HE351VE VGT on a 98.5
 

Well I was looking at my turbo earlier and it's time for a rebuild.
I got the idea to use a HE351ve VGT turbo off of a 6.7L to replace my HX35..
I've been searching but it's hit and miss on what all I would need.
Clearly the turbo. Could I use my stock manifold or would it be easier to go with a 3rd gen manifold?
I've got a MBRP 4" dp and all that, what mods would I have to do to that if any?
I have a spare brand new 4" dp so I'm not to worried if I screw one up.

And I found the Fleece VGT controller.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.:tu:

Thanks guys.

You can use either exhaust manifold, with the stock 24v one you will have to reclock the compressor wheel housing. I am doing the same thing to my 02 but I am going to run the 6.7 mani. The dp can be tricky you really need a dp off a 6.7 or at least the connecting flange from a 6.7 but there are ways around it. Keep doing some research. A good guy to talk to is Virgil (Vcustoms) on here, he has done the swap already. I am still in the process of watering my money tree so I can get the fleece controller.

if you're looking for direct bolt on: 3rd gen mani, the exhaust elbow, 3rd gen dp. the only thing I made was the charge pipe. but that's not the only way to get it to fit, kinda depends on what you want to do.

Depends on how you want to set it up. There is a adapter out to mate them to a stock 2nd mani. I am running a 3rd gen enhaust manifold so only the charge pipe had to be made. Besides the exhaust you will need to change or modify the oil drain. I just went to Dodge and got a 6.7 one. Worked great and then just either plug the old drain in you are wanting to run compunds later or pull the entire drain and put it a new freeze plug. Now for the turbo coolant. I orginally ran the heater core return line through the turbo but I dont like how that is working so I am looking to try something different. Im finding that the way I ran it cause the coolant to heat up more before it goes back through the radiator and the truck will run 210F to 215F for 30 seconds to a minute before it drops back down. Im going to pull the rad and flush it. 200K miles and never done it so its time haha. Air intake is up to you. I used the 6.7 parts and that worked great. There will be little things alon the way like the fittings for the coolant on the turbo if you didnt get them, charge pipe boots, clamps, and things like that. First thing to do is decide if you want to run a 2nd gen or a third gen manifold. I did a third gen for a cleaner install. That will dictate which DP you need, your oil feed and return lines, coolant lines, and charge pipe. 2nd requires more fab work. 3rd gen you will have to buy the manifold. :c: Keep in mind after you get it in there, you still have to map your turbo :argh: