I am going to the banks factory to 3' down pipe and custom intake , so if any one needs a stock down pipe or bottom half of the air box and flex hose let me know. free of coarse minus shipping.

I am sure these are not hot wanted items but I figured if some one needs them then great

 

The up pipe casting and cross over pipe are fine the way they are. It's just the exhaust side that was restricted. You can plumb in a fitting after the air filter and before the turbo for the CDR tube. Other than that, it looks like a complete kit. Good find! How is the shaft play on the compressor wheel?

 

Where are you relocated? Maybe one of the guys on here could snag that mototr befroe it gets ruined.

 

The turbo seems to have no play but I need to get the gauge out to really see.

The motor is in orangeburg sc at sunshine steel recycling. they have several 7.3s and 1 6.9

 

You shouldn't need a gauge. If in your mind's eye, it moves up and down about 1mm or less, you are fine. If you push the wheel all the way to the edge, it should not come in contact with the housing. There should be zero in and out play. If so, go ahead and install it in the truck.

 

Turbos are damaged mostly in two ways. First, dirty oil. Some people will go way too long before changing their oil and that will wear the bearings faster. Water in the oil will do the same thing but usually the truck has a severely limited life at that point.
Secondly, ingestion of foreign material into the compressor side. Loose boot fittings, improperly installed air filters, poor quality air filters and neglect can lead to a turbo ingesting dust, dirt, sand, water, etc. All of those things damage the compressor wheel when it is turning up to about 30,000RPM.

 

i think you forgot a 0 in there. ours don't go quite to 300K but are not far away.

 

Yea I think its fine. I ment to say mic. I used the one that I set up ring and pinions with to check end play and back lash . I just did it this morning and everything is all good.

thanks for the advice guys. I need to save a couple of hundred bucks for the exhaust and gauges and then its going on. I have a 8000lbs toyhauler I need to use in Dec so hopefully it will be done by then or I am in for a long SLOW trip up the mountains

 

they don't spin anywhere close to 300k

about 60-70k is accurate under full spool