Is it worth pulling the exhaust cover off and cleaning the vanes, or doing anything else while I have the stock turbo off? Not interested in wheel upgrades since I'm going to twin it.
Clean stock turbo while it's off?
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Port/polish it at least while you have it off. IMO No way I wouldn't do something to it while it was off if I was going to keep it. Maybe an upgraded bearing too.
I really don't think upgrades are going to be worth the money for me, more concerned with what I can do or fix to help the turbo last as long as possible. I don't want to have to pull this thing off again to fix anything anytime soon.
Yeah with the future twin setup I don't see any reason to upgrade the stock turbo, just want to clean it up and help it last as long as possible.
I just swapped my stocker back on to do the same thing you are. I gasket matched the up pipe inlets and ported the exhaust housing only took about a hour or so. The turbine housing had alot of meat to port to match the 3in downpipe, i think it was worth it better sound and maybe a little quicker spool.
ya I did that and the exhaust exit where the downpipe goes. lots of room for improvement there I just tapered mine to 3in
Isn't that what I said...might as well make the stocker flow a little better for the sake of drive pressure if nothing else. It would make a 480 a little more realistic. Not sure you need to push that little truck that hard though unless your going for low 10s.
Why not put a billet wheel while its out, flow some more air and port and polish it like Dozerboy said. Only makes sense. Maybe a rebuild kit just to keep radial/axial movement at a minimum.
Yeah it is, I had a case of the dumb and didn't understand what you were saying, lol.