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Mar 11, 2008 | 09:03 PM

deadeye01

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Well, after having the wonderful experience of having to pay for a different engine for my truck, I'm finally back on the road. Kinda forgot what that turbo kicking in feels like. Wierd, but theres not much of that happening on a 3.0 Ranger. Only irritating thing now it that all of that stuff that I had gotten done on the last engine (ebps tube, GP's, etc.), now I get to do all over again. Plus some other stuff. Just did the foil delete last night, painted my IC pipes tonight. The turbo doesn't whistle nearly as much. I don't know if the old engine had a different wheel in it, or what, but man that thing whined good. This could possibly be attributed to an up-pipe leak that I saw. I think I might be fixing that sometime(w/ bellowed pipes). Had the truck back three days, PMS is already back.

Mar 11, 2008 | 09:19 PM

jhand124

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What happened to your old engine?

It might of whistled more if it had the wicked wheel in it or it was a early 99.

Mar 11, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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Old engine, cracked block. That's the wierd thing, no clue why. Oh, old engine was a 2000(original), the new one is also a 2000. The turbos look identical. 1.0 intake housings, no short fins on the wheel. I still wonder if it could be the up pipe leak. Doesn't matter, though, when I do the up pipes, I'll probably swap turbos to get my whisle back. If that doesn't do it, oh, well, then I have a spare turbo.

Mar 12, 2008 | 08:28 PM

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Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to pull the turbo. I'm assuming it isn't that bad since i felt i was 80% of the way there with the spider out.

Mar 12, 2008 | 08:52 PM

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Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to pull the turbo. I'm assuming it isn't that bad since i felt i was 80% of the way there with the spider out.

If you had the spider out then you only had 2 more Vclamps, and two turbo bolts to remove and it was out of there

Mar 12, 2008 | 09:34 PM

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Thats kinda what I thought. I do have to unhook the EBPV actuator rod too, don't I?

Mar 12, 2008 | 09:41 PM

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No, but stock up on PB Blast for the up pipe clamp. It likes to stay where it is. The exhaust clamp is the biggest bear of the turbo removal if it has been on for any length of time.

EDIT: yes, EBV valve YES, WG stuff no. My bad.