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I shimmed my boost regulator by unbolting it from the turbo housing and sticking 2 washers on the bolts that hold the canister onto the turbo housing not allowing it to open the bypass as far, I am right now seeing around 27 psi in boost. It seems a little bit better that before I did this, maybe onto something here?
 
The computer will only allow so much before you set a code and it backs off the fuel. But, as long as that doesn't happen it sounds like you found a free bomb!:D
 
Originally posted by dieselpilot1969

I shimmed my boost regulator by unbolting it from the turbo housing and sticking 2 washers on the bolts that hold the canister onto the turbo housing not allowing it to open the bypass as far, I am right now seeing around 27 psi in boost. It seems a little bit better that before I did this, maybe onto something here?



How may psi were you getting before you shimmed it?
 
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like me, do you have any pics of this mod? I am shocked that anything can be done to our trucks without a big ol bill!
 
It seems like when I was looking at the wastegate actuator rod, it was peened in place. Looks like it's threaded onto the rod in the stock position then crimped so it won't move.
 
I don't know what boost was before hand as I installed guages after mod was done, but it is noticable, as for how it was done:

on the vacuum canister it is held in place by two bolts with two nuts, removed the nuts, pull the canister a little forward enough to get the washers on and retorque the bolts
 
mine would hit 25 then go back to 22 and hold steady. with the edge on the way i will not have to worry bout that anymore. 36psi here i come. :cool:
 
Originally posted by jwilliams3

Or you could just install a restrictive boost elbow!

Watch for codes though.



--Justin



My local Turbo guy made me one. It's like a pressure knob on a compressor. Goes in the boost tube on the turbo. I was only getting 25 psi on the dyno. We installed it and adjusted it accordingly and now I'm getting 29-32. Anything over 32 resulted in fuel cut and it falls flat on it's face. I keep it at 30 because it spikes to 32 once in a while under heavy load.



I don't have the dyno numbers but I think it was good for 15 hp and 25 ft lbs.
 
Mark, You da man! I tried your trick and went from 23 to 26 psi!

The worst part was getting that dang e-clip off the wastegate so I could back up the servo enough to get to the studs but it was well worth it. :D :D :D





Scotty
 
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Hmmmmm, I take it the '03/'04 pre-EGR HO's aren't receptive to something like a 16cm turbine housing? Sounds like a neat trick with the washers.
 
Isn't more boost useless without more fuel, or am I missing something? Does it somehow fool the computer so you get more fuel?
 
:D I tried this trick it gained about 2-3 more pounds of boost, The only hard part was pulling the actuater rod forward enough to get it back over the wastegate. Great little bomb. Oo.
 
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