Theres modified vehicles out there that are dependable road vehicles. Like most of us CRD owners know that if a part breaks know one usually stocks it anyway.

I believe that this being a ball bearing, spool up would be faster than a jounal bearing. Ball bearings have proven themselves to be dependable turbo on other diesels or gassers. There might be lag compared to a variable but the right tuning can help with that. Being a automatic helps with spooling vs a stick.

I agree that the stock turbo is a poor performer and small. I've been monitoring how the Jeep performs either empty or towing going down the road. The Jeep is usually using all the power the engine puts out. It never shows signs of slowing down at any speed when empty, but the turbo is usually at full song to climb hills. This is where the fuel economy suffers. (Its like climbing hills with your foot on the floor) Why does a 1.9L in a 3200 lb car get 50mpg and a 2.8L in a 4600lb suv gets 22mpg? My dodge gets 20mpg in a 6500lb truck with a 5.9L. My guess is more horsepower usually doesn't mean less mpgs. If the engine can breath and work less then less fuel will be consumed. Yes aerodynamics play a part aswell.

I'm a performance guy. I like to tinker I guess. It just sucks that there is very very few options for us U.S. CRD owners. I've talked to Kieth at GDP. He is a great guy with great products. I'm building this Jeep to take to diesel events. Even if it runs 13s or 14s, it might spark interests in the aftermarket, plus it will be neat to see a Jeep perform on a track. Only time will tell.

So you want to make it less of a Jeep and more of a race car... <sigh>

I'm this close to beating the neighbors Porsche.

Why give up a VGT for a waste gate turbo?
It's like giving up a Modern Military Arm for a Muzzle Loader on a battle field in Afghanistan or Iraq.

Really? Well that's a new one on me. All the specs. they've been showing on them in the magazines seem to indicate that they are using ball bearing standard turbos on them. Hmm...