wicked wheel?

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  1. stroker99

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    has anyone installed a wicked wheel I'm not a master mechanic or anything like that. I'm pretty mechanically inclined I've done engine swaps ect.. what the question is is how hard is it is it worth pay a mechanic to to it
     
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    nope not very hard! you could do it in a saturday.
     
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    i did mine in a day bur do not forget to get new gaskets (paper ones) you can reuse the boots
     
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    what the hell is a wicked wheel?
     
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    Its a different compressor wheel for the 99-03 Powerstrokes. IIRC, basically its teh same wheel off the 94-97 powerstroke, and by installing this it reduce the on throttle surge you get with the stocker.
     
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    oh ok thanks, part of the turbo then, learn soemthing new everyday
     
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    If you have an early 99...then you don't need one. The wicked wheel is the compressor wheel from an early 99 turbo. If you have a 99.5+ model...then yeah....it may be something to look at.
     
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    that sounds quite awesome!!
     

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