Do i spy a van turbo?
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Do i spy a van turbo?
before writing, i please ask no one to "cut my throat" bidding on this, if it is what i think it is.
i have come across a great deal, what i think is a "van" turbo for our trucks. it is a "little" bit dirty, and im not sure if i can distinguish between it being a van turbo or not. went searching- found out two points that make me believe it is a van unit. three bolt ebpv housing, and no wastegate. this makes me believe it is also 1.15A/R exhaust housing. please help me decide if i should go for this, if it is. it is VERY cheap (hint- there is another one just like this on another auction, with the intake design like the OBS (no intercooler) which makes me believe it is from a van, even more. thanks.
now thinking, if worse comes to the worst, i can just steal the 1.15 exhaust housing off of this, it is cheap enough, right? ( i also know about the adapter i need for $100 from DI)
ebay listing number is 8027498712 for one, and 8027498769 for the one I WANT. please bid on the other one if you are to get one, because i "claim" the second one.
thanks!
i have come across a great deal, what i think is a "van" turbo for our trucks. it is a "little" bit dirty, and im not sure if i can distinguish between it being a van turbo or not. went searching- found out two points that make me believe it is a van unit. three bolt ebpv housing, and no wastegate. this makes me believe it is also 1.15A/R exhaust housing. please help me decide if i should go for this, if it is. it is VERY cheap (hint- there is another one just like this on another auction, with the intake design like the OBS (no intercooler) which makes me believe it is from a van, even more. thanks.
now thinking, if worse comes to the worst, i can just steal the 1.15 exhaust housing off of this, it is cheap enough, right? ( i also know about the adapter i need for $100 from DI)
ebay listing number is 8027498712 for one, and 8027498769 for the one I WANT. please bid on the other one if you are to get one, because i "claim" the second one.
thanks!
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
before writing, i please ask no one to "cut my throat" bidding on this, if it is what i think it is.
i have come across a great deal, what i think is a "van" turbo for our trucks. it is a "little" bit dirty, and im not sure if i can distinguish between it being a van turbo or not. went searching- found out two points that make me believe it is a van unit. three bolt ebpv housing, and no wastegate. this makes me believe it is also 1.15A/R exhaust housing. please help me decide if i should go for this, if it is. it is VERY cheap (hint- there is another one just like this on another auction, with the intake design like the OBS (no intercooler) which makes me believe it is from a van, even more. thanks.
now thinking, if worse comes to the worst, i can just steal the 1.15 exhaust housing off of this, it is cheap enough, right? ( i also know about the adapter i need for $100 from DI)
ebay listing number is 8027498712 for one, and 8027498769 for the one I WANT. please bid on the other one if you are to get one, because i "claim" the second one.
thanks!
i have come across a great deal, what i think is a "van" turbo for our trucks. it is a "little" bit dirty, and im not sure if i can distinguish between it being a van turbo or not. went searching- found out two points that make me believe it is a van unit. three bolt ebpv housing, and no wastegate. this makes me believe it is also 1.15A/R exhaust housing. please help me decide if i should go for this, if it is. it is VERY cheap (hint- there is another one just like this on another auction, with the intake design like the OBS (no intercooler) which makes me believe it is from a van, even more. thanks.
now thinking, if worse comes to the worst, i can just steal the 1.15 exhaust housing off of this, it is cheap enough, right? ( i also know about the adapter i need for $100 from DI)
ebay listing number is 8027498712 for one, and 8027498769 for the one I WANT. please bid on the other one if you are to get one, because i "claim" the second one.
thanks!
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Originally Posted by hucka1a
what gains can be expected with a van or an obs turbo?
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I'm with Cookie - nothing special.... Man those things look beat - those intake sides are pretty dis-colored looking!! Could be a big paper weight.... 
Plus - the one you're looking at... no wastegate on the exhaust side that I can see - yet the intake side has the tabs for the wastegate canister???? I'd skip out
Plus - the one you're looking at... no wastegate on the exhaust side that I can see - yet the intake side has the tabs for the wastegate canister???? I'd skip out
Last edited by CAT_man_963; Jan 4, 2006 at 08:14 PM.
