TD5 Variable Geometry Turbo Conversion is the world’s first bolt on Variable Geometry Turbo conversion for all TD5 powered Land Rovers.

So what’s special about a Variable Geometry Turbo?

All turbo’s are a method of forced induction – i.e. forcing a greater mass of air into an engine.
A conventional turbo consists of two main parts, a turbine (driven by the exhaust gas from the engine) and a compressor wheel (driven from the turbine wheel via shaft).

A turbo charger needs to be exactly matched to an engine to ensure it works correctly. In simple terms, if the turbo is too big, you will get turbo lag due to the time taken for the exhaust gas to spin the turbine wheel fast enough to produce useable ‘boosted’ pressure.
If the turbo charger used is too small, then it will spin to fast (thus damaging the turbo due to over speeding) and it will also ‘throttle’ the engine as it will not be able to supply the volume of air required. However at low speeds you will have next to no turbo lag.

As is often the case, turbo selection is always a compromise – you want a big turbo so you will be able to compress more air – thus get more power, but at the same time, if you go too big, you will induce turbo lag. But then if you go too small, you will restrict engine performance.

A Variable Geometry Turbo is basically a turbo that can adjust itself internally. So now you have the turbine wheel, the compressor wheel, and a set of veins that direct gas flow around the turbine wheel.

At low engine speeds (when the engine will be exhausting less gas) a Variable Geometry Turbo acts like a small turbo, so makes full use of the lower volume and lower speed of the gas being ‘exhausted’ by the engine. This means you make full turbo boost pressure at a much lower engine RPM – which, when matched with correct fuelling – dramatically changes your/the low speed torque, and ultimately how your Land Rover drives at low speeds.

As engine speed (and load) increases, the turbo adjusts its internal veins to slow the speed of the turbine wheel down, and ensuring that it spins fast enough to ensure the compressor does its job (i.e. making the required boost pressure) meaning that the turbine doesn’t over speed.

Our Variable Geometry Turbo conversion doesn’t just make a difference at low speed it also ensures that the turbo is always working at its optimum setting regardless of load/engine speed (RPM) – this means that turbo lag becomes none existent. When you put your foot down you will instantly you will feel the effects!! This can never be obtained with a standard Fixed Geometry Turbo.

All our turbo chargers are designed and made by Turbo Technics, who specialise in automotive turbochargers and associated turbo equipment. Turbo Technics are a world-class company acting as consultants to many car manufactures who use their turbo remanufacturing facility for many car brands including JLR, which gives us the edge with our specially made Hybrid turbos as we know that they are built correctly and come from the same factory which Land Rover use for their own remanufactured turbos!

Priced at only £745 + shipping + VAT for turbo only, or £795 + shipping + VAT with boost box included

NOTE: TD5 boost box is required for this turbo installation.

This is based on an exchange for your old standard TD5 Turbo returned back to us.
(a surcharge of £75 will be charged until we receive your old turbo – which must be complete and in basic working order)
Non EU customers have the option to buy the turbo with no surcharge due to the high shipping costs for returning old units.

Delivery T&C Information

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