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Default RCD 68mm Powermax

Anyone have experience with this turbo?

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Personally, and this isn't a bash at RCD by any means but I would just stick with the Garrett Powermax, its a little smaller but its also $800 cheaper.
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Wonder how it lights compared to a stock Pmax...with say 190s
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Is it just a modified garret pmax?
A garret pmax is 64ish mm correct?
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Id say it'll be a little slower, it would probably compare to a 64/70 non vgt.
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Is it just a modified garret pmax?
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Do you tow at all with the truck or drive any hills?
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Id say it'll be a little slower, it would probably compare to a 64/70 non vgt.
Not even close, I had a 64/70 on my 05 and my best friend kyle ran the 68. Both with 190's. Off the line he straight out MURDERED me. Hands down. My truck even had gears!

Spools like a powermax, barely any difference!

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http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/sh...251#post196251

Just saw this also lol.

Or what about one of RCDs S300 kits?
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Do you tow at all with the truck or drive any hills?
I tow just a few times a year. 10k lbs max. No hills to speak of...
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On a street truck I would take a 68mm Powermax over a Nonvgt anyday. A couple guys have been running the 68mm with 155's. INSANE driveabiltiy for guys who tow alot. If I hadnt sold my 05, it would have gotten a 68pmx like Josh tried to talk me into in the first place..
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I tow just a few times a year. 10k lbs max. No hills to speak of...
I didn't think you had any hills where you are at, must be nice

Are you dead set on your injector choice? I think it would run warm towing that weight with 190s.
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I didn't think you had any hills where you are at, must be nice

Are you dead set on your injector choice? I think it would run warm towing that weight with 190s.
Yes. really want to run a 190/75
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Where are you getting the 190's?

I don't have experience with the 68mm but I know the powermax was completely driveable. What ever happened to keeping this truck stock?


A long time ago I put an 03 turbo on an 07 with industrial injection 190's with IDP tuning. Truck was able to tow 12k, daily drive, etc.... and ran 12.4's on nitrous. Oh, it was a CCLB on 35's and weighed 8200lbs.
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Injectors are from Dozers (Warren Diesel injectors)

Thanks JJ!

headgaskets are toast Marty. Cab's gotta come up anyway....

May be late Feb or so before this gets done. Just getting ducks in a row.
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I found this that compares the stock turbo to the actual garret powermax, not the modded RCD unit. Does RCD even mod them from the powermax or are they just using that name?

The specs are as follows:
Comp Wheel=stock IND is 56.8, p-max is 63.5
stock EXD is 81.6, p-max is 88

Turbine Wheel= stock IND is 72.5, p-max is 72.5
stock EXD is 64, p-max is 66.5

A/R is .90 on the powermax.
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Jake Kelly @ KDP is running one with 225s IIRC - everyone that I know that has been in his truck says it runs awesome. Maybe give him or Matt a call for more info on it.
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What about surging with these larger vgt turbos? Can you tune all of the surging out?
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No problem man you will be very satisfied!
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You will love the 68 we have it on my brothers truck he tows with it daily drives it with 205s. With tuning proper tuning i would not be scared to pull anything. and it is way stronger than a reg powermax. The 68 is not lagy at all.
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How does drive pressure look with that charger? Wastegate recommended?
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Does anyone have any hard data, Track times? Dyno numbers? I would be interested if they made significant more power than a power max.
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Wanna chime in with what Jakes, truck made @ Scheids..
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You will love the 68 we have it on my brothers truck he tows with it daily drives it with 205s. With tuning proper tuning i would not be scared to pull anything. and it is way stronger than a reg powermax. The 68 is not lagy at all.

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Do they sell the stuff to upgrade the regular Powermax if someone already has one?

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How does drive pressure look with that charger? Wastegate recommended?
The drive pressure is pretty high with like 225s but with 205s we havent had any issue, I would think with 190s its probly about staright up.
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headgaskets are toast Marty. Cab's gotta come up anyway....

May be late Feb or so before this gets done. Just getting ducks in a row.
Think you and I are on the same page. I tell my wife the truck will remain stock then I say I broke something and upgrade.

