ok ...
why do you think I have posted in response to the OP? ... to hear his opinion.
For sure I will have to meet Henning ... will be a pleasure!
Actually Tobias (Cybershot) is the one who after a long absence of engine mod courage in the club has reignited something ...
Chuck and Dinostroker aka Cheromaniac aka Dr. Dino are probably the initiators of this something
Regarding engine death because of Turbo:
Well ... the 4.0 I6L is unkaputtbar in STOCK form ... 8.5:1 CR ... piston rods and crank good for 400 hp ... meanwhile strong head (2001-2006) ... otherwise you could not use it as a good base for strokers (and some of them ARE extreme).
(Only unknown parameters to me : the stock pistons themselves and heat dissipation capacity)
I know it is not a rpm ricer engine and flat tappets and push rods are not really meant for beating ... BUT
The stock cam is mild and the stock lifters are quite good for more than 400k kilometers if you keep the rpm powerband below 5200
So my thinking: if you can stress a stroker (which is basically the same engine but with more displacement) with 270-300 HP and be fine for a very long time ... then why not with a small turbo and additional 50-60 hp (I do not believe the 45% claim either) to the stock 180 hp ... if the kit is right.
I am not going for MAX turbo performance and turbo tuning ...
What I dislike about the banks kit:
- no intercooler coming with the kit !?
- underhood temps will be high ( with all turbos in general)
- inegrated wastegate and bypass is not necessarily an advantage
what I like about the banks kit:
- small turbo ... good for low rpms ... maybe not enough for high rpms (but eventually not needed)
- otherwise complete kit with piping, injectors, brackets and pcm tune.
- obviously not aggressive ... which means less load/stress.
- high probability that everything is matching each other
Btw.: most strokers do not use forged pistons, but the same material as the stock pistons and run ~260 hp ... only the high end ones use the forged stuff (for pressures far beyond this kit)
What is completely unknown to me with the banks kit:
- oil cooled turbo ... good enough in this application?
- HOW MUCH more underhood temp ... but you can do s.th. about that.
- tune and injectors and stock cam, pistons really matching?
- quality of the blower itself ...?
(- eventually a hesco aluminium head (better heat dissipation, less ping) with increased chamber volume (lower CR) and steel valves (to avoid burnt valves?) needed? but then the total costs are for sure beyond reasonable)
What I would NOT do for sure is stroke AAND turbo the 4.0 I6L and exceed hp far beyond 300 ... although some have done that successfully, but not in the UAE and with lots of additional upgrades to the whole drivetrain
I will wait for the first reviews anyway and continue listening to you guys ... before DECIDING
between Chrysler magnum 5.9 (same block) V8 and 46RLE tranny out of a older Durango ( quite plug and play btw...
) and this.
A 2006 4.0 I6L stroker is not as economic as for older models (You NEED a 2006 block because of OPDA, CPS etc etc ) ... and still quite risky!
(now I have outed myself
)