Early 03 Turbo 9 VANE!

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02-18-2014, 07:11 PM

DirtyDiesel613

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Early 03 Turbo 9 VANE!

Okay, for a long time now i keep seeing posts on what years have what turbos. Just putting up a picture of my Early 03 9 vane turbo that i just resurfaced and assembled with a graphite anti-seize.

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02-18-2014, 07:59 PM

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Yes the 03 and early 04 have the 9vane, the late 04 and up have the 7 vane, the early ones sound much better. also your photo shows the exhaust side, do you have pics of the intake side, that is where the 9 vanes are.

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02-18-2014, 09:11 PM

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You are wrong in so many ways. 9 vane is the least amount of vanes. 05 and up have 13 'correct me if I'm wrong' the EXHAUST side is THE only place there are vanes.... Those 9 weird looking fins, those are the vanes.

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02-19-2014, 05:42 AM

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LOL....people use the turbine wheel to determine the count not the VGT vanes. The turbines changed as well as the vanes. If you count the turbine it' a 10 bladed 2003.

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02-19-2014, 06:28 AM

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I have an early 04 and I need to do a lot of soundproofing. The 9 vane is really obnoxious inside the cab. Especially when your trying to relax on your way to or from work

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02-19-2014, 08:56 AM

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I have 03 and I like the whistle. . Figure it's a truck and I enjoy the rumble too! . I have just muffler and get a lot of complements on the sound! ;-)

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02-25-2014, 11:33 PM

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Yea they definitely aren't cab friendly turbos for the highway. Cant beat the sound of a 9 vane though. Solid turbos as long as you keep them clean too.

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