Turbo ????

[wired1]

My stocker just went by the way side, bunch of shaft play and a real bad noise now. so i need a replacement now. my question is what should i look at, i know i want to get rid of the surge issue, and mods are in sig with 127K on the motor. should i get an upgraded stock one with better bearings and a ats housing, or something like a gtp38r? thanks

[Raul@Stealth Automotive]

i would just get the 38R if you can afford it....

[Powerstroked162]

38r from DI performance if I was you

Cowboy Steve

[Diezel Dawg]

38R from any of the vendors. My preference is ITPDiesel

[shu873]

Would the stock exhaust housing on the 38R give the OP what he wants? Or would he be better off changing it?

[Powerstroked162]

1.0 housing is all you need, IMO. Quick spool up and all around great driveability

Cowboy Steve

[wired1]

pulled the turbo and will add pics later. but fins are pretty bad on the exhaust side ( missing chunks ) and bent on the intake side. I am looking at a 38r and adding a high flow exhaust outlet from ITP w/ ebp delete ped. does the high flow out let help that much?

[DSTRBD]

The 38r is the way to go, though they are pretty hard to find right now. We have one available if you are interested.

[CSIPSD]

Originally Posted by wired1

pulled the turbo and will add pics later. but fins are pretty bad on the exhaust side ( missing chunks ) and bent on the intake side. I am looking at a 38r and adding a high flow exhaust outlet from ITP w/ ebp delete ped. does the high flow out let help that much?

Look for a 1.15 exhaust housing for it before you order the high flow outlet... Your running the same combo I was, but I was running 37's. I had surge issues with the 38r until I went with the 1.15 exhaust housing.

[wired1]

so i dont need the high flow outlet if i get a 1.15 housing. also i noticed that the rear of the pedestal has a bunch of oil build up on it and so does the left up pipe. does this mean my evbp piston is leaking?

and befor i buy anything, this is what i am looking to do. I dont want to do injectors, or big oil. I do tow pretty often and would like not to have any more surge. so befor i spend to much on a truck i may only have 1 to 2 more years maybe might see 200k. Is a rebuilt stocker with a ported housing going to do what iam looking for. because i dont see why a 38r is better if i need to get a 1.15 ar housing. Just trying to get the best bang for the buck and the 38r is pricey.

should i keep the truck and do the 38r or a simple fix and run to 150k and sell. i hate when big things break.