1GR-FE Turbocharged?

What’s going on guys!
So I don’t have a Taco yet, I really want to get one and I’m looking at 1st gen’s but I’m probably goofing to go more 2nd gen and I want to know if anyone has or know someone who has a Turbo 1GR? I know you can get the supercharger but I like Turbo a little more and I am also wanting a Manual for my Taco.
Thanks!

 

I had a buddy turbo his X-Runner years ago. It was a huge pain. Had to have manifolds, crossover pipe, downpipe, intercooler pipes all custom made since they dont make a turbo kit. He also had issues with tuning since you have to run a standalone ECU. He never really got it running 100% reliably and eventually it blew up. Theirs a reason many people, including myself, go with a Magnuson/TRD blower set up

 

if you don’t have one and want a manual forced induction

there is manual supercharged you can buy
Or non supercharged then add it

it’s a V6 how would it even get turbo’d. Theres two separate exhaust manifolds.

supercharger is instant power down low. Turbo not really.

any used different motor twin turbo V6, or whatever else, might even be cheaper than a supercharger kit. And that’s something designed to work on the truck, made specifically for it.

diesel is more power. So is V8 swap that may retain ability to run 87 octane.

 

@Ma Turbo Taco, there are a few turbocharged 1GR examples. Head over to the turbo bs thread in performance and tuning sub-forum for more info and a deeper knowledge set. https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/turbo-bs-thread.481844/

Plenty of examples of V6 turbocharged vehicles.

 

@Torspd

 

but is it worth turboing.

turboing it different story than another vehicle designed that way from the start.

not to mention the possibility of getting such a motor and swapping it in. Such as a 6cyl turbodiesel.

supposedly folks like swapping into early 2000’s land rovers the diesel (probably I6T) from E9X BMW 335D.

 

I lol’d when I read that

Turbo lag is a thing of the past! An appropriately sized turbo will pull basically from idle and keep pulling all the way and never give a shit about altitude either. There are tons of turbo V6 vehicles. 2 manifolds - so what, only need one side to spin the turbo (or go big and bi turbo), or mid or rear mount the thing. Rear mount may not be great for an off-road truck, but there’s tons of room under the hood to fit one. And diesels? They all get turbos too now, so they’re not such dogs.

 

@TacoTuesday1, I have no idea if it's worth it because I don't know if the OP is going to DIY or pay a shop for the fab work and I don't know what the motivation is for a turbo vs a supercharger in their situation. Based on nearly 900 pages in the turbo bs thread I linked above it's worth it to more than one person here.

Personally, I didn't have the knowledge to piece together my own turbo kit and I wasn't after maximizing hp/tq so I opted for a supercharger and supporting mods instead.

 

diesel is a more efficient fuel that makes more power and torque, which offers that in addition to forced induction. Cheaper fuel cost in certain areas. Lasts longer.
But, they also have stronger heavier engines that tend to be iron block, in vehicles that can handle the weight or aren't necessarily designed to handle or drive well, besides just having power.
I'm not sure the strength level of the 1GR-FE. I believe it's aluminum block with iron liners.

Yes. Small turbos. Variable ones. Etc.
VW used to brag about Golf R 2.0T bringing peak power as low as 1600RPM.
Meanwhile the Tacoma makes and wants power even lower than that.

Companies have started making electric turbos, to turn on whenever they want.

There are modern single-turbo V6's with Hot V mount centered atop the engine,
but everything is flipped. Intake manifolds on the bottom outside where headers normally go.

OP you could swap in a V8
then supercharge that

 

Thank you all, this is pretty much what I was looking to hear about if I go 2nd Gen I’ll probably go with the Supercharger but what about a turbo on the 5VZ in the 1st gen?? I’ll probably pop over to the Gen 1 threads but if anyone in this could answer that’d be great!

 

I have had many versions of turbo exhaust designs on my engine.

 

Follow the link by @stickyTaco . Both plenty of photos of turbo kits on a variety of Toyota engines.

 

I know very little about FI -- but I watched all of this video with interest. This dude & this shop know their stuff. He thinks the 1GR-FE is a suitable candidate for taking "a lot" of boost. Video is a detailed-but-casual overview of how a pro shop would rebuild a 1GR for major power output.

If think if you want to pull more than... oh, say ?? 350-375 HP.. out of a 1GR-FE.. here's how you might rebuild the internals to handle it well. How much does a pro rebuild for turbo cost? I don't know, probably if you have to ask you can't afford it.

Some notable quotes:

.."it's an engine that's going to have a lot of torque.. but this engine wasn't built to rev super high.. just to withstand boost.."

.."it has this bottom-end cap.. this is probably the toughest main cap I've ever seen, from the factory, on anything, let alone a Toyota.."

.."we're using the stock crank.. it can take a lot of power.. the main journals are huge..good counterweights.. it's a forging.. a really nice crank, it can probably hold 1000 HP no problem.."



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkwh3TBvjaw

 

The owner of that engine, is a member here.

 

Turbonetics motor masher

 

Why don't use procharger instead..... less headache and the concept all most same like turbo.

 

Single turbo with 2 exhaust manifolds gets done all the time.

 

This thread is good for a morning chuckle...

Simple, you put em all into one, it didn't come with two exhaust pipes did it?

 

Ken gushi had a turbo 1gr and was pretty good. Engine made 1000hp and was very reliable. This is a good engine to boost but like ANY other engine it requires prerequisites to be completed to maintain that reliability.

 

Na fam you need the boost caboose. Only thing that makes sense.
https://youtu.be/wK75ldHcjT8?si=aN2FAZQFTHmUX1m3