Wastegate on PSD?
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i have not heard of a factory adjustable waste gate (as far as blow off pressure) on a PSD. the bar from the wastgate to the valve is threaded and is adjustable, maybe that is what he is thinking of
i just thought of something else, i am not sure a '96 even has a waste gate, i know some of the early PSD's did not have them, i will say i do not know the early ones well, maybe someone else will chime in
i just thought of something else, i am not sure a '96 even has a waste gate, i know some of the early PSD's did not have them, i will say i do not know the early ones well, maybe someone else will chime in
Last edited by wlihntr; May 20, 2004 at 12:33 PM.
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cleatus12r is right, only the 1999+ PSDs have a wastegate. We also have a turbo wheel equivelant to the "wicked wheel" that people mod their 1999+ engines with. From all that I've heard, the turbo in the early trucks is actually better.
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The turbo in the 95-98 powerstrokes SUCKS!!!! I have one. I don't believe in running a diesel at the RPM required to make any sizeable amount of boost with the non-wastegated models. Not to sound like a jerk.....Just my $.02
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cleatus12r, how is a wastegate helpful? It is not a performance enhancing device but a protection device. Do you have an aftermarket air intake? Adding the Tymar made a night and day difference. The stock airbox in my 1997 was VERY restrictive, and so was the turbo downpipe. IMO, those are the problems, not the stock turbo.
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Yea - that's why everybody is always talking about UN-hooking the wastegate (in the '99-up trucks)!! It gains you boost to unhook it!!
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Originally Posted by cleatus12r
99-up have wastegates, but even they are not adjustable from the factory.
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From: Reed Point, MT
Originally Posted by LuLuGoin2ADiesel
I believe that adjustments to the threaded end allows the w.g. to open or close at different amounts of boost.
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Oh yeah, and I've got a 3 inch downpipe and dual 3 inch pipes. Also Tymar intake. But the fact still remains that without the wastegated turbo, a 95-98 PSD will not make a decent amount of boost at low (below 1800) RPM.
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Originally Posted by cleatus12r
Oh yeah, and I've got a 3 inch downpipe and dual 3 inch pipes. Also Tymar intake. But the fact still remains that without the wastegated turbo, a 95-98 PSD will not make a decent amount of boost at low (below 1800) RPM.
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Originally Posted by wfodickinson
Does the banks quick turbo make a big diffrence or is it a waste of dough?
sorry i can not find it
Last edited by wlihntr; May 21, 2004 at 11:58 AM.
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According to banks it makes more boost quicker. Apparently they are mistaken. Anyone else hear anything?
Banks told me that my impeller should be fine but the new housing will make a diffrence. Mine is a '96.
I WANT 30 POUNDS OF BOOST, HOW DO I GET IT?
Banks told me that my impeller should be fine but the new housing will make a diffrence. Mine is a '96.
I WANT 30 POUNDS OF BOOST, HOW DO I GET IT?
Last edited by wfodickinson; May 21, 2004 at 12:34 PM.