I see you are embracing your reputation as the energizer bunny!

 

Hey Glenn or Darin, is this what you guys put in your turbo.
S366 Wicked Wheel 2 Upgrade

I was looking around and found that and remembered you guys did an upgrade to it. Can you tell any difference?

 

I 'think' that's what Darin did. I went a different route with a bigger housing and six blade compressor wheel to help control EGT's. Barder Turbo did the work for me.

 

Barder diesel, got it saved now. Thanks Glenn. Let us know if it helps any.

 

That is what I used Gabe. I went from 40lbs of boost empty to 46lbs, and it dropped temps some too, but hard to say how much for sure until I get towing. I hit 43lbs towing last year.


I changed it without taking the turbo off.

 

Yeah I got Warn Premiums. I've run them on other trucks and always been happy with them. I wanted to run Dynatrac Dynalocs, but they are more expensive and I couldn't justify them. I have Dynalocs for my other truck though. Lol.

 

Cool thanks Darin. Pretty strait forward install then? It has perked my interest now that I have seen that.

 

Ya, Gabe, it really is pretty simple.

 

Uh oh...gables got the bug back lol

 

Just looks like I may have some extra time on my hands......

Thanks for the help guys.

 

Chris sorry for the delay, but I can tell you this:
Oxalate (IUPAC: ethanedioate) is the dianion with the formula C2O42−, also written (COO)22−. Either name is often used for derivatives, such as salts of oxalic acid, for example sodium oxalate Na2C2O4, or dimethyl oxalate ((CH3)2C2O4). Oxalate also forms coordination compounds where it is sometimes abbreviated as ox.

Many metal ions form insoluble precipitates with oxalate, a prominent example being calcium oxalate, the primary constituent of the most common kind of kidney stones.

In the body, oxalic acid combines with divalent metallic cations such as calcium (Ca2+) and iron(II) (Fe2+) to form crystals of the corresponding oxalates which are then excreted in urine as minute crystals. These oxalates can form larger kidney stones that can obstruct the kidney tubules. An estimated 80% of kidney stones are formed from calcium oxalate.

Although all types of tea – green, black, white and oolong – contain oxalates, there are significant differences between different types of tea, including green tea varieties (such as tencha, sencha and gyokuro), black tea, and oolong tea. But before we delve into the details, let's back up a step and look at the role of oxalates in human health.

Tea, especially green tea, has been praised for its health benefits. Most of these benefits have been attributed to polyphenols, such as catechins, which are abundant in the leaves the tea plant (Camellia sinensis). However, tea – whether black, oolong or green tea – has also been shown to contain oxalates, controversial substances that have been linked to some health problems. Oxalates, which are abundant in a number of foods and drinks, may increase the risk of kidney stones (also known as renal calculi) in people susceptiple to developing calcium-oxalate kidney stones. In addition, people with certain medical conditions such as Primary Hyperoxaluria and Enteric Hyperoxaluria may be advised to restrict their dietary intake of oxalate-containing foods and drinks.

Oxalate Content of Tea
According to a study published in the Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2002, loose black tea leaves contain 5.11 milligrams of soluble oxalates per one gram of tea leaves. Black tea in tea bags contains slightly less oxalates: 4.68 milligrams per 1 gram of tea leaves. When tea is steeped, some of the soluble oxalates leach into the hot water. The amount of oxalates provided by one cup of black tea made by steeping loose tea leaves is estimated to range from 4.41 milligrams to 16.43 milligrams. The oxalate content of black tea made by steeping tea bags is estimated to vary between 2.98 milligrams and 15.61 milligrams per one cup of steeped tea. For the sake of comparison, spinach – which is considered one of the most oxalate-rich food sources – contains 970 milligrams of oxalic acid per 100 grams (3.5 oz).

Green tea and oolong tea contain less oxalic acid than black tea. According to the same study that compared the oxalate content of loose leaf vs bagged black tea, the soluble oxalate content of green tea and oolong tea ranged from 0.23 to 1.15 mg per one gram of tea leaves. A more recent study, published by the Japanese Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, focused on comparing the oxalate content of different types of green tea.
This comparison revealed that the tested green tea varieties that were cultivated with shading (Gyokuro and Tencha) contained more oxalates than Sencha green tea which is cultivated without shading. In Japan, shading tea plants is used to produce sweeter tasting tea leaves.

 

Nice. I'll have to look into this too.

 

Thanks Jose, but you might as well have answered in Spanish. I probably would have understood it better than all the big words.

But I would like to know how caffeine does or does not play a role in all this. I had been under (probably a bad) impression that caffeine was a large part of the issue.

Admittedly that is because the people who always seemed to have kidney stones and issues drank a lot of coffee and iced tea and those items are always associated with caffeine. Maybe it's been these oxalates all along.

Do you know if the decaf process has any effects on the oxalate content? (I do drink decaf iced tea at home)

 

You probably already know this Sam but that wheel is for the s366 turbo.

 

I saw that Glenn...so I need to look into more than just the wheel...lol