This has been discussed before as being the bottom turbo in the BD tow twins.
I believe the JD 173157 / 177275 is a 66/72 or 74?/0.91
It has also been mentioned that this turbo is $500 from certain sources.
Where can you find one for this price. Best I have done is ~$900.
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Plan is to...
Anyone running a flexible transmission dipstick tube? The factory tube on my '98 is painfully in the way, and I hate flexing it all over the place and using bailing wire to hold it out of the way.
Suncoast advertises one.... its ~$160 though.
Lokar makes one for the A518.... its ~$70...
Ok, I have a lock-up controller that is user selectable as to when the TCC locks up based on VSS signal.
What follows is my day to day argument with the PCM.
So I tell my PCM "Lock the converter at 35mph, cause thats when this little box is going to ground the TCC circuit, not before, not...
All,
I need your stock piston lift pumps for a 12valve. I do not care If they work or not. Let me know what ya got. I can help out a bit for shipping. Send me your junk! PM for address info:)
Ben
Anyone know where to find a billet 3.8 ratio kickdown lever? I can find billet 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 I just bought a 4.2 ratio and "THE" Jeff Gramon recommended against it with his valve body.
If anyone has one I'm willing to trade as well!
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Anyone have any thoughts or experience with a cryogenically tempered input shaft?
Cryo a stock input? Cryo a billet input?
I have no idea as to the material properties of the stock pieces and their austenite content.
Would it become too brittle and shatter?
Just a thought out loud....
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This is more of an update thread so to speak...
I have found the flanges to build an adapter for the odd ball he351ve flange to adapt it to a standard T3 flange.
I will use a single acting spring closure air cyl. from an exhaust brake.
Here is a pneumatic schematic for the VGT actuation...