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You need a T3 turbo gasket, online is best bet. From the factory none of the turbos used a gasket, they relied on smooth flat mating surfaces, same with the exhaust manifolds, from the factory there was no gasket. Sent from my SM-S920L using Tapatalk

If you add a turnbuckle, that would work. The turnbuckle would give you the adjustability to fine tune the boost. You would want barely any pressure initially, then as you tighten the turnbuckle, it will increase spring pressure which will create the boost. Oh, you'll want to add jam nuts to...

you will need a wastegate actuator, universal, that is adjustable(try to find one that has a low initial boost opening) and a boost controller-there are several designs, but the simplest is simply a valve that bleeds of boost to create a boost signal for the actuator. I like turbosmart...

If you have no waste gate controller you'll have no boost- plus engines make very little to no boost with no load-essentially the exhaust pressure helps create turbine spin, and that helps create inlet pressure- with no load, exhaust pressure remains low. If you have the time and money(not...

masking tape, or maybe it was electrical...anyways, tape over the bolt head and attach the ends on the manifold remove the tape as you start each bolt. Now, there are a few bolts that will go in when the manifold is mounted, can't remember which ones, but it will make it easier to wait on those...

Turbo masters use spring pressure, so as exhaust back pressure gets higher(a result of higher boost) it overcomes the spring pressure and releases exhaust from around the turbine. So you essentially need a mount for the spring to create pressure against a threaded rod (with a nut and washer on...

waste gate is built into the turbine housing, so definitely NOT a GM-8. GM-6 was the center mount turbo used in vans, so my above post was incorrect, the GM-4 was used 94-96, gm-1 and gm-3 were used 92-94(years overlap for small design differences) I'm willing to bet you have the GM-4 turbo...

Can you remove the heatshield and take a pic of the waste gate lever? '96 was an odd year, most seem to have the gm-8 but I have seen a few with gm-4 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

You might have a gm3 or gm4 turbo, both had mechanical(spring) actuated waste gate controllers, any turbo that came with the electronic injection pump used a vacuum pot to control the waste gate, no vacuum no boost, his being a 97 had the vacuum pot. I took mine(97 engine, gm8 turbo) and cut...

If you run ECU and electronic injection pump, otherwise you need to build or by a "TurboMaster"

Vacuum pump was used to control boost and emissions if present, nothing else Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Normally black smoke and high EGTs when turned too far, otherwise no clear indication unless you put the pump on a machine and test the outputs This is of course assuming the rest of the engine is in ok shape

talking gauge locations in dash? gauge brands? or gauge sensor placement? I'll try to cover all three. I am using a VDO boost 0-15 PSI, I like the look of the stock gauges, VDO and AutoMeter are good brands, but I like VDO a bit more, and it is slightly cheaper For EGT I got an Auber EGT...

Thanks, I was staring at it and I pretty much came up with same idea, my axle is out, but figured it work. I am routing the drivers pretty close to the bellhousing, and I am pretty much mimicking what you did over by the oil filter. Except I am using part of the egr valve(minus valve) and...

just looked through whole thread, but haven't seen any good pics of how people have been routing the crossover. trying to visualize before cutting my exhaust too much. using a 6.2 drivers manifold, because I have the SM465 with hydraulic clutch(slave cylinder is right where the drivers 6.5...