Ya thats true they do need to be wound out to make power. I was just assuming this guy never saw over 16psi since thats what he claims his truck makes.

 

i drive these trucks everyday, the boost gauge could be off a little, or the chip may not be as good as some, i understand that...if i really wind it out when towing in 4th gear, it may make around 18. i've driven lots of these trucks, and for the obs i don't think that is crazy low but like i said before. its dependable and tows the weight just fine, so i'm really not concerned with it. i have 170k on it and counting, i'm the 2nd owner and it has towed heavy since day one. my 01 makes boost alot quicker and alot more of it if i want it to.

 

Technically, since our OBS trucks have the wicked wheel stock, they should make boost quicker

I'm just saying tho.. I personally hate having that dont work right, so knowing my truck is boosting half of what it should be would irritate the hell outta me

 

i don't think the OBS have the "WW". the E99's do. even then. the "WW" actually flows less air to try and control surge.

 

OBS have the wicked wheel. Thats why our turbo's are in essence better than superduty turbo's even though they are more or less the same, minus super duties have no WW.

Although I cant comment on flow rates of the WW, I do know that they spool up a lot faster and control surge better. The E99's have the ww because they are basically an OBS with having several carry-overs. All I know is people with stock OBS turbo's boost 26-28psi chipped, and around 32psi with injectors.

 

i don't know about spool up faster. the name wicked wheel makes it sound cool. it flows less air to help prevent surge.

 

idk about everyone else, just going what mine is. but like i said, my 95 making 16 or 18lbs of boost will dam near (dam near!) keep up with my 01 that makes way more boost. boost doesn't equate to more power all the time fellas. i'd rather make less boost with the same power!

and yes, i put the ww on my 01, and it does seem to make boost faster and does control the surge, but doesn't TOTALLY eliminate it. the 95 doesn't surge at all.

 

i would have put a ported compressor housing on it.

 

No boost doesn't always equal power.. but when your talking the same two basic turbos, it pretty much does. More fuel requires more boost. If you aren't fueling, you aren't boosting.

Like I said, the wicked wheel helps with producing boost faster. I love how my '97 has no surge hehe

 

You also have a 1.15 exhaust housing which means slow to spool...

And to clarify, the WW does not spool quicker, and moves less air then the factory wheel on the superdutys...