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Wanna chime in with what Jakes, truck made @ Scheids..
My brothers truck did 610 on fue lonly with this charger and 205s, on the street his truck is a beast. Ive seen him tow with my goosneck and a truck on it, and on a tow tune its cleaner than my sct tuned truck. I was impressed to say the least.

gare if you looking for a good turbo you will be impressed with the way it spools and the way it handles on the street.
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My brothers truck did 610 on fue lonly with this charger and 205s, on the street his truck is a beast. Ive seen him tow with my goosneck and a truck on it, and on a tow tune its cleaner than my sct tuned truck. I was impressed to say the least.

gare if you looking for a good turbo you will be impressed with the way it spools and the way it handles on the street.
Great review Matt! Thank you!
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How would this turbo compare to the elite ssx??
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Man those things move some serious fuel.. whered you get them?

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How would this turbo compare to the elite ssx??
By just looking at turbo specs the 68mm is bigger than the Elite ssx but they seem to be very similiar in design.
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Jake Kelly @ KDP is running one with 225s IIRC - everyone that I know that has been in his truck says it runs awesome. Maybe give him or Matt a call for more info on it.
Didn't he put down some numbers in the 600 range awhile back?
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i was just looking this stuff up an wondering the same things. not wanting to pull offtopic but how bad would running 155's or 185(190's) be with the stock charger really until the powermax would go on?
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Is this just a wheel and housing change?
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is the shaft not a problem with the larger wheel?

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the shaft in my opinion is fine with a bigger wheel, its the lack of tuning (surging) that kills the shaft from over speeding it.

Josh seems to have the tuning DOWN on that 68mm vgt . But time will tell, that vid is a smokey pig! Laying out some serious numbers though. I'd like to ride in one on the street
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is the shaft not a problem with the larger wheel?

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Not really that we've seen yet. Its not too much of a change fwiw. We have lots of guys with tons of miles on them too, and they are staying together just dandy!

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Didn't he put down some numbers in the 600 range awhile back?
Yeah he did but the truck only has 205s
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Yeah he did but the truck only has 205s
justttttt 205's. Lol. Tiny injectors right?
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The drive pressure is pretty high with like 225s but with 205s we havent had any issue, I would think with 190s its probly about staright up.
Do you have any actual numbers?
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You will love the 68 we have it on my brothers truck he tows with it daily drives it with 205s. With tuning proper tuning i would not be scared to pull anything. and it is way stronger than a reg powermax. The 68 is not lagy at all.
Just curious, how is it stronger than the regular one? I'm looking for a new turbo setup as well with my 190s..
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I just got back from a trip to the future (had to find out who won the superbowl so I could make my bet) and found this post you guys might find interesting...

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Whats the word on the street about the hypermax rods? They are about $300 a set cheaper than the carillos and thinking I would have them dropped off at WOP for some cryo before Jason puts them in.

So what do you guys think,

Carrillo, http://www.elitedieselengineering.co...of-8-Carrillo/

or Hypermax, http://www.elitedieselengineering.co...of-8-Hypermax/


Shawn says I won't need the rods for the twin set he is building me but I figure while the truck is under the knife I might as well do it right.

