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Hi guys i am new to here and need some help with my hilux.
I have a 2004 sr5 double cab hilux with a 3l turbo engine. I am wanting to get a bit more performance out of it, i have heard about winding the turbo up but as it running 10lbs already im not sure if goings higher is a good thing, i have been think of getting an intercooler for it and have been thinking that a intercooler off a 3l turbo surf with the top mount is the way to go and can only think it would be better for the engine.
Any help would be muchly appreciated
Thanks

see the thread about intercoolering a HDJ81 cruiser, same principals apply

I have a 94 Surf with the 1kz motor. I looked into fitting an intercooler to it and was lucky enough to pick up a secoundhand intercooled 1kz from a later model surf very cheap
I had to first fit a body lift to give me room on top of the motor as motor is a bit squeezed in on these models.
To fit the intercooler I had to swap the intake manifold, rocker cover, throttle body, injector pipes. Then use the intake pipe and throttle cable also.
I used a bonnet scoop of a late model hilux and the intercooler to bonnet rubber from an intercooled
Seemed to definitely make it go better. Could put the boost up a bit to make the most of it

evolution02 wrote:I have a 94 Surf with the 1kz motor. I looked into fitting an intercooler to it and was lucky enough to pick up a secoundhand intercooled 1kz from a later model surf very cheap
I had to first fit a body lift to give me room on top of the motor as motor is a bit squeezed in on these models.
To fit the intercooler I had to swap the intake manifold, rocker cover, throttle body, injector pipes. Then use the intake pipe and throttle cable also.
I used a bonnet scoop of a late model hilux and the intercooler to bonnet rubber from an intercooled
Seemed to definitely make it go better. Could put the boost up a bit to make the most of it

sounds like stick a 450x150mm or 450x180mm front mount on it, would have been cheaper and reaped a lot more reward for the amount of effort and cost involved.

strx7 wrote:

evolution02 wrote:I have a 94 Surf with the 1kz motor. I looked into fitting an intercooler to it and was lucky enough to pick up a secoundhand intercooled 1kz from a later model surf very cheap
I had to first fit a body lift to give me room on top of the motor as motor is a bit squeezed in on these models.
To fit the intercooler I had to swap the intake manifold, rocker cover, throttle body, injector pipes. Then use the intake pipe and throttle cable also.
I used a bonnet scoop of a late model hilux and the intercooler to bonnet rubber from an intercooled
Seemed to definitely make it go better. Could put the boost up a bit to make the most of it

sounds like stick a 450x150mm or 450x180mm front mount on it, would have been cheaper and reaped a lot more reward for the amount of effort and cost involved.

No
I only paid $600 for the intercooled engine, I was always going to do a body lift and there isn't any room to fit a chocolate biscuit let alone an intercooler in the front of a KZN130 surf with winch and transcooler.
Plus I still have a spare later model 1kz engine
It also looks factory

evolution02 wrote:there isn't any room to fit a chocolate biscuit let alone an intercooler in the front of a KZN130 surf with winch and transcooler.

weather you think you can, or you cant, you are right.