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Nonvgt turbo, DC Power alt., charge pipe clearance issues

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#1 ·
I installed the nonvgt setup back in March.
Ive had the DC Power alternator for a couple years now.
I had some slight clearance issues with the Stage 2 VGT turbo, Riffraff boots, and stock charge pipe on the hot side.
The pipe was super close to the alternator and would rub at times.

I swapped over to the nonvgt, and tried the stock hot pipe.
Really tight, even worse than before.
I bought a set of Mishimoto pipes and boots.
Their hot side pipe is even worse than the stock pipe.
Their pipe uses pretty much a 90* pipe, with no other radius or bends.
They use their boots to make the alignment work.
These pipes a bit larger diameter, so they wont accept stock or Riffraff boots.
Now I have two clearance issues- the DC Power, and one of the AC lines.

I am willing to bet I am not the only one who has run into this issue.
I have seen a couple pics of guys who are using a different charge pipe, and a 45* boot. Not sure what those parts are from.

Any insight on this one?
TIA
 
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#2 ·
I know Mike, @junior125, recently went to a non-vgt and has Mishi pipes so maybe he will chime in.
 
#3 ·
Cool. Thanks.

Here is a pic of the boot/elbow setup I was talking about.
Maybe someone will recognize it.

 
#6 ·
Looks like yours is rubbing the ac line?

Talked to Blackwidow Diesel today.
They use a 90* Cummins turbo elbow off the compressor, with a V band.
This allows the use of the larger 3" charge pipe, connected with a straight 3" silicone coupler.
They recommend an MBRP charge pipe, cut back about 3-4"
As you can see from their pics, they have tons of clearance.
 
#7 ·
I have no clearance issues with my DC power alternator, but I will have to look at how close I am on the ac line. I am running the factory charge pipe currently.
 
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