wrngwae Posted June 28, 2012 Report Share Posted June 28, 2012 i had to extend the oil pickup too for the swap i did. did you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted July 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 i had to swap oil pans, put in a oil return on the starion oil pan for the vac. pump on the alt. and then cut off the flang of the diesel oil pickup tube and weld it to the starion oil pickup tube. but now its down, putting in a new rad., e.g.t., front one piece bumper and other lil nit noids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted July 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 Back on the road and doing great. going out o town for the weekend. will put pics up when i get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted August 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 here ya go! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted August 19, 2012 Report Share Posted August 19, 2012 sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted August 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 so the TDStarion is doing great. i have done a few 3hr highway runs with no problems.water and e.g.t.'s stay low, boost comes on almost instantly and just pulls to the rev. limit. the only problem i have is people in my way. i went through the injection pump on fri. and tuned it for more fuel, im now pushing 20psi like it aint no thang. stock was 10, gonna keep playing with it and probably stop at 25. but now i have a really really fun car. tossing out smoke, squealing tires, trq out the wazoo, guessing 35+mpg(caint keep my foot off the throttle) and its fairly quick too. now its time for paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Haha! this is awesome! 20 lbs is good, you should get a slightly larger turbo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metric-man Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Hoonage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle's89quest Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Yeah this is awesome. Congrats man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 what do these motors come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted September 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) so the TDStarion is down. needs a new clutch. i guess 30lbs o boost is to much. other than that the car is still running great, 40ish mpg on the highway. after clutch comes bigger turbo, intake mani, and then 3in exhaust. and that will be all i can do without ripping the engine apart. Edited September 27, 2012 by zmcreynolds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skullzaflare Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 is there anything in the US that these motors come in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Yeah! That's awesome, haha! I recommend ACT 6 puck if you're looking for maximum holding power. I have a SPEC clutch for sale that grabs hard and holds 450+ and feels stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrazilBoy Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 This amuses BrazilBoy....much respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted September 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 (edited) is there anything in the US that these motors come in? to the best of my knowledge, nothing. the 4d55 were in mighty max,ford ranger, monteros, and a few other things Edited September 29, 2012 by zmcreynolds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrngwae Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 83-85 mighty max and ram 50's there was a ford ranger that had this but there were many many changest to that. over the big mud puddle there were Pajeros, and many more. but those were 4d55 not the 4d56 the only diff in them is the head. and if you think starquest parts are hard to find,,,,,,,,build one of these diesel motors. actually the market has opened up some for parts but,,,, i did have pistons shipped in from ausy land for 1k.......5yrs ago. took 4 months too .lol...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted July 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) so I replaced my clutch in oct. of last year. broke it in all winter, all was well till mid march. I did a full throttle hammering, boost hit 35lbs, smoke was rising up from the shifter boot by the time I hit 4th, the clutch masters 6 puck clutch and stock flywheel were lost.http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w601/TDStarion/IMG_0132_zps195c6042.jpghttp://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w601/TDStarion/IMG_0133_zps0727b65b.jpg now I gots me a new competition clutch sprung 4 puck and 240mm flywheel with a total of 4lb weight loss form the old flywheel clutch combo to the new combo.http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w601/TDStarion/IMG_0121_zps3e5a09ab.jpg http://i1332.photobucket.com/albums/w601/TDStarion/IMG_0122_zps50e8b148.jpg Edited July 1, 2013 by zmcreynolds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Technology Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 That's awesome! New vids when it's done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 what type of RPM range does it have?how much HP do you think your making? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Posted July 2, 2013 Report Share Posted July 2, 2013 looks like there getting some power out of these mitsubishi diesels in thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) importwarrior, rev's max out at about 5k and as for the power, maybe 200+hp and 300+ft/lb don't really know. Edited July 3, 2013 by zmcreynolds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IntercooledFlatty Posted July 3, 2013 Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 this is so full of WIN ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-O Posted July 4, 2013 Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 So happy to see this is still going. Please tell me you're bringing it to Mesquite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmcreynolds Posted July 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2013 I am sorry to say the TD Starion will not be at the Mesquite meet. I have family plans that will take up that weekend. In other news, I just got done doing a trip to Tx.. just under 1000 miles, 80 mph, fuel pump turned up for 30lbs o boost, 38mpg. I went from vernal,ut to Amarillo,tx (760 miles) on one tank. not to bad. im sure I can get more mpg if I detuned the fuel pump had lower boost and went a bit slower, but who wants to do that. 5th gear up and over Vail pass (10,600ft), never missing a beat. no problems, no hiccups, nothing. this thing is unstoppable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malykaii Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 (edited) what do these motors come in?... um, other countries? I know its in various models of monteros. When I was in Ireland the gen2 montero is a comon sight on the road and has that motor. When I was looking on their craigslist equivelant for euro-spec montero lights, those motors were plentily available. Almost wanted to bring one home with me. Btw op, you are my hero. I always wondered why turbo diesel swaps were never realy done in sports cars. There is a guy who put a duromax turbo diesel in a c3 vette. This I feel is better. 4cyl diesel seams more appropriate for a sports car aplication. Edited December 24, 2013 by Malykaii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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