Turbo WF
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Topic: Turbo WF
Posted By: NextGenAllis
Subject: Turbo WF
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 11:27am
| 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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Posted By: DSeries4
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 3:37pm
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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. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 3:44pm
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I think the lack of adequate oil pressure would be my main concern.. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2023 at 9:41pm
| Turbos have a orffice to limit the amount of oil. MACK |
Posted By: PaulB
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 6:36am
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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. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: corbinstein
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 6:39am
I'd call it Turbo WTF, or Turbo t**d. 
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Posted By: MACK
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2023 at 7:12am
| PaulB is correct, much power and it will pull the main webbing out of block. Been there. MACK |