Plumbing the Wastegate on a Turbo 8.1 Vortec Silverado

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The wastegate is a very important part of any turbo setup because you want to have the correct amount of boost. In this upload, I build a tube to recirculate the wastegate dump into the turbo down pipe, and I weld an aluminum bung into the compressor outlet adapter to pull the boost reference line from.
UglyTruck is a 2000 Silverado 1500 thats been swapped to an 8.1 big block with a 4L80e transmission, and we're in the process or turbocharging it, and wastegate plumbing is top of the list.
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Chapters
0:00 LT
1:35 What is a Wastegate
2:48 Boost Reference Port
5:44 Boost Controllers
7:09 Dump Tube Fabrication
10:38 Inner Fender Trimming
14:04 Sleeper Look

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@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the support guys! UglyTruck is coming along nicely, and I Cant wait to get it on the road!

@danielgarrett1155 3 жыл бұрын

The clearance issue , on the downpipe , could be even easier to fix than you are thinking . Ugly truck has some sort of steering bump stop . Adjust or add to it to limit steering travel . Bam ! All fixed

@MarkPdot 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see it on the road too.

@darthmaul7428 3 жыл бұрын

I feel the fender liner is going to melt

@kevinjohnson9372 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a ford guy but this thing is gonna be a monster that big block torque is gonna spool that turbo like a champ

@infinitehoodedgaming 3 жыл бұрын

Easily one of the coolest builds on KZfaq. Cannot wait to see the end product.

@georgef1176 3 жыл бұрын

Pay attention kids, it’s called waste gate priority, something no one does. Great videos LT

@mikealexander4166 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I knew this stuff didn’t take 30 minutes like on the tv show.

@extendedclipz2689 3 жыл бұрын

Man you should have a tv show nothing but great content

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

hey thank you

@johnrupert1063 3 жыл бұрын

Like Trucks?

@thegdfp6447 3 жыл бұрын

Your attention to detail, and impressive fabrication with every-day garage tools, are an inspiration.

@jodydewey3516 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Quick safety note....need to chain your argon bottle to something so ot doesn't become a missle hazard. No one ever thinks it will fall over until it does....

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I know, I really should

@JimNadeo Ай бұрын

Love the perfection happening here!

@VeteranMilitiaMan 3 жыл бұрын

Love how you explain and fabricate things. Favorite project to date.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@krishiatt7203 3 жыл бұрын

You're getting better every time you weld the aluminum brother. Nice fab work on the wastegate to down pipe, looked perfect!

@bigredracer7848 3 жыл бұрын

7👍's up thanks again for taking us all along with you for the rest of the build

@darthhuman1 3 жыл бұрын

Wait a minute, youre from POWERNATON. I just made the connection. Props to you man

@davidday2994 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a really neat project.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@ventura455 3 жыл бұрын

You've got the best KZfaq channel.

@tsstarlin 3 жыл бұрын

I know sometimes a hammer solves some issues, but I like the fact you’re not going to beat it in with a hammer. I think it looks more professional and cleaner. Thanks for the great content.

@herculesinwyoming 3 жыл бұрын

Superb as always

@idriwzrd 3 жыл бұрын

Prudence (the safety goat) says, "That gas bottle should be chained to the wall." Can't wait to see how long it takes to melt the fender liner out. Another great video! Keep 'em coming.

@jameshall4385 3 жыл бұрын

If you are worried about the tire rubbing on the down pipe, you could just weld a patch on the outside like a elbow pad on a suede jacket.

@georgecerda7802 3 жыл бұрын

Or just heat it up with a torch and make clearance with a BFH.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

its not so much that I'm worried that it will damage anything from rubbing, I just hate that it might rub at all. likely even if/when it rubs, it will be so light

@jlrogers1976 3 жыл бұрын

really enjoy watching your projects.

@joshuathacker7479 3 жыл бұрын

I gotcha, I met you at Lucky Ladds a couple years ago, always enjoyed watching you guys on Ttucks. But, I also understand the importance of family, wish ya the best and will continue to watch your channel.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I remember saying Hi, thanks so much for watching and subscribing!

@chriswhite4024 3 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work LT!

