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booxr800

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Sep 13, 2009
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Ok so I figured out my strange noise on my truck. The bellow on my up pipe was parted. I am part way into the tear down now. So far I have two bolts snapped off on the passenger side manifold. I thought I was going nice and easy with them but I guess I was wrong. So now I'm afraid the same will happen at the turbo. I plan on doing both up pipes too.

If it does happen and I end up pulling the turbo to get snapped off bolts out is there anything I should do to it while it is out? Rebuild? Batmowheel? Truck only has 67k on it.
 

TLyons90

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Apr 22, 2013
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Shouldn't need a rebuild with only 67K on it... Just check the shaft play. As far as a batmowheel, I wouldn't waste your money on a stock turbo.
 

TheBac

Why do I keep doing this?
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Apr 19, 2008
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If you want to do something to the stock turbo, hit up Russ (yellowchevy) for a p-n-p.
 

minerigger

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Dec 24, 2013
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^this. It really wakes up the stock turbo and he does great work and has fantastic customer service.

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Awenta

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Sep 28, 2014
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I usually do the exhaust bolts with the engine hot. May not be pleasant but it works. When putting it back together use nickel anti seize.

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CentolaCCSB

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You have no idea how bad I want to do that. If I could pull if off without the wife noticing $2500 being gone I would.

Heres what you do.. Get yourself one of those 6 or 12 month intrest free credit cards purchase with that and pay it off in that time and she'll never know
 

NRA223

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I would definitely find a way to replace the turbo now. Danville makes some amazing drop in chargers for you vgt guys...
 

booxr800

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Sep 13, 2009
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Central Michigan
OK guys I have all the bolts out and the ps up pipe off. On the driver side there is a hard line that is preventing me from removing the up pipe. What is the line and do I have to remove it to get the up pipe out?
 

ironmax

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Sounds like a fuel line. There's a mount bolt by the fuel rail. Try loosening that up.

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zf>allison

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The two lower lines in the picture are the fuel lines, that upper bent hard line looks like it comes from the turbo like the oil drain?