Cat needed for backpressure?

[6LiterGearBeater]

I talked with a diesel tech at my local Ford dealer, asking him about my F-250 blowing blue smoke while warming up after I put on an exhaust, and he told me that the variable vane turbo needs the backpressure of the cat. He said that the turbo compresses the vanes when cold to try to make up for the backpressure, and mentioned a couple of other things, but the main point was that I will eventually burn up my turbo, and gave me some examples of customers who burned up their turbos because of it. Has anyone here burned up their turbos by running no cat? It just seems that if it was a common problem, I'd hear more about it.

[Clay Henry]

i am callin BS on that.
I have no cat or muffler and its all good.

[planeoldguy]

I love my 7.3.

[Clay Henry]

Originally Posted by planeoldguy

I love my 7.3.

LMAO at that post...

[720Deere]

I can't wait until Scuffy and Marc comment on this one. The exhaust doesn't regulate the backpressure the VGT does. I haven't heard of anybody ever losing a turbo because of a straight pipe. If it's true I better start saving my pennies I guess.

[Rider25]

i dont think i would trust that guy to work on my truck hahaha

[6LiterGearBeater]

Originally Posted by 720Deere

I can't wait until Scuffy and Marc comment on this one. The exhaust doesn't regulate the backpressure the VGT does. I haven't heard of anybody ever losing a turbo because of a straight pipe. If it's true I better start saving my pennies I guess.

He said that the VGT can't compensate enough and burns itself out trying to.

[Big Tone]

Mine does the same thing with the blue smoke. I straight piped it at 65k
truck now has 132k , turbo is still turboing.

You do not need the back pressure. Thats about as close to bs as you can get. But we will take deeres advice and wait for Marc or Scuffy.

[tech10002]

How can you burn out the variable geometry vanes by reducing the pressure? LOL They're just pieces of metal moved by an actuator. I wouldn't let this guy get within 100 feet of my truck.