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>So..go head and drop a turbo on the NA diesel....it will last, oh I
>dunno..1/3 as long as the proper engine..(which, in itself, didn't win any
>awards in the van)

         Whoa pardner -- seems there may a problem with you trying to use
your regular old run of the mill diesel block and the TURBO head -- yes its
different -- with different oil galleries and the like. possibly different
water passageways matching up with a NA block.  Besides the turbo head --
or maybe its the block (been a long time) has special oil squirters for
extra cooling of the higher temperature pistons.
         AND the major goomba -- there's no way your regular NA setup will
handle the job without *more* fuel -- your present FI pump will not  handle
this.
The turbo pump has a tower that acts as some sort of vacumm
advance/increases fuel pressures under load as necessary.
         So, why do it halfway?  Just get you a good td motor (1.9 would be
schweet) and rock and roll.

HD Turboleski