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NextGenAllis 
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 11:27am |
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Question if anyone has ever put a turbo on a WF. I have one from work off a yanmar diesel. Small Turbo. The machine it came off of is getting a new one cause the old one i have is "locked up" and the seals are bad. There is no core charge on it, so i was going to keep it and rebuild it and hopefully throw it on my WF as a fun little project!
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DSeries4
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 3:37pm |
Anything is possible with enough time and money. You would have to build a completely new manifold to accommodate it. The low oil pressure system in the WF might be a problem keeping the turbo properly lubricated and cool. Sounds like a lot of work for little reward. If you want a turbo on your WF, Keystone builds a kit that is pretty much bolt on. In your case, you would have to make everything from scratch.
Personally, I could spend my time and money on other projects.
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steve(ill)
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 3:44pm |
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I think the lack of adequate oil pressure would be my main concern..
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Like them all, but love the "B"s.
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MACK
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Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 9:41pm |
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Turbos have a orffice to limit the amount of oil. MACK
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PaulB
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 6:36am |
From My personal experience I'd be concerned about the weakness of the bottom of the block at increased power. I've seen more than a few of the 226 blocks with the main caps shattered and the supporting areas of the block destroyed. As Mack said , even though turbos need to be oiled, the smaller ones don't use muck. Were I to turbo a 201/226 block I would refit it for a full flow filter system and build in some added support for the crankshaft mains. Now if you just want a toy that has a whistle without performance get a Keystone kit and have fun.
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If it was fun to pull in LOW gear, I could have a John Deere.
Real pullers don't have speed limits.
If you can't make it GO... make it SHINY
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corbinstein
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 6:39am |
I'd call it Turbo WTF, or Turbo t**d. 
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MACK
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Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 7:12am |
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PaulB is correct, much power and it will pull the main webbing out of block. Been there. MACK
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