Upgrades and Aftermarket - 7.3L EngineUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 1999-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
So...yesterday I decide to tackle putting on my ATS ported compressor housing and to say the least, it still today is going badly. I couldn't even see the waste gate 'c' clip so I decide it would be best for me to just remove the whole turbo assy. All went well until it came time to remove the rear 'v' clamp. It was a screaming bee-ach to get to release but I got it finally. Today the swap of the housings was a snap and getting the turbo assy back on the stand went cleanly. But now the rear 'v' clamp is being nasty again. There is about 1/8" of gap between the 'y' pipe manifold and the turbo exhaust housing that I can't get to close up enough to get the clamp 't' bolt to hook. There isn't anything except the aluminum pedisatal or the firewall to pry against. I even removed the turbo again and tried to get the clamp started but no joy that way either. HELP!!!
It helps to leave the two turbo bolts loose to give you some wiggle room. It was a pain for me as well. Also, double check your clamps after driving and don't forget the torque specs.
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2000 7.3 Power stroke turbo,165k miles. Bull dog tuner. Air raid cold air intake.
You may have to loosen the up pipes to get some extra wiggle room. You will have to make sure everything is good before tightening back down. Usually the up pipes dont do real good after years of heat cycles so you may have to replace them if you notice the pipes are irregular shaped at the donuts. Good time to upgrade to bellowed up pipes!
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2002 F-350 CCLB 4X4, HD4R100 , 4" Diamond Eye exhaust, Powerslot rotors, DP Tuner-F6, Autoenginuity, KCM S.S. HPX Line, S&B Filters intake, Autometer gauge pod, Inovations canopy,Banks Big Head wastegate actuator, 6.0L Trans Cooler, Zoo-dad, Dieselsite Coolant Filter, DVD and always looking to do more....
You may have to loosen the up pipes to get some extra wiggle room. You will have to make sure everything is good before tightening back down. Usually the up pipes dont do real good after years of heat cycles so you may have to replace them if you notice the pipes are irregular shaped at the donuts. Good time to upgrade to bellowed up pipes!
Will I need to loosen at the upper and lower mounts?
Well... got it back on by taking it completely back off the pedestal to align the connection and start the clamp. The test drive went great although I'll have to wait for our next camping trip for the 'real' test. If the screeching chatter noise along with a wildly fluctuating boost needle comes back I'll be in a world of poop. I convinced my wife/banker that the ATS housing was the primo fix and we should buy it right away. The big bucks + three days of pharting around with the rear clamp it had better be the solution. I also put on a turbo waste gate control from diesel site so we'll see how the combo works next time out. Thanks for the suggestions.
I plan on putting the compressor housing on this winter, Got the same deal with the CFO/Banker. I have been told by many guys that it pretty much cures the surge when pulling hard. The only other thing I thought about doing is putting on a GTP38R turbo instead of the housing.....but at about 3-4 times the cost that may hold me back. I think I will do bellowed up pipes at the same time.
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2002 F-350 CCLB 4X4, HD4R100 , 4" Diamond Eye exhaust, Powerslot rotors, DP Tuner-F6, Autoenginuity, KCM S.S. HPX Line, S&B Filters intake, Autometer gauge pod, Inovations canopy,Banks Big Head wastegate actuator, 6.0L Trans Cooler, Zoo-dad, Dieselsite Coolant Filter, DVD and always looking to do more....
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re:help with turbo reinstall.
The big bucks + three days of pharting around with the rear clamp it had better be the solution. I also put on a turbo waste gate control from diesel site so we'll see how the combo works next time out. Thanks for the suggestions.
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