@bennysmith3858 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, all your vids help keep me motivated on my projects.

@scubadvr780 3 жыл бұрын

Great channel LT!!! Very well done. Very informative and interesting material!

@RJon2006 3 жыл бұрын

Good call on the downpipe in case it needs clearance. Pride in your project is never a bad thing. When possible, do it right and make it look good. Keep up the good work!

@jorgediaz42069 3 жыл бұрын

You’re really cranking out these videos, I think it’s awesome. Keep it up LT 💪🏾.

@MrScottt28 3 жыл бұрын

Great work LT. I enjoy the channel quite a bit. Keep up the great work and keep up the videos of it!

@ZackNakazora1 3 жыл бұрын

Making pretty good progress towards that 30k. Every video I see you are getting another thousand

@shawnseengh9685 3 жыл бұрын

Love your style builds!

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@vincentrusso4514 3 жыл бұрын

Hey LT, keep the videos coming!

@blkgsxr04able 3 жыл бұрын

I love that you put in the extra effort to have the wastegate dump into the exhaust and documented it. Cant wait to hear the finished exhaust.

@pv2smurf 3 жыл бұрын

content is incredible. most don't specify welding settings for their projects. Good add-on for the "Ugly Truck" build. I would recommend decreasing volume during clips of your cutting the tube and other loud noises while you are narrating. Makes it difficult to hear.

@davidsabyan2481 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. You do an amazing job of camera angles and editing to show every step. There must be 6 or more hours to produce this video. Great project loving the build.

@bryanleverett2830 3 жыл бұрын

Commenting to ad comments. Great work LT.

@cool62chev 3 жыл бұрын

I'm here from beginning to end. Love the videos. Keep on truckin.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that

@BBBILLY86 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Keep up the quality fabrication. I know its not a show truck, but I always enjoy seeing vehicles with good build standards. Says alot about the builder.

@davidcunningham00 3 жыл бұрын

looking very good buddy

@stevenmoreno131 3 жыл бұрын

Such good content bro loving the build waiting for those dyno numbers

@nickcull1782 3 жыл бұрын

More! Nice LT!

@sambarnes9520 3 жыл бұрын

You did good on the show still doing good.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

thanks a bunch!

@jwg34 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video, keep it up, closing in on 30K

@bluecollarfox916 3 жыл бұрын

This is a great build. I envy your attention to detail hahah. I always picture my builds like that but they end up slapped together just so “they work” haha

@crazyrat51 3 жыл бұрын

VERY nice videos!!!! Thanks for putting them up! EXCELLENT fit up on that very difficult junction for the BOV tube!!! Argon tank valves are double seated, which means just cracking them open CAN cause them to leak gas. Best practice is to open them to the full open side. That side has a seal on the full open way. (btw, I used to teach welding.)

@johnsmith-qz4bv 3 жыл бұрын

nice work

@russelltrupia4479 3 жыл бұрын

Keep those great videos coming I have always watched great job LT attention to details shows in your work

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@russelltrupia4479 3 жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceTolman Big fan LT

@anthonym6078 3 жыл бұрын

Great job explaining what a wastegate is and how it works. Can’t wait to see how it looks once you get the wastegate tube tigged into the downpipe. This truck is getting so close to being ready to rip i can already smell the epic burnouts lol

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

@bruonor 3 жыл бұрын

Swag Offroad port a band table is awesome.

@loganhemricks6616 3 жыл бұрын

Love this channel

@bombspeed7270 3 жыл бұрын

I literally love watching ugly truck content keep them coming!

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!

@MrDavcan Жыл бұрын

Love your work just Subscribed

@marshallwarden4240 3 жыл бұрын

Did the same thing on the turbo Camaro I built with the welding a bung for boost reference in the charge pipe

@2000S10V6 3 жыл бұрын

Love the channel! I hope you make it to 30,000+ subscribers.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I hope so too!

@bobevans6590 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing that clean aluminum weld... says subscribe! That is talent since I can’t do that

@bryanrothe4245 3 жыл бұрын

You rock LT👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@TheThemechanic89 3 жыл бұрын

Love this project but very anxious to see what's next for the Suburban build. Used to have one just like it. Wish i would have kept it.

