Van Turbo
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Originally Posted by johnny8
sounds like this van turbo might be for me...!
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yeah, i think one of the van turbos will be good as well. johnny before you get a van turbo, i would recommend you get a t/c lockup switch, so the extra power the turbo adds (boost pressure mainly) doesnt make the tranny slip worse than it already does when towing. it will get all that power to the ground alot better. i am getting a T/C lockup (the one i posted about) soon, it is next on my list.
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Originally Posted by johnny8
and it is a bolt-on replacement for my stock turbo on my 02 F350..?
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hey, you may want to look at this- ebay item #8013163302. i checked, it seems like a direct replacement, with a 1.00A/R exahust housing. wicked wheel already installed, and the compressor housing LOOKS to be a 1.15, with the 4'' intake with inducer ring. it is new, but it IS expensive. you could sell your stock turbo on ebay and make up for some of that cost.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
yeah, i think one of the van turbos will be good as well. johnny before you get a van turbo, i would recommend you get a t/c lockup switch, so the extra power the turbo adds (boost pressure mainly) doesnt make the tranny slip worse than it already does when towing. it will get all that power to the ground alot better. i am getting a T/C lockup (the one i posted about) soon, it is next on my list.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
hey, you may want to look at this- ebay item #8013163302. i checked, it seems like a direct replacement, with a 1.00A/R exahust housing. wicked wheel already installed, and the compressor housing LOOKS to be a 1.15, with the 4'' intake with inducer ring. it is new, but it IS expensive. you could sell your stock turbo on ebay and make up for some of that cost.
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I thought the van-turbo Compressor wheel was the wicked wheel. I have been told by a reputable diesel shop that the wheels that are being sold are the same with different companies names on them....but a van compressor none the less.
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the f-series turbocharger has a exhaust housing with a .84A/R. the compressor housing is 1.00A/R/.
the Van turbo has an exhaust housing with a 1.00A/R. i believe the stock compressor housing is 1.00A/R, and an ATS housing will make it 1.15A/R.
this means that the turbo will flow air better. it may not have as much spool-up, but the mid-top end power is much better. read back through this very thread, it explains it.
the Van turbo has an exhaust housing with a 1.00A/R. i believe the stock compressor housing is 1.00A/R, and an ATS housing will make it 1.15A/R.
this means that the turbo will flow air better. it may not have as much spool-up, but the mid-top end power is much better. read back through this very thread, it explains it.
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Originally Posted by BuickTurbo
I thought the van-turbo Compressor wheel was the wicked wheel. I have been told by a reputable diesel shop that the wheels that are being sold are the same with different companies names on them....but a van compressor none the less.
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
the Van turbo has an exhaust housing with a 1.00A/R. i believe the stock compressor housing is 1.00A/R, and an ATS housing will make it 1.15A/R.
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it probably does, i just wasnt going to say so, i didnt want to overstate it. i wasnt sure. when i was typing, it made me wonder why mech2161 upgraded to the ATS if the stock housing was already 1.15. i dont think it was $425 the 4'' housing diameter, with the bleeder/inducer ring. 