Garrett 38R Boost Question.

littleredstroker · Jan 27, 2014

dsberman94 said:
don't put the clip back on when i put the rod back on? or was that supposed to say dont LOSE the clip?

that was the other problem. the truck had work done on the turbo before i bought it. looked extremely clean like a reman and since that wasn't even 7000 miles nothing ever seated again. so when we took the old turbo out the collector just fell back. to get it to line up with the 38r we had to line that up and clamp it before anything else. once that was clamped we then set (pushed) it down into the pedestal. then redo everything else. it sucked. 40 min project took 2 nights.

Don't LOSE the clip. My apologies.

Also double check to make sure it's lined up... If it's leaking , that will cause a loss of boost

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dsberman94 · Jan 27, 2014

littleredstroker said:
Don't LOSE the clip. My apologies.

Also double check to make sure it's lined up... If it's leaking , that will cause a loss of boost

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i know its leaking just a little bit but i think the leaking is from the donut gasket not seating right after being messed with multiple times. im doing ebpv delete and bellowed uppipes in a couple months so NBD for now but the fact that i see consistant 25 every time makes be believe its the wastegate needing to be tightened down more. thanks bud. much appreciated.

littleredstroker · Jan 27, 2014

dsberman94 said:
i know its leaking just a little bit but i think the leaking is from the donut gasket not seating right after being messed with multiple times. im doing ebpv delete and bellowed uppipes in a couple months so NBD for now but the fact that i see consistant 25 every time makes be believe its the wastegate needing to be tightened down more. thanks bud. much appreciated.

I lost 7-10 psi when mine were leaking ...

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dsberman94 · Jan 27, 2014

littleredstroker said:
I lost 7-10 psi when mine were leaking ...

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very possible but im gonna crank this thing down maybe tomorrow night and see what happens. if nothing increases oh well it will once i put the new pipes on.

n54power · Jan 28, 2014

im about to install a non ebpv pedestal and 38r. first thing I did was pull the clip,tighten it all the way down and put the clip back on. with stock injectors I doubt ill over boost anything

TyCorr · Jan 28, 2014

Berm-sounds like you have a leak. Especially if you had trouble.getting everything lined up. Tip-get everything connected loosely.then incrementally tighten it all up. Not one spot all at once. I even leave the pedestal bolts slightly loose for adjustment.

I would think you are fairly close on boost though. I always saw 27ish with stock inj and cast compressor.wheel.

dsberman94 · Jan 28, 2014

TyCorr said:
Berm-sounds like you have a leak. Especially if you had trouble.getting everything lined up. Tip-get everything connected loosely.then incrementally tighten it all up. Not one spot all at once. I even leave the pedestal bolts slightly loose for adjustment.

I would think you are fairly close on boost though. I always saw 27ish with stock inj and cast compressor.wheel.

I'm running bigger nozzles. Turbo still lights super quick but I think that's all it's gonna push. Burns super clean once it lights. If I roll into it gently it won't even haze. I still need new tunes for these nozzles. Been meaning to get those from bill.

littleredstroker · Jan 28, 2014

is how I fixed mine from blowing open ...

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Highrider02 · Jan 28, 2014

Thanks for the info. I was thinking I just didn't have enough fuel to spin it on up.

lincolnlocker · Jan 28, 2014

Wire your gate closed. Sure way to tell if its messed up or not without having to piss with that jesus clip.. If thats not it then the exhaust back pressure valve is trying to close, have a boost leak, or a drive pressure leak.

Those are the 4 problem places when low boost is the issue... as long as fuel is present.

For those who need a easy way to adjust the gate... take the stock actuator off and grind the lip off and take it apart. Remove the baffle and weld a nut on the very end of the rod... I did this on my dually and I can set pressures at 30-40psi.. usually keep it at 36-38psi.

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Highrider02 · Jan 31, 2014

Ordered International Ceramic coated up pipes, Garrett non ebv pedestal, Garrett non ebv outlet, and Wicked Wheel 2 for the 38R. Spending income tax money for I get it. Wish I had time to do the work myself. Working 60+ hours a week and having a 1 year old and a 2 year old there's no time.

What do you think of the AFE Bladerunner Intake Manifold?

I have the 31 row Trans Cooler from Dfuser still needs to be installed. I was thinking about getting the 6.0 retrofitted banks intercooler or the 7.3L Turbonetics/ Spearco Intercooler. Which would you buy?

lincolnlocker · Jan 31, 2014

Plum the 31 row in with the stock trans cooler and the blade runner is a waste of money. Every thing else looks good.

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Highrider02 · Jan 31, 2014

Where would you put the stock trans cooler once you put the 6.0 31 row in? B/c it goes in place of the the stock cooler.

TyCorr · Jan 31, 2014

Running those in series he' never reach 120°...

PSD POWER007 · Jan 31, 2014

I wouldn't series those coolers together. I run the 26 row 6.0 cooler and my tranny rarely gets over 140* towing 10k lbs unless it's 90+ degrees out. Even then it will only get up to about 160* or so.

PSD POWER007 · Jan 31, 2014

dsberman94 said:
I'm running bigger nozzles. Turbo still lights super quick but I think that's all it's gonna push. Burns super clean once it lights. If I roll into it gently it won't even haze. I still need new tunes for these nozzles. Been meaning to get those from bill.

Pull the clip, thighten the rod down until you get to the point to where when you put air on the actuator it lines up perfectly with the flapper arm. Put your clip on and you are done. That's how I have mine with my 175/80's and my back pressures max out at 38-40psi at 35psi of boost.

PSD POWER007 · Jan 31, 2014

Highrider02 said:
Ordered International Ceramic coated up pipes, Garrett non ebv pedestal, Garrett non ebv outlet, and Wicked Wheel 2 for the 38R. Spending income tax money for I get it. Wish I had time to do the work myself. Working 60+ hours a week and having a 1 year old and a 2 year old there's no time.

What do you think of the AFE Bladerunner Intake Manifold?

I have the 31 row Trans Cooler from Dfuser still needs to be installed. I was thinking about getting the 6.0 retrofitted banks intercooler or the 7.3L Turbonetics/ Spearco Intercooler. Which would you buy?

I run your same exact turbo set up and it is great! I'd ditch the manifold and intercooler idea for now. Clean the stock intercooler up good and just replace all of your stock IC boots and valley boots and call it good for now. JMHO

Highrider02 · Jan 31, 2014

Sounds good POWER 007. I run 800-850 degrees at 80mph on the interstate pulling 44's with the 140hp extreme program.

lincolnlocker · Jan 31, 2014

PSD POWER007 said:
I wouldn't series those coolers together. I run the 26 row 6.0 cooler and my tranny rarely gets over 140* towing 10k lbs unless it's 90+ degrees out. Even then it will only get up to about 160* or so.

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Highrider02 said:
Where would you put the stock trans cooler once you put the 6.0 31 row in? B/c it goes in place of the the stock cooler.

That or build a bracket to mount behind the grill. Never have to worru bout a hot trans. If you got that setup hot, you have bigger problems.

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