@kyletice811 2 жыл бұрын

Even if not wanting to change boost levels a manual boost controller in that line would block boost from reaching the gate until your "preset/preload" psi so that you dont start cracking the gate early, it will let the boost pass to the gate as soon as it hits a certain level.

@302hobronco 3 жыл бұрын

The Christmas tree can wait, time for some 8.1 turbo stuff.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I like it

@RHYNOMAN12 3 жыл бұрын

LT the 1/4” or 3/8” air compressor regulators from harbour freight work perfect for controlling boost!! $16.99 and has a gauge attached.

@thomasbroherd1868 3 жыл бұрын

Why not use a 01-02 HD hood instead of the stock 1500 hood?

@ElectricSwordfish 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I never knew you ran a channel on KZfaq...you can probably guess where I know you from lol. I've never really been interested in trucks that much, ive always been into cars more but I really liked watching you and Austin the most...seemed to really enjoy working with each other plus always did a very good job at explaining stuff. Hope this channel takes off as you definitely have the skills

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for the kind words and the subscription!

@rlessmeier 3 жыл бұрын

Well... 10 seconds in. Time to hit the share button.

@Scufflord 3 жыл бұрын

Would love to see this thing eventually make it to a Cleetus and Cars event shredding some tires!

@xozindustries7451 3 жыл бұрын

If all else fails on the throttle body cold side tubing you could make a triangle shaped throttle body adaptor that mounts behind the throttle body and changes the angle so it doesn’t stick up, rather faces forward toward the radiator so the 90 degree adaptor would fit

@jonathanvanginkel3849 3 жыл бұрын

Cowl hood my man

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

if I Could find one that had the paint faded in the same way as my hood, I might

@kurtd8396 3 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't touch the downpipe till the problem was big. Lowered trucks rub. It'll probably hit in a steep driveway turning in also, but I can't see it rubbing frequently enough to be something to worry about.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, very true

@GarageItYourself 3 жыл бұрын

Looking good man 👍 Best get busy with some heat shields for the plastic arch liner though 😉

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

yeah... it will need somthing

@chriskubond6314 3 жыл бұрын

That's gonna look real good once it gets welded up

@mikewest5529 3 жыл бұрын

If you bolted a plate to the top of your foundation you could raise that metal saw up just a smidge! And hell don’t ever smash it with a hammer I said just crush it with the vice so it still looks pretty and you don’t loose any size because the pipe is now oval! Man I love ever one! I like it before it starts!!

@tomland5837 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy this show!! Thank you LT......but secure your bottle man!!! Haha

@TheGonzorelic 3 жыл бұрын

That downpipe is going to melt the piss out of that plastic inner fender liner.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe so... we’ll take care of that problem when it comes up

@andremora424 3 жыл бұрын

Hey LT ! You should definitely look into getting the HD hood for this truck! I'm sure it'll help out clearing the intake tube! And not only that , but also make the look of the truck a bit more badass

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

i do want to add one, if I can find one in black that is already faded

@lunkydog 3 жыл бұрын

Nice fit up on the curved pipes. I know how hard that is to do.

@ethanhoullahan5423 3 жыл бұрын

You should make a bend out of pie cuts right out of the throttle body for the cold side charge pipe.

@boondock54x4 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, gotta get that piston ring gap issue solved. :)

@g62412 3 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah brother

@jshug1103 3 жыл бұрын

Throw an HD hood on it.

@ThePete2432 3 жыл бұрын

NOICE MATE!

@sock979 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought it was best to run the wastegate pressure from the manifold because that's the actual pressure that's actually getting to the engine because there's always a little bit of pressure loss with intercoolers and then it's responding from the pressure that's actually making it to the manifold

@jomanout5866 3 жыл бұрын

It's an interesting build you got going on here. I suppose if you really wanted to find out if the tire rubbing is an issue, you could jack up the passenger front unbolt the torsion bar slide it out of it's housing and then you can freely check the whole range of motion easily with the tire on it

@jamiecoan1072 3 жыл бұрын

Damn wasn't the first comment! But hey enjoyed the content. Really love this build!

