Banks turbo?

[turtlemoon]

Has anyone tried or succeeded at installing a Banks turbo on a Nissan diesel?
I was speaking to my mechanic today and he said it would be relatively easy.

[eseyoung]

Imho. Bad idea. First can I ask why you are looking for additional horsepower? The nissan without the turbo will push the boat faster than the hull was supposed to go. The isuzu in later years, is as i understand overkill. They are a displacement hull. I have not been on one with a 100+ hp but I don't think the hull will plane off. If it did it maybe a wild ride.

Id also be concerned with reliability issues. There is a turbo version of the engine. It had some issues with the block. I am not sure what all the difference between the two are. Both the na and turbo versions were put in the international scouts. Check out binderplanet.com.

All that said if I had to have a turbo. Id look for a used one from another nissan.

Banks makes a good product. ..a tuner in my truck. But I am thinking that the cost vs gain just isn't there. Have you considered a complete repower? Yanmar, isuzu would all fit I think it would be an interesting project to put a Lehman (6cyl) in a 27. I am not sure if it would fit. But there isn't a much more common, easy to maintain, quintessential trawler motor than that

[turtlemoon]

Thanks for the info, it just came up in conversation, thought I would throw it out there.