Glad you got it out; they are a heavy little package
.I crouched over top my engine to get mine out.
Yellowchevy
LB7: LB7 Batmowheel Review
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Glad you got it out; they are a heavy little package
.I crouched over top my engine to get mine out.
Yellowchevy
so i am curious to know what you are porting and polishing on the turbo? is it just the front cover? or are you getting into the exhaust side as well? or is it a secret :secret:?
Midwest turbo connections out of Wisconsin does them. I'm sure there are other place as well.
Yellowchevy
I didnt balance mine and have had zero issues (knock on wood) although i have seen several posts where the wheel just grenaded the turbo cuz it was out of balance. If i did it over again id balance mine just to be safe. Just about any diesel performance shop could blance it i would think or could atleast point you in the direction of a shop who can.
Russell will be rebuilding, port/polishing, and throwing a batmowheel on my turbo when he gets it this next week. Stoked to see how this and the 480 wheel will do for power and spool up!
Well I can hold off on the 480 for a while and give you some feed back if you want bagged? I wasnt gunna do it straight away anyhow. Right now this god damn stock turbo is kicking my ass in trying to get it out.
Mine was a real bitch last time I had to pull it too
that's why I'm waiting til I drop my trans again to do the batmo and downpipe
And for everyone who's worried about balancing the turbo after wheel swap I ran this wheel for 20k before I got around to replacing it so IMO its not as big of an issue as everyone says, but then again my truck has lived through a slew of things that shoulda killed it (knock on wood)
And something tells me this wheel was FAR from balanced. Not trying to imply that I don't think having it balanced is a good idea if you have the means to do so, I just don't think its the end of the world if you don't.
And something tells me this wheel was FAR from balanced. Not trying to imply that I don't think having it balanced is a good idea if you have the means to do so, I just don't think its the end of the world if you don't.
Mine was a real bitch last time I had to pull it too
Your tellin me. I have an up pipe bolt stuck in the damn housing and I can't get the fricken thing out so I'm cuttin my damn up pipe. Otherwise it's not too bad, the heat just makes it hell when your bending over the motor the whole time. Top side creeper would be great right about now
Top side creepers are a lot cheaper than I thought, I'm glad I have mine. and who the hell still runs a IHI????? just thing of all the time you would have saved with a V clamp downpipe!
Yeah I'll give that a go for about a month and after I tow Brian's truck to New Mexico. That way I can get ya info for every aspect.
Lol the down pipe bolts were easy, the up pipe not so much. I apparently could put a lot more torque on them when the motor was out lol. Ill have to get me a creeper
Iirc I broke two downpipe and 3 up pipe bolts when I pulled mine. Adeso has just given me a great idea though :secret: