I'm looking for a good, stout turbo for my 96 chevy one ton, that has a 91 12 valve in it. I am also looking for some good injectors and I dont know a whole lot yet about diesel performance so any advice is good advice, let me hear from you.

 

well you got a good solid powerplant to start with.... this is a rotary pumped motor right? you could always start with a fuel pin, injectors and a nice turbo..... i'm partial to HTT (High Tech Turbo) they make some smaller but bigger than stock units that are real nice..... there are some mild injectors that you can get for $400-$450 range..... i'll quit here and let the first gen's give their full knowledge on these motors.....

EDIT : are you intercooled? that'll help out a bunch..... oh ya and pics of the engine bay would be nice.....

 

htt turbo has compresor upgrdes for 325.00 they are 60mm. or you can pick one up at gillett diesel for half the cost 180.00. pod prince of darkness injectors are good inj for the money 350-375$ but are a little messy, haze at idle. but good for 75 hp.

 

oh and i forgot to add GET GAUGES! atleast EGT, boost and tranny temp.....

 

$400 POD injectors can get you close to 400 horsepower, but your stock injectors are good for 300 with just pump tweaks.
For cooling that down, there's nothing the matter with the stock turbine housing. But a HX-35 off of a later model truck, or the stock H1c with a $200 compressor housing and $150 exhaust housing, will allow you to stay into it for much longer without worrying about high exhaust temperatures.

Before you do anything, you need to look at the rest of the driveline. If you have the 727 automatic that came with your engine stock, it won't be good for over 200 HP, which you can get with 3 turns of a screw. The Getrag manual that came with the truck is good for a bit more, maye 250 if you are good on the clutch. Good enough clutches and torque converters are available beginning at $400 (probably a bit less for clutches, I'm an auto guy).

If you have a driveline to take it, you can turn your pump up as detailed here. If you have to watch for runaway while doing this.

http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/more_power/Power_ve.htm
http://www.idahobombersforum.com/tip...nfuelscrew.htm

After you make any pump modifications, you will need a pyrometer to fine tune the truck and to save yourself from meltdown. Pumps are tuned down from the factory so they don't put too much fuel through a too-small turbocharger and melt a piston; the pyrometer lets you monitor the exhaust gas temps. They cost under $200 new. A boost gauge, which costs around $50 new, is also recommended.

And that's the crash course in 1st gen performance.