I have been thinking about the ats Ported compressor housing. I need to get rid of my surge. Is this a good idea? Should I also upgrade the wheel?

 

Just do the housing!

 

would the wheel help any tho,

 

i don't think it will, cause both are meant to reduce surge, i think either one or the other will do just fine, of course both of them together may be better too?

 

I tried both, and the wheel worked well, the housing made for a louder whistle and worked pretty good too. Right now the housing is off so I can polish it outside and especially inside (it came to me in cast finish which isn't exactly smooth), we're also opening up the passages in it to make it flow better. For my money I would just get a $100 wicked wheel and be done.

 

Besides being far easier to install, the ported housing will take care of surge more effectively than the wheel. In saying that, it's possible to make any turbocharger exhibit compressor surge, but the stepped-blade compressor wheels are less likely to take care of surge all of the time.

If you haven't heard, the way both the compressor housing "upgrade" and the wicked wheel-style compressor fixes work is by reducing airflow.

My picks would be a ported compressor housing and a 1.0 A/R turbine housing if your turbocharger center section is in good shape. You'd almost be guaranteed a no-surge turbo (when used on a mild 7.3L), acceptable low-RPM performance, and better breathing on the exhaust side at 2500+ RPM. You'd be at less than half of the cost of a new replacement turbocharger.