99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke Engine and DrivetrainDiscussion of the 99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine and drivetrain in the 1999-Up Super Duty trucks and Excursions. No gas engine discussion allowed except on transmissions and drivetrain that pertain to all models. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
I am getting a ton of smoke and I have quite a bit of lateral movement in the turbo shaft, but not much endplay. I guess it's time for a replacement, but I wouldn't mind doing an upgrade at the same time. I'm on stock injectors so I'm not looking for a huge improvement, and I'm trying to stay as cheap as possible. What's the difference with a van turbo? Also, is it necessary to replace the pedestal at the same time? I've got 125,000 miles on the truck.
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2000 F-350 CC/SB 4x4 Lariat. Skyjacker 8" lift, 38" Parnelli Jones Dirt Gripz. 4" turbo back exhaust, TS Performance 3 position chip.
It isn't necessary to replace the pedestal, but it is a nice piece to use. As for the turbo, I would recommend rebuilding your stocker. It sounds likke the turbine seal is not in good shape, along with the bearings. A rebuild kit is fairly cheap. As for the van turbo, it has a non wastegated 1.15 turbine housing, (larger than the stock .84) with a different trimmed turbine wheel. it is a nice turbo. If you can find one cheap, I would run it. Otherwise, rebuild yours, if you're on the cheap.
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2001 Ford F350 Lariet 154,000 miles, CC, LB, 4X4, AUTO withstall and shift kit, 6 Stage custom Bullydog Chip. Garrett Ball baring turbo, 100 hp injectors, full magnaflow exhaust w/ 5.5 in tip. Aftermarket air intake. Full gages. http://community.webshots.com/user/m...host=community
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Or send it to Ron's Turbo in Utah, for $310 he will completely rebuild your stock one. For $150 he will sell you the non EBV Pedestal and the appropriate outlet housing that actually has a little better flow. For another $70, he will install the Banks wheel which is like the Wicked wheel, and will elliminate surge under load, and he said helps the turbo spool a bit faster.
The total for me was $550 with shipping, and I just got it back yesterday, and am installing it tomorrow. Best way to find him is to look for him on Ebay, search for powerstroke turbo, and his number is on there, he has an excellent reputation.
I also thought of going with Turbonetics or Garret Ball Bearing turbos, but the end result was really no extra hp, unless you add fuel system mods, which is a big step up in $$$.
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