jimkhana

Ok so could be done as long as I have the right head gasket, egt + boost gauges, may be able to buy a cheap surf for parts so that may be handy for the boost compensater. If I did it properly with the 5le rebuild kit and all the other parts around it and didn't push the limits of it and thrash it or run silly boost, which I don't plan to would it last or would it just be throwing money away? Only want it for abit more poke and for towing etc. If they're not the best motor to turbo I'll just fix it as it is and get something better down the track.

Hi everyone, I'm sure it's been covered before but I've been searching for nearly two weeks and can't find what I need to know. I have a 98 5l Hilux. Is due for a rebuild. What I'd like to do is rebuild it and turbo it. Basically what I need to know is can I buy a 5le rebuild kit (pistons etc) and use it in my 5l block? As I have seen people turbo a 5l before but was just wondering if I was to use the 5le pistons being different comp ratio if I'd run into any other issues with the top end like any differences with the head etc that I may have to look at also. Any help or advice would be much appreciated. Cheers.