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Im going today to get the parts i need to make a turbo master, i pulled the wastgate rod off today and i still gotta tap the intake for the boost gauge, I think im going to take the tube off the turbo and the intake and drill it that way so i dont get shavings in the intake. I feel like a...

Thanks for the info, Im kind of going crazy about it hoping its not a bad turbo or somthing i am going to put a TM on it very soon, and im going to tap my intake so i can put the gauge in that way.. I was thinking if the turbo was not boosting it would blow black smoke really bad but this...

I just ziptided the WG shut and still no boost on the gauge and still cant hear the turbo spooling at all, i think it is a bad vacuum line or pump. Not really sure where i go from here, wouldnt it still boost if i ziptided it shut? or maybe cuz theres a broken vacuum line its not showing up on...

Good info, well i got bad news on my truck i hooked a gauge up and its reading 0 boost even when im flooring it, i did hook the gauge to the vacuum line that goes to the WG i dont know if thats right? but it seems like the WG stays open i can move it up and down very easy and i took the vacuum...

Can you run a vacuum boost controler on the 6.5l i just dont understand why you couldnt, Ive had turbo cars that ive made a vacuum boost controler and i just dont see why it wouldnt work for the 6.5 maybe no body knows about them?

Thanks thats what everyone is saying, My wife even said i got a good deal cuz i traded my 97 dakota that needed paint and alot of other things lol But i gotta get that cat cut off asap

Some pics of the truck still gotta do some buffing on it, And im cutting that stupid cat off and muffler off this weekend!

Got the truck home today $200 bucks to get her taged n titled Drove it home runs great tranny shifs good first gear is alittle hard going in, but its driving me crazy i have a turbo and i cant hear it at all!!! i heard about the little ring in there you can take out but i dont know how to get it...

Yep also gives me time to install the gauges im kind of thinking of having a shop do it, sounds like a big deal with drilling into the manifold and everything. I will get some pics after i buff n wax it up....

Owner of the truck called today said his coming a day early so i get it in the morning cant wait!

Yeah i have been reading about biodiesel and heard that the 6.5 dont really like it very much, So i think i will stick with diesel for the trip. And im not sure if we are takig the trailer or not, The trucks got a long bed on it and im hoping to fit it and if not i think i will just rent a...

looks like a real nice truck very clean inside and out for being a old rig

Thank you, And yes a baby boy on the way, My wifes mom is giving us all of the stuff the only down fall is we have to drive to Denver CO from NC about 1500 miles one way 25 hour drive with a women thats gotta pee every 30 mins, oh i cant wait. But i think the truck will make it with no...

Fanily signed up for a account, I just wanted to say hi to everyone ill be posting on the boards alot from now on. I am picking up a 96 chevy 6.5 this friday i traded my 97 dodge dakota for.The truck is in really good shape its got a relocated PMD, Up under the front bumper with a heatsink...