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Is there any way simple to squeeze a little more power out of the 1.8? I already have the weber carb. Its a farley new motor and runs great. I got the 5 speed in runs great but need a little power for the larger hills. I am already planning on puting my 2.6 in next fall or winter but it would be real nice to get about 20 more ponys out of it till then. Its a 4x4 too.

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Too much to do and not enough time or money!
Courage is the other side of fear!
Pain is the weakness leaving the body!

Header and a Delt a cam would co a long way to making it more drivable

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

I've got three words for ya, Beer Budget Turbo! lol! Well, i dont know, but I'm sure SOMEONE has tried...

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1975 LUV with a caddy 500ci, 12.5-1 comp, 850CFM holley sucking E85 through 110 jets and torquing the hell out of a TH400. Currently @ 6mpg

Bowties may be for little boys, but ponies are DEFINATLY for little girls....

How about an Impulse turbo/manifold set up and the carb set for blow through? I keep looking at doing this and the more i study it the better it looks as the parts to make it work are simple and handy.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

I built a little buggie with a blow-thru turbo, its had dual webers that i set up for a B/T turbo but it kept on blowing out the seals on the float bowls. I'd think you'd almost be better off setting a holley 2bbl up on the in-side of the turbo.

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1975 LUV with a caddy 500ci, 12.5-1 comp, 850CFM holley sucking E85 through 110 jets and torquing the hell out of a TH400. Currently @ 6mpg

Bowties may be for little boys, but ponies are DEFINATLY for little girls....

so would the 2.0 impulse efi parts or turbo parts anyway fit onto the g180 luv engine? and if so... I WANT EM! also wouldnt it be dangerous to make the air fuel mixture go through the turbo since it is really hot from the exhaust... just a few questions, but i am more interested to find out if the turbo system would fit onto my g180

A draw through turbo system is quite common and works as good as a blow through but you need to have the turbo resealed with a double lip seal for the draw through setup if you are using a blow through turbo to start with. Sounds confusing don't it but it is no harder then sending the turbo to a rebuilder and tell them what you are doing. I don't see any problem with using the g-200 Impulse turbo and manifold to do this.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

Turbo shmurbo...FFS

Just get a Pacesetter header and send a stock cam in to Delta in Tacoma to get re-done and tell them you want a little more low-rpm torque. Also snag the electronic ignition module, coil, and distributor out of an 82 pup, luv, or i-mark with a G180 and install it.

That all will boost you up at least 30-40 hp and that oughta put a lot more glide in your slide Clyde.

(And it won't cost you a fortune, tear up your engine, or blow up in your face either.)

And if you are going to use anything from an Impulse, grab a 1.9 long block, use your header, use the electronic distributor and ignition module, use your weber, and add a re-done cam.

My 79 shorty step-side with a Impulse G200z, 5 speed, new pup rear-end, weber 38/38, header, 82 electronic ignition, Accel high output coil, and cam is plenty quick enough to scare the crap out of any passengers that have the nerve to bitch about my driving....lol

Hey Taz

What's a cam re-work cost?

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FIAA: Color Guard

Turbos are about the best power for the buck gain you can do BUT physics do apply.(And Murphies Law)The amount of destruction to the motor is directly proportional to the amount of pressure applied to the throttle pedal as well as the amount of time held in said position.

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1978 pro street step/side 455Buick, 4sp,4.11s, 31/18.5s

Delta charges about $50.00 or somewhere in that ballpark...depending on what you want done.

79LUV4x4 a.k.a. 79-LUV'r...I screwed up my account, long story.


Anyway, I emailed delta about their cam rework.

Reply from Delta:

We have cores here to do for you, $65.00 exhange. + shipping.

have them ready to grind just give us a call (800) 562-5500


sweet:)

alright... but it is still possible to add the turbo stuff onto my pickup, and if so then i wanna know exactly how to make a carb/turbo or even easier a centrifugalk supercharger i know it would take some custom mount for the charger, but i also put a 350 chev alt in my luv, and it works fine... my truck is a bit of a frankenstein for now jsut to work right...ish
bakc to the turbo how can it be done

-dustinicus

speaking of crazy alt mounts, check it out!

I have had it on there for over 4k miles now, still no issues whatsoever!


anyway, I am also interested in turbo/super chargers. If there is a way to do it cheap I want to do it.

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-1979 LUV 4x4

[quote="uthe"]speaking of crazy alt mounts, check it out!

Now that is sick!!

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hmm..1/2"...good size

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

it's 7/16"

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-1979 LUV 4x4

neon green zip tie must be covering the 6 then..I could of sworn it said 1/2

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'80 Luv 4x4, 3" BL, 1.5" SL, 32/36, 2.25" exhaust...and fuzzy dice.
'95 Toyota 4Runner Limited 5-Speed.

yeah the one i got in my pickup right now is held in place with a block of wood wedged between the block and the alt... eh it works if i new how to post pics ide do that too