dose anyone have a hypermax turbo set up i have been looking at banks and another brand but the hyper max is way cheaper i was wondering how they compared hp torque amd mpg i e-mailed hypermax to get some info from them but what do you guys think?

 

I have the Ats Aurora kit and it is worth every penny! Don't know about Banks or Hypermax though.

 

the banks and ars kits are over twice the price of the hypermax kit

 

Best advice I can give is read the fine print.

The sticker price can be very deceiving. Surprisingly, the price is almost the same when you factor in the cost of the additional parts you will have to order to complete the kit yourself.

From what I remember (was going through the same song and dance a year ago) Hypermax does not include an exhaust system, pyrometer, or boost gauge in their price. They are all sold separately.

Of course if you took those same things out of a Banks or ATS kit, they would be in the same neighborhood of under $2000.

I would personally recommend rebuilding a used turbo, but that is just me.

Good luck,
-Dave

 

Dave7.3 you have a lot of turbo experiance I have been hearing on here that you can't get the internal parts for the older banks turbos. This is just a rumor isn't it. Mine is ats but I'm curious about the banks.

 

hypermax seems to be a very prommising company they are very dedicated to the idi's if i were to go buy a new turbo it would be a hypermax turbo, give them a call and ask them what all they offer for the idi's. they offer quite a bit that that dont shw in there online store

 

i dont need the exhaust or guages i am putting dual 4" stacks on

 

The banks turbos are Mitsubishis and yes, from what I've heard, it's difficult to find rebuilt kits for them (if they exist) and nigh impossible to find parts if something breaks.

 

I have a older hypermax turbo non wastgate I love it... no powerstroke but better than a stock 6.9 mine will only boost to 8 psi but that is a motor problem (new thread) it will get and go for a diesel I have my pump turned up 1/4 and a 3 inch strait pipe exhuast and added a extra snorkel to the air breather...

forgot 87 6.9 auto 2wd

 

i have been debating the same thing with mine, i was told that hypermax is non wastegate though is that true? guages are cheap to add and exhaust needs to be done anyways. would i be ok to run 10 psi? can i go higher or is that to high?

for a NEW kit, whats better, ats or hypermax? how hard are they to install?

 

I have the older ats and I think a newer one would perform better.
You should be ok at 15 pounds on that 7.3.

 

if you buy a used kit should you always rebuild it or does it depend on how much play it has? is there any differance between manual tranny kits, c6 kits, and e4od kits?

 

i bought a used hypermax kit, i put new seams and bushings in the turbo. im happy with it. its been working great for a year

 

hypermax turbo has a small downpipe which is how they control the boost by ckoaking it up so it wont over boost, change the down pipe then it will make boost depending on if you run out of fuel or rpm or both.

 

The ATS kit was a pita to install. I ended up waiting to install mine until I replaced the cab....then it extremely easy.