Wicked Wheel is installed.
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Wicked Wheel is installed.
Had the Wicked Wheel installed today, the engine has a new sound. You can actually here a different whistle from the turbo. I havn't got the chance to hook to a load yet, but I sure hope that annoying flutter is gone. thanks for all the help JL 
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By watching the gauge the spool up is a little quicker even with my wastegait unplugged and the acceleration feels slightly better. When I ordered mine I dieselsite.com and he was very helpful, if you contact him he can tell you if there is one for your year of truck.
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Can you feel any power increase wunning unloaded?? Do you know if they make one for the 94-97 PSD?
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spitball- To unplug your wastegate, just unplug the red line (hard plastic line) that plugs into a canister type object on the drivers side of the turbo. This will allow the turbo to spool up much quicker and a higher boost can be achieved and acceleration is quicker. I am refering to my 2000 f-350 I quess all wastgates are located in the same area.
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Does unplugging the wastegate have any harmful effects? I know that it bleeds off excess pressure so what would happen if you unplug the wastegate? I would assume the pressure would have a negative effect and blow back towards the turbo.....??
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Originally Posted by LuLuGoin2ADiesel
Does unplugging the wastegate have any harmful effects? I know that it bleeds off excess pressure so what would happen if you unplug the wastegate? I would assume the pressure would have a negative effect and blow back towards the turbo.....??
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And just out of curiousity, could the "annoying flutter" you guys are experiencing be from the negative backpressure with the wastegate unplugged? If this is a stupid question please forgive me. But like Chris Berman once said on an ESPN commercial.... "There's no such thing as a stupid question, just stupid people that ask questions" 
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I have not heard or read of any harmful effects of unplugging this, your boost will shoot up alot quicker and you can achieve a higher boost level. My turbo made the flutter noise with it unplugged or plugged in, but since I have installed the WW the noise is gone and the new whistle from the turbo is beautiful.
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