily through an oil-bath filter...and an impreza..4 cyl...petrol...japanese..not old... really? Really?

gctest50

See photo

No guarantee of any of this - might all melt into a puddle

- too much heat will make the piston rings swell and the ends touch = not good

- it may not be able to take the extra loads - possible death / maiming / serious injury


Manifold ?????

http://www.tractorpartsinc.com/massey_ferguson_tractor_parts_exhaust_manifold_734921m1_3975_prd1.htm


http://secure.ssbtractor.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi?search=yes&category=Massey_Ferguson_Tractor_Parts&keywords=MFEM2+734874M1&product_name=Massey%20Ferguson%20Exhaust%20Manifold



Holset H1D turbo :

http://www.myholsetturbo.com/manuals/H1C_D_E_H2A.pdf

Dupont

NuckingFacker wrote: »

Dupont, have a think on it. A 35 or a 35x. Old. Usually 3 cylinder.. just about fit to spin at the rate it's already spinning at..breathing wheezily through an oil-bath filter...and an impreza..4 cyl...petrol...japanese..not old... really? Really?

Can it be done or just not wise??? I see a few 135 turboed.

Dupont

Been digging deeper and am I right in saying the mf 253 used the same engine as a 35x, 135 but 253 was turboed. It sat on top where fuel tank is on 100 series but I'm sure could be modified to suit at side.

NuckingFacker

Dupont wrote: »

Been digging deeper and am I right in saying the mf 253 used the same engine as a 35x, 135 but 253 was turboed. It sat on top where fuel tank is on 100 series but I'm sure could be modified to suit at side.

stronger mains, better pistons etc.. would it be worth the grief? Why not get a 253 motor and drop it in?

Dupont

NuckingFacker wrote: »

stronger mains, better pistons etc.. would it be worth the grief? Why not get a 253 motor and drop it in?

Wouldnt be straight swap it would sit higher

NuckingFacker

Dupont wrote: »

Wouldnt be straight swap it would sit higher

Probably a straighter swap than the impreza turbo though...

Masseymad

would this work on a massey ferguson 362 ?