So what do you guys think


Good luck Gare, sounds like it is a pretty good turbo, and from what I've read and seen it seems something bigger than the regular powermax is needed specially for larger injectors
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Good luck Gare, sounds like it is a pretty good turbo, and from what I've read and seen it seems something bigger than the regular powermax is needed specially for larger injectors
Haha! Awesome post Bud. Lmao.
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Yes we have a come dyno sheets laying around the shop.
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Just curious, how is it stronger than the regular one? I'm looking for a new turbo setup as well with my 190s..
I meant that it pulls harder .
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well...not to be a killjoy gare but I'd think all bets are off on the stock "5r100" when you get north of 600. if i had the $ to do a trans when I did my turbo/injectors, i would have looked at the 68 with some 205's instead. might be something to think about.
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well...not to be a killjoy gare but I'd think all bets are off on the stock "5r100" when you get north of 600. if i had the $ to do a trans when I did my turbo/injectors, i would have looked at the 68 with some 205's instead. might be something to think about.
Nah. Not going to that level man. I think the combo I have mapped out will be strong.
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what combo...190's and 68 or 190's and pmax?
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the 190's are plenty of fuel, i say a powermax is a waste to be honest if youre solely looking for power. Its going to be hard to get the 68mm vgt tuning right unless you have josh tune it. Unless you have the ability to have it live tuned.
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the 190's are plenty of fuel, i say a powermax is a waste to be honest if youre solely looking for power. Its going to be hard to get the 68mm vgt tuning right unless you have josh tune it. Unless you have the ability to have it live tuned.
Which powermax the 68mm or the stocker?
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Which powermax the 68mm or the stocker?
Pretty sure theres only one powermax, the 63.5 made and sold by garret... that is unless RCD takes a powermax and modifies it into a 68mm which is possible but then its not a powermax anymore its just a 68mm vgt turbo.
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I meant that it pulls harder .
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No problem i wasnt very clear in my post lol
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what combo...190's and 68 or 190's and pmax?
Leaning towards 190s and a 68 with live tuning.
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Pretty sure theres only one powermax, the 63.5 made and sold by garret... that is unless RCD takes a powermax and modifies it into a 68mm which is possible but then its not a powermax anymore its just a 68mm vgt turbo.
Which is whats being done. But theres a difference between starting with a stock vgt, and a powermax vgt. Hence us keeping the term 68mm Powermax. You know how it is, if it wasnt clarified that it was a Powermax from the beginning, we'd be accused of modding a factory turbo, which would be a fun combination!

FWIW, isnt a powermax a 65mm? JW

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the 190's are plenty of fuel, i say a powermax is a waste to be honest if youre solely looking for power. Its going to be hard to get the 68mm vgt tuning right unless you have josh tune it. Unless you have the ability to have it live tuned.
Eric can tune the 68 powermax also. Josh had sent the info to eric a while back for guys running eric's tuning that want to run the 68mm powermax.
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Eric can tune the 68 powermax also. Josh had sent the info to eric a while back for guys running eric's tuning that want to run the 68mm powermax.
This is true. We shared info with Eric. Thats why at this time we only recommend their tuning, ours, OR live tuning with it. It can be kind of fickle for some to tune from what I've heard.

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100% Direct Drop In. Just like a non-modified Powermax!

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eric tuned my 68mm vgt years ago. he has no problem tuning them. Not sure how much different this charger is than the Vgt HO that i had but i could never even think about towing a gooseneck. Im not trying to bash but i remember rcd telling people that they could tow easily with a 66mm non vgt. Is this one of those times? Thats alot of wheel to turn. Again im not trying to start something but before people go and spend 2500 on a turbo, they need to know exactly what they are getting.
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eric tuned my 68mm vgt years ago. he has no problem tuning them. Not sure how much different this charger is than the Vgt HO that i had but i could never even think about towing a gooseneck. Im not trying to bash but i remember rcd telling people that they could tow easily with a 66mm non vgt. Is this one of those times? Thats alot of wheel to turn. Again im not trying to start something but before people go and spend 2500 on a turbo, they need to know exactly what they are getting.
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eric tuned my 68mm vgt years ago. he has no problem tuning them. Not sure how much different this charger is than the Vgt HO that i had but i could never even think about towing a gooseneck. Im not trying to bash but i remember rcd telling people that they could tow easily with a 66mm non vgt. Is this one of those times? Thats alot of wheel to turn. Again im not trying to start something but before people go and spend 2500 on a turbo, they need to know exactly what they are getting.
The idiot that made "a similiar statement" has been gone from the company for over 1 1/2 years and replaced by a much more knowledgeable representative. The customer involved also insisted on doing a 66mm turbocharger vs something else. He came down here with a plan, and "heard what he wanted to hear about the situation." His response was, Ill just spray water meth to balance out the temps with the 225's!. WRONG! But thats off topic, back to the 68mm..

This turbocharger is a local favorite, and we have TONS of them out and moving, they are just getting popular wide scale, mainly because outside of the website, Josh doesnt do much advertising up till now. Thats what I'm here for..

