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Old 06-22-2008, 10:55 PM
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Turbo swap question

My roommate has a turbo that came off his 99 3500. The turbo should be good because he swapped engines due to a block problem. Should I swap turbo's and put his on my 92. My truck is a daily driver and reliability is of the utmost importance. Also fuel mileage is very important. I am not sure what size housing my turbo has or exactly what his is. Any advice on how to tell what they are and if I should swap them would be appreciated.
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he has an hx35 i beleave with a 12cm wastgated housing, would work well on your truck because you have a 5spd take some time to in large the wastegate, info in sticky

only thing thta might be different is the down pipe and 2 studs stay in the exhaust housing on his so you need to rmove them and drill the holes to fit you manifold.
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if you better mileage you want to think about 3.54 intead of the 4.10
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What are the pros and cons of the swap. What should I expect and how tough of a job is it? I do use the truck to tow also.
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If that 99 is an auto trans truck it is a HY35. It flows about the same as your H1C and it has a real small exhaust housing. Pass on it if that is what he has.
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