waste gate???

[1995psd]

over the weekend i talked to a guy that has a truck that is alot like mine. i was asking him what all he had done to it and he said he put a waste gate on his truck and said it was a must for my truck.
but i have no clue what that is
well i didnt get a chance to ask him about it so i was wondering if yall had any info.
thanks!!!

[SCUFFY828]

a 95 model turbo doesnt have a waste gate, what model is his truck

[1995psd]

a 97 i want to say but idk
but i thought 95-98 were the same

[1995psd]

or 94-98
not 95-98

[SCUFFY828]

1994 to 1997 are the same , 99 -03 7.3 are the same , like i said before , the 94 -97 never had a wastegate from the factory , on 99 up, you can put a heavier spring on the waste gate actuator to keep it from opening as soon, may want to ask him more details on what he is referring to

[SuperDuty73]

True, but what if he put on the ATS 1.0 turbo housing with the built in waste gate?

[SCUFFY828]

Originally Posted by SuperDuty73

True, but what if he put on the ATS 1.0 turbo housing with the built in waste gate?

thats why i told him to get more info from the guy , thats is possible to have installed one

[SuperDuty73]

They sure are expensive turbo housings I can get a 1.0 housing for $150 and ATS wants somthing like $450, then BD diesel wants around $600, I don't feel it necessary.
The 1.0 housing will do fine and you get more HP per Dollar spent!

[1995psd]

what exactly do they do?
i had never heard of one till then.
i did find out it was a 97 model

[pipelayerjdh]

A waste gate is like a boost governor. It opens when a certain boost level is reached and keeps the turbo from boosting over that set limit. The ATS housing for the OBS trucks, is a direct replacement and has a built in waste gate. I'm not sure what good it would be to have one since the housing is so small. You can't over boost with stock injectors, and I'm not sure you would be able to keep egt's in check with larger injectors.