Ive driven many 68mm trucks, and they are street monsters. I've got quite a few of my personal customers running 155's with a 68mm and having amazing towing. There are also quite a few gentlemen out there running 68mm's with 180's and towing, and they love it.

Then you get guys like Jake Kelly, 205's with a 68mm.. and still towing. Kid has definitely got balls, but he says its possible to tow, and he does it. That says something right there. I dont think I would personally do it, but I'm a sissy about that kind of stuff

Josh's modded powermax is a great idea, that is a very respectable friendly mannered charger for universal use. I for one, wouldnt be afraid to hop in a truck with a 68mm & 180's and deliver a load of hay just like I do with my truck with tow powers and 110's..

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Jared, how is the throttle response/lag with the 68mm powermax with like a set of 190/75's compared to a 64/71/70 with 190/75's? Just curious cause my 64/71/70 with my casserly 190/75's run pretty good without too much lag.
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Jared, how is the throttle response/lag with the 68mm powermax with like a set of 190/75's compared to a 64/71/70 with 190/75's? Just curious cause my 64/71/70 with my casserly 190/75's run pretty good without too much lag.
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So your 05 6L setup was like mine and your buddy's truck had the 68mm powermax. I like how my 64mm pulls on the top end...not sure if i'd sacrafice losing some topend power for a little more response. Do you think it'd be worth it Jared?

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I know mine turned really hard up top. But I think the cam attributed to it heavily. Honestly, if I get another 6.0, it will get a 68mm PMaxx & 185's, hands down. The guy who hauls grain for me in the fall is getting ready to do the same set up. Its just the perfect street truck combination.

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Thanks for the info jared. How do you think both of them will differ Hp wise with 190/75's? Do you think the 68mm powermax and a 64/71/70 will be in the same ball park hp wise?
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Sounds like it may be the hybrid 238 injector/38r turbo combo of the 6.0 world.

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Sounds like it may be the hybrid 238 injector/38r turbo combo of the 6.0 world.

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Thanks for the info jared. How do you think both of them will differ Hp wise with 190/75's? Do you think the 68mm powermax and a 64/71/70 will be in the same ball park hp wise?
Id think pretty similar numbers would be achieved. Im sure the power curve's would be very very different though!
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eric tuned my 68mm vgt years ago. he has no problem tuning them. Not sure how much different this charger is than the Vgt HO that i had but i could never even think about towing a gooseneck. Im not trying to bash but i remember rcd telling people that they could tow easily with a 66mm non vgt. Is this one of those times? Thats alot of wheel to turn. Again im not trying to start something but before people go and spend 2500 on a turbo, they need to know exactly what they are getting.
From seeing this turbo on my brothers truck i would not be scared to tow anything with this charger, it lights like a stock chrger and pulls like a s300. Ive seen him pull everything from tractors to trucks and temps stayed in check. Now if your not smart when towing i could see somthing get tore up but that goes with any mods.
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What do you consider "in check" I know my ssx (64mm) would cruise around 900-1000 at 65 unloaded
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I mean the egt temps wouldnt get over 1,300 when towing with 205s, But the truck was in a tow tune that was built specificly for his truck.
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I tow with 225s and a 66mm non vgt... It's doable, you just have to watch the gauges and have a tune with a lot of fuel pulled out, however, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as a good combo to tow with. I haven't played with large vgts so I don't really know how well they light, but I would still think there would be lag issues with a turbo that size. It definitely sounds like it would be a nasty street setup though
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I think I need one here to test
I honestly liked my vgt ho but egts were high in every tow tune. When I talk towing though im not talking about a little boat or anything light. I was traveling a lot at the time racing motocross all over and i couldnt hook up to my trailer due to not being able to keep egts down. Without the trailer i would hit 1200 up hill with the converter locked. Non vgt seems to keep egts in check better. What are the specs on the wheels?
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I tow with 225s and a 66mm non vgt... It's doable, you just have to watch the gauges and have a tune with a lot of fuel pulled out, however, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone as a good combo to tow with. I haven't played with large vgts so I don't really know how well they light, but I would still think there would be lag issues with a turbo that size. It definitely sounds like it would be a nasty street setup though
Its an absolutely disgusting street set up that I wouldnt be afraid to tow anything. Josh did his homework with these things before we started marketing them. Im really considering throwing this out there..

