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Vacuum pump failed so I am upgrading the turbo

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My vacuum pump failed and the while its apart list has led to turbo, injectors and HPOP.
Truck is a 95 F250, ZF6 swap with 800FT/LB clutch, e-fuel, gauges, down pipe, bellowed up pipes, intake.
I am thinking 180/30 injectors, Adrenaline or T500 HPOP, new HPOP lines due to age, head studs, springs, rods and maybe injector cups so I can use different coolant.

Where I am stuck is deciding on the turbo.
I have some parts collected over the years that could effect the turbo choice:
SD intercooler, E99 spyder, SD intercooler pipes, OBS to SD intercooler pipes, blown 38r turbo with aftermarket wheel.
I also have a 2000 7.3 with 238/100's and a 38r and am not opposed to using its turbo and plumbing to upgrade the OBS then putting something better in the SD.
Another option is KC turbo which is near by, leaning towards the TP38r which isn't in stock with the .84 housing. My hangup there is I can't find a good pic of the outlet so I am not sure if the EBPV can be reused or if I have to delete. I do like using it as an exhaust brake.

Low effort option, KC TP38r, SD innercooler, E99 spyder, OBS pipes.
Medium effort option, repair extra 38r turbo with KC center section, buy SD spyder, SD up pipes and whatever else is different.
Maximum effort option, rob 38r and SD plumbing from 2000 truck, install on 95 truck then upgrade SD truck with T4 setup.

What would you do?
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I would do the low level effort and install this hpop and turbo with 160/30's. HPOP is depending on if you have a later 95, but not, you may need the 94.5-95 pump.



Since you have e-fuel, these hpop lines.


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I'm willing to bet because you can easily rebuild the journal bearing turbo. Ball bearing turbo not so easy.
That is exactly why, and their newer journal bearing chargers perform nearly as well.

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We run into that issue all the time with that, so I designed our intake plenums to work with everyone's fuel and hpop line kits.

Here's a like for others reading this thread.



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That doesn't affect anything.

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