What is the truth about whicked wheels?

[JimTJr]

Originally Posted by cchase

Not to start a fight, but any performance place will say "may help surging issues" there is no proof that it stops surge, it does sound better and flows better, also it does not hurt the turbo at all. the only proven thing to help elminate or reduce surge is a upgraded housing, hope this helps

Many have had the WW cure their surge issues, SINCE it is not a guarantee though, how else would they word it? The ATS is pretty much a guaranteed surge fix though. (I have both ) And it does sing for sure.
And the WW will NOT hurt the turbo in any way shape or form,,,,
Your friends are looney,,,, J/K,,, but they are WRONG.

[wayfastwitey]

i didn't have a problem with surging so that's probably why i didn't see a huge difference. it did make it spool up quicker, and seemed to give it a little mid like i said. it didn't take away from top end or boost i can hit 29lbs. so like everybody has said it won't hurt and will likely do good so its worth $100 IMO.

[layson]

If you plan on ever buying a new turbo (BB) then just do the WW and put the extra money torwards a newer turbo down the road..

[jbeasts10]

The truth about the wicked wheel , on my truck is.I have very little if any back pressure air rushing,surge,swishing air..whatever you want to call it.As Hank posted , for mine it seemed to have worked great in conjunction with some extras..power adders.It has a sweet whining sound like the 6.0 when you hit 12 lbs all the way to 30lbs.Everyone has different opinions about everything that has been done and that will be done.I would do it again,my vote.Hope this helps.

[planeoldguy]

Originally Posted by NCHornet

ATS is the for sure cure for turbo surge. As for the WW there is little to no benefits, last year at SSS 07 we installed one and before and after dyno numbers and they were almost identical!! I wouldn't bother with it.

NCH

WW had 1.4 hp less on mine.

[bullfrog7286]

Well i am still unsure about the ww. i want a better whistle but i dont think i want to take the chance of messing up my turbo. How hard is it to put it on?

[layson]

Have you ever taken the turbo out? It is pretty easy.. first time kinda freaks you out. But it isn't really too hard...

probably a 4-5 hour job first time... LOL

[gcop]

Originally Posted by bullfrog7286

Well i am still unsure about the ww. i want a better whistle but i dont think i want to take the chance of messing up my turbo. How hard is it to put it on?

this got a bit off topic to answer your question, the WW will NOT hurt your turbo. Worth it or not? That is for you to decide. I did it on my EX a while back, it did wistle louder, and I did not have a surge problem to cure, so I cannot speak directly to that.

IMO if you do the labor yourself, it is a nice little upgrade for the $$$, but if you were going to take it to a shop, and pay their labor, I would say NO....

[bullfrog7286]

Well i have to replace some O rings around the turbo and i tought about while i had it off i would do some upgrades. Any other ideas while i have it off?

[sikktruk01]

it cured my surge issues after installing the DP-tuner , but I don't tow anything other than Dirtbikes.

would recommend doing if your gonna have the turbo off anyway, found mine for $60 @ xtreme diesel