How many of you that I havent already spoken to are interested in modded powermax turbochargers.

I have an extreme excess of 04.5-07 powermax's on my warehouse shelves right now.. Who wants to help me move them? If I get enough interest maybe we can get a discounted price going across the board!

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How much discount are we talking? I'd be interested
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Is there any concern about the turbo shaft with the added weight of the larger wheels?

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I ran 3 different modded vgt turbos, and they just didn't last(best was 20k before grenading).
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How much discount are we talking? I'd be interested
Lets get a few more people and we'll talk pricing. Im willing to sweet talk Josh if we can get enough people modivated. I think 5 is a fair number.
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i would get a different pedestal for the right discounted price.
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i would get a different pedestal for the right discounted price.
you wont need a different pedistal. The 68mm powermax bolts right to the factory pedistal.
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you wont need a different pedistal. The 68mm powermax bolts right to the factory pedistal.
I have early 04 and he said they have a bunch of 04.5-07 turbos only reason I'd swap pedestals.
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okay gotcha. Mine is an early '04 also. Just ask and see if they can do one with an '03-early '04 exhaust housing.
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Yea if they would sale price an 03-04.5 with the rest I'd do it or if I was paying normal price. But if the sale was good enough to cover pedestal change then swap would be worth it.
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Pedistals are dirt cheap....even from the dealer...
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I think my dealer charged me $225 for one.
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Yikes...

I bought an '05 pedistal for like $130.00 CANADIAN....which is about $5.99 US
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Yikes...

I bought an '05 pedistal for like $130.00 CANADIAN....which is about $5.99 US
Yeah, I hate my local dealer. They also wanted $1500 to swap turbos on my 6.4
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Why did you switch to the 03 pedestil? I never did ask.
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Either that or I'm sure I can find a part out or a yard around here than can get one for me.
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no need to buy a pedestal..... the two bolts, downpipe, and uppipes hold just fine. You think one bolt is going to make a big difference.
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I have a new style pedestal in stock for sale I'll let it go for 75 shipped
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no need to buy a pedestal..... the two bolts, downpipe, and uppipes hold just fine. You think one bolt is going to make a big difference.
That's what I'm talking about. I would even be willing to bet that provided the turbo was properly placed on the pedastal, that one bolt would keep it there since it has the weight/support of the down pipe and up-pipe. I wouldnt worry about the difference in pedastals IMO.
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pssssssshhhh...i haven't had all three bolts on my turbo for over a year now. no problems.
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I see what yall are saying but with stuff like this below i wouldnt mind getting one just to have the 03 with the turbo

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heck...my turbo isn't even bolted to my pedistal...it just sits on it haha
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Old 01-01-2012, 11:12 PM
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You goofy guys and your lack of bolts, haha. My first 05 had one of the first 03 Powermax's on it with 2 bolts, worked like a charm! Haha.

I have A LOT of the 04.5-07 turbo's ready for modification, I'm just shorter stocked on 03-04's but we do have a few still. I will discuss terms for the 68mm turbo's tomorrow with the boss and see if we can work something out for a group deal for them!
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Ok,

Started a new thread to stop the derail of Garrett's.

For those interested in getting on the buy in bandwagon, Simply post on the other thread with your information about your truck and we'll get a price together!

