Preventive work/upgrades?
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Mountain Pass
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@Sous @brian42 @jackstraw Tks guys! Another new tip to me!
I've checked the tube and the outside looks good, so I'll get it out and give it a good clean, and replace the sensor due to it's age. Appreciate it!
I've checked the tube and the outside looks good, so I'll get it out and give it a good clean, and replace the sensor due to it's age. Appreciate it!
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Mountain Pass
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What experience do you all have regarding the turbo Bellowed Up-pipe?
Dormans are around US$150 and Internationals are US$400?? They are both stainless steel as far as I can check, correct?
Can't find an answer for the price difference...
Dormans are around US$150 and Internationals are US$400?? They are both stainless steel as far as I can check, correct?
Can't find an answer for the price difference...
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Anyway, a lot of people prefer the IH pipes and I don't blame them. Side by side there is a clear difference in quality and fitment. I had no problems fitting my Dorman pipes to my truck, but others have had problems. You get what you pay for sometimes, and this is one of those times. Of course, do you really need an over engineered set of pipes... Only you can answer that.
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I have had good luck with the cheap ones on ebay. Have used the $129.99 stainless ones with good success and recently bought a $54 set and was pretty happy with the quality. Fit them loose with all the bolts in place and then snug everything up once the turbo is connected.
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I got the IH uppies before the Dorman option became popular. If I had to do it over again today I would still pick the IH ones unless my buck$zooka did not have a big enough caliber round in it. I will add, though, that my OCD is a lot higher than most.
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And it turns out what looked like a patch of dirty oil and grease on the EBP tube was partially concealing a hole in the metal. Found it later as I wiped it down.
Truck is definitely running the best it has in a long time with that new tube on there.
Truck is definitely running the best it has in a long time with that new tube on there.
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I have not seen the Dorman ones in person but the IH ones are top notch. A perfect with with no issues.
I got the IH uppies before the Dorman option became popular. If I had to do it over again today I would still pick the IH ones unless my buck$zooka did not have a big enough caliber round in it. I will add, though, that my OCD is a lot higher than most.
I got the IH uppies before the Dorman option became popular. If I had to do it over again today I would still pick the IH ones unless my buck$zooka did not have a big enough caliber round in it. I will add, though, that my OCD is a lot higher than most.
Dorman does not satisfy the need for replacement parts most of the time, this time concerning the bellowed up-pipes, Dorman was fine with me. Although, if I had known that I would end up with a Borg Warner turbo under the hood, I would have waited and just bought the T4 kit instead of the bellowed pipes, turbo rebuild kit, etc...
Anyway, a lot of people prefer the IH pipes and I don't blame them. Side by side there is a clear difference in quality and fitment. I had no problems fitting my Dorman pipes to my truck, but others have had problems. You get what you pay for sometimes, and this is one of those times. Of course, do you really need an over engineered set of pipes... Only you can answer that.
Anyway, a lot of people prefer the IH pipes and I don't blame them. Side by side there is a clear difference in quality and fitment. I had no problems fitting my Dorman pipes to my truck, but others have had problems. You get what you pay for sometimes, and this is one of those times. Of course, do you really need an over engineered set of pipes... Only you can answer that.
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Holy Cow! How do I get my engine that clean!?
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The AIH is needed (or bypassed) for the buzz test to work IIRC.
Also, the AIH needs to be there for CA. Granted it's not that hard to get that by a tech if you have a boost sensor in that port (kind of looks like it might be an AIH) but a blank plug is a dead giveaway and an instant fail if the tech doesn't see something there.
Also, the AIH needs to be there for CA. Granted it's not that hard to get that by a tech if you have a boost sensor in that port (kind of looks like it might be an AIH) but a blank plug is a dead giveaway and an instant fail if the tech doesn't see something there.