@shadowopsairman1583 3 жыл бұрын

Id like to see an episode where a 11.5 AAM 14 bolt rear is installed on a gmt800 1500 with 6 lug hubs and the OEM 13 inch disk with double calipers in read with ebrake.

@fredproctor6973 3 жыл бұрын

Looks good, you probably should put a safety strap on that tank of gas against the wall, don't want it to fall over and break the gage off. Just trying to help.

@Upracefan 3 жыл бұрын

I would put a hd hood on it, gain a couple inches of clearance.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

i would love to if I could find one that was black and pre-faded to match the look of the truck now

@danieltubbs5422 3 жыл бұрын

I want a ride in this when it is done.

@redman715 3 жыл бұрын

Let's goooooooo!

@jeffnevius 3 жыл бұрын

You better wrap that exhaust.

@zarkeh3013 3 жыл бұрын

Ah said HAMMER IT! lol! and this going to be a beauty of an Ugly Truck!

@bstgarage7803 3 жыл бұрын

I think a few 15° pie cuts welded off that throttle body in the direction you need would be the best route, and match well with the rest of the fabrication.

@mikewest5529 3 жыл бұрын

We need a better intro! Maybe some of the ugly truck burnouts?? Man this content is amazing!! We need more subs!! Come on guys!!

@JeebusMJR 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome work! I am liking the vids! This is a cool project. I especially like the level of detail. Really shows the amount of work and though that goes into a build. Question for you. Why run bellows on the wastegate to exhaust pipe, but not the crossover? The crossover is a lot bigger and I think will get hotter so you'll have more thermal expansion and contraction in that piece. Of course a high quality one with the proper liner to protect your turbo. Just curious.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

i debated putting one in the crossover between each manifold, but was worried it would flex too much and stretch the bellows because of the shape of the pipe. I may add one later on though... I put one on the waste-gate dump tube because I figured the down pipe would have the greatest chance of moving around, and because the wastegate dump will see different thermal cycles than the rest of the exhaust (due to it not always having hot gasses moving through it). to me, that part of the whole system would see the most movement and stress...

@disdude7338 3 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to see this thing hauling ass

@traviscost2862 3 жыл бұрын

LT, digging the Moodys Diner sweatshirt! I live 5 minutes down the road from there! Are you from Maine? Keep up the great content!

@alltheboost5363 3 жыл бұрын

The inner fender being in there is a bad idea... it's going to melt. regardless of how well you trim it. I would also suggest making a bracket off of the bottom of the block to the base of the turbo using a turnbuckle to support the turbo... that way you don't have any cracks or warping.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I made a tab on the manifold to mount some sort of support structure to, just haven’t finished that part yet

@Acestrex 3 жыл бұрын

That wastegate should be 45deg from where it’s at. It might have some boost creep the way it is. 7 B rolls!!!!!!!!!!!! What the heck man!

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

Help me out, what do you mean? It’s pretty much a straight shot from the main “collector” of the manifold into the gate and the turbine inlet is angled off to the side. Wastegate priority flow.

@hugieflhr03 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work!!! Can you do a video on tuning? Like For dummies . Buying HP credits, plugs, PC and some basic tuning information. Most of us gearheads know what the numbers we want to see in time, AF, rpm and cruising but it’s the terms like decel, and all those 3 letter codes that all mean something.

@LawrenceTolman 3 жыл бұрын

I do have a few tuning related projects coming up soon, I might just do that

@hugieflhr03 3 жыл бұрын

@@LawrenceTolman that would be great. I have to say, every time I’m ready to try something like this I back away because I can’t find anyone to tune it or that wants to spend the time tuning it. As they usual want me to pay them to do the entire job. So I looked into HP credits and the plugs but I started getting lost after that. As a gear head we all know what numbers we want to see for A/F , timing curve and so on but the ecm has many more parameters.

@shadowopsairman1583 3 жыл бұрын

Rather use sliprings of metal and vband clamps insteadof silicone. LT definitely mod the pipe for piece of mind

@dacoolmonkey 3 жыл бұрын

Hello LT. Just wonder if you going to use any heat shield around the exhaust down pipe considering it too close from the fender plastic cover. Nice work by the way