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What is the warranty on these?
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How is back pressure with these chargers?
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Why did you switch to the 03 pedestil? I never did ask.
The place I bought the powermax from sent me the wrong turbo so I had to get an 03 pedestal.
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The place I bought the powermax from sent me the wrong turbo so I had to get an 03 pedestal.
They didnt offer to make it right?!
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Good thing Garrett started this thread...........
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can you spray this turbo or has anyone yet?
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you can spray anything lol
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Prob better gate it
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is the back pressure in the powermax is much higher then say a 64mm
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my back pressure with 190/75's and the 64/71/70 stays 1:1 all the way to nearly 40psi.
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:30 AM
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is the back pressure in the powermax is much higher then say a 64mm
We havent seen anything outrageous. Things are pretty easy to keep under control.
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They didnt offer to make it right?!
He did, I just have to place an order through him again to get it lol. I needed the turbo to make the diesel drags that weekend or I would've waited for the 04.5 and up turbo to come.
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Has anyone tried spraying it even a small shot???
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Has anyone tried spraying it even a small shot???
My buddy Kyle sprays the ever living hell out of his with 180's.. He has no common sense

Somehow, over a year and no popped turbo yet. I think thats a testament! Lol
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I think Gare just needs to pull the trigger on one of these and give us a review!
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so if he has been spraying it, what did he put down on the dyno, or has he had it on the track?
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so if he has been spraying it, what did he put down on the dyno, or has he had it on the track?
The unfortunate case for us, the closest dyno is 2 hours away @ Randalls in Gladstone, and Cordova is the closest 1/4 mile strip, another 2 hours away. Kyle is one of the people who just wanted a nasty street truck for crushing fox body dreams

Hopefully we can throw another truck with spray on the dyno here soon, or we can talk kyle into putting his on.

Or maybe.. Garrett or Danny want to spray theirs
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Old 01-04-2012, 01:24 PM
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just thinking out loud here. if 600 on fuel is possible with this turbo, its kinda looking like this turbo can support close to 700HP on juice?? kinda sounds like a time bomb to me but there again just thinking out loud
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I would think the drive pressures would be WAY high if spray were added. They are already high IMO with just fuel from large injectors, so I would agree that it sounds like a ticking time bomb. JMO and thinking out loud.
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If you planned on spraying a lot I dont think it'd be too much hastle to throw an external gate into the mix.
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i like this turbo lol
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i like this turbo lol
Are you still running it?
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i like this turbo lol
Welcome Brent,

I had no idea you finally made it over from PSN

Brents truck + Tylers Hybrids + 68PMX =
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i like this turbo lol
Welcome aboard! I take it you ditched the S400?
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Welcome Brent,

I had no idea you finally made it over from PSN

Brents truck + Tylers Hybrids + 68PMX =
how large injectors if you don't mind me asking? :P
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how large injectors if you don't mind me asking? :P
Dont hold me to it.. but I believe they are 295cc Hybrids correct Brent?
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Dont hold me to it.. but I believe they are 295cc Hybrids correct Brent?
...damn... I may want to test this turbo out, I just want longevity and not have a big VGT explode on me. I'm about to pull 7k lbs back to my home. Can't wait to see the temps on 190s and a regular powermax!
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We do offer a good price to modify your powermax into our modded one, and we have another design in the works, stay posted!
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How much do y'all offer on the modification to an existing?
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We've done testing with the 68mm and have dialed it in well. We'll be doing more drivability tuning with various injectors in the next few weeks.
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Could you run this Turbo with 175 injectors with stock nozzels?
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We've done testing with the 68mm and have dialed it in well. We'll be doing more drivability tuning with various injectors in the next few weeks.

Sweet!

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We do offer a good price to modify your powermax into our modded one, and we have another design in the works, stay posted!
Whats this new design... You can tell me I won't tell anyone
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We've done testing with the 68mm and have dialed it in well. We'll be doing more drivability tuning with various injectors in the next few weeks.
Good to hear Eric! Looking forward to more feedback for these guys out there that are interested in them!

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The powermax is still on the truck..not for long tho.. putting a 2.6 s400 on here soon.
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If anyone is still interested in these things as a buy in they are still available, closing down the PSA buy in on friday.
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What's the price? Never heard any details and never saw the thread that was suppose to be started.
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What's the price? Never heard any details and never saw the thread that was suppose to be started.
Here you go
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=11063
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Thanks man.
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For those that were interested in the 68mm Powermax our PSA Buy in ends today at 5pm central. Make sure you post on the link if your interested! Very good pricing
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How does the exhaust side on 68mm PMAX compare to the standard powermax?
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