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I've had zero problems from pistons/cooling in both my Samurai (1.6 NA diesel that I added a turbo to) and my 6.2 I've added a turbo to. I attribute it to having gauges, not overfueling it, and driving with a brain...
If you're wanting to cruise at 70mph down the road, a 931 is a bad choice due to being gear bound. Even in my wife's mildly tweaked Jeep CRD I still drive by the EGT and boost gauge. Not that it can go into meltdown, but to know exactly where the sweet spot is. (Under 600F and 5psi of boost...
It's not a "big cam" conversion. It's just manifold(s) swap, and a turbo install. You're still left with the small cam engine and questionable durability. The utmost means to get power/reliability is a full engine swap to a big cam engine, there's been a few of them.
I personally will be...
I don't know of anyone here that has the kit. But I know a lot of people have added a turbo setup from a big cam engine to their trucks to save some money. (I'll be doing that as well) Only target to make 300-325hp tops on the NHC 250.
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