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good thing i asked my good buddies at FTE! 
i understand you cookie, but what made me think it is a new one, is the fact that the mounting flange to the up pipe collector is the clamp on V band style, not the bolt on style like the old ones.
now i am thinking, if that IS a van turbo, is to buy it for $50 when it goes off, and not use the turbo itself, just jack the exhaust housing and buy a adapter from DI. i looked on their site, and it is $399 for the exhaust housing alone. i can get one for $50, why not. maybe sell the parts out on ebay and regain some lost $$. the cast iron part of the turbo is the strongest, last to fail right? i would keep what i have now of my turbo, and swap the exhaust housings. keep the cartridge, middle section, and compressor side.
one more thing i ask- IS this a 1.15A/R housing for sure? if so, its mine.
i understand you cookie, but what made me think it is a new one, is the fact that the mounting flange to the up pipe collector is the clamp on V band style, not the bolt on style like the old ones.
now i am thinking, if that IS a van turbo, is to buy it for $50 when it goes off, and not use the turbo itself, just jack the exhaust housing and buy a adapter from DI. i looked on their site, and it is $399 for the exhaust housing alone. i can get one for $50, why not. maybe sell the parts out on ebay and regain some lost $$. the cast iron part of the turbo is the strongest, last to fail right? i would keep what i have now of my turbo, and swap the exhaust housings. keep the cartridge, middle section, and compressor side.
one more thing i ask- IS this a 1.15A/R housing for sure? if so, its mine.
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yes, i looked at it for a while, making sure i had all the bases covered. well, looks like im bidding on one of them. can you say $150 van turbo! 
($50 for the turbo and $100 for the adapter (no EBPV too) 
PS- the guy said it spins over freely, so i assume it is good. thanks for the help guys. did it again.
($50 for the turbo and $100 for the adapter (no EBPV too) PS- the guy said it spins over freely, so i assume it is good. thanks for the help guys. did it again.
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makes me think of a quote from Chuck Arnold:
"The turbocharger that comes stock on the PowerStroke diesel is prone to some chronic problems. At our shop we see at least two engines a week where the bolts that secure the turbo exhaust housing to the center section are coming loose. About once a month we see a turbo fail due to all the bolts loosening and permitting the exhaust impeller to hit the housing. I am not talking about performance enhanced engines. These bolts are loosening and falling out on stock engines. It is quite interesting that we have seen no bolts come loose at all after installation of Gale Banks turbine exhaust housings which are part of upgrade kits we install for our customers. The engineering staff at Banks has told me the stock bolts are falling out due to machining tolerance problems with the stock Ford exhaust housings. If your turbine exhaust housing starts to come loose you are at least going to lose efficiency and more likely lose your turbo. If you don’t catch the problem in time you may lose your engine.
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!
NUT
"The turbocharger that comes stock on the PowerStroke diesel is prone to some chronic problems. At our shop we see at least two engines a week where the bolts that secure the turbo exhaust housing to the center section are coming loose. About once a month we see a turbo fail due to all the bolts loosening and permitting the exhaust impeller to hit the housing. I am not talking about performance enhanced engines. These bolts are loosening and falling out on stock engines. It is quite interesting that we have seen no bolts come loose at all after installation of Gale Banks turbine exhaust housings which are part of upgrade kits we install for our customers. The engineering staff at Banks has told me the stock bolts are falling out due to machining tolerance problems with the stock Ford exhaust housings. If your turbine exhaust housing starts to come loose you are at least going to lose efficiency and more likely lose your turbo. If you don’t catch the problem in time you may lose your engine.
KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED!
NUT
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you think so? im buying the whole turbo, just for the exhaust housing. how can that cause my good turbo on my truck now to need rebuilding and rebalancing? after i take the exhaust housing off, i can just junk the turbo for all i care.
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You should be fine with just a housing. It'd be like putting an ATS compressor housing on. No rebuild or balance necessary there, right?
If what Nut said about the bolts backing out, I would look into getting the locking safety bolt set, I think I saw it on the DI site. Wouldn't be that hard if you're going to have the turbo off the truck anyway.
If what Nut said about the bolts backing out, I would look into getting the locking safety bolt set, I think I saw it on the DI site. Wouldn't be that hard if you're going to have the turbo off the truck anyway.