Name that TURBO!!!

[Jesus Freak]

So, I bought my 86 CC several years ago for a song! The reason I got such a great truck for cheap was because the motor was probably toast...... probably.......but I'm crazy. The story was the previous-previous owner shut the motor off immediately when the turbo disentigrated.......so said the post previous cousin of the owners sister. So gambler as I am knew when to hold and NOT to fold and bought the first diesel I ever owned....and the rest is well..... you know....but not really. So I made the turbo charged a N/A, not knowing anything about it (mind you I didn't do the internet until about 2 years ago, I literally "read books and talked to people") and I drove that motor for more than a year before the stuff that had gotten sucked into #8cyl finally ate past the rings and she started drinking oil. Then I got my first 7.3 that cavitated, but that's another story.
So the original 6.9 was a "dealers Diesel" with a disentigrated "roto-master" turbo. The thing is the turbo mounted directly on the driver's side exhaust manifold. I haven't seen one like in on the forum here or on ebay. Is this unique? Is it good? Any information, oil burner friends? I still have the metal plate on it for making it a N/A motor.

 

[Nero]

I don't know much about the setup, but it's interesting that it only used one bank for exhaust, seems like either a twin turbo design, if you had the matching manifold for the other side, or a poor design. Lots of lost thermal potential only using one bank. Interested in what you find out.

 

[ih8minimumwage]

Rotomaster / RayJay

What is this turbo setup

Anyone seen a setup like this before. This is on a 91 7.3 idi. I’ve tried and tried to find anything the resembles this setup but can’t. It doesnt scream home brew to me. The seller thought it was a banks but it definitely isn’t. I know a fair bit about idis and I am a diesel mechanic by trade...

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[Jesus Freak]

The exhaust manifolds were connected and it had the single 4in coming off the turbo. It used both banks.

I don't know much about the setup, but it's interesting that it only used one bank for exhaust, seems like either a twin turbo design, if you had the matching manifold for the other side, or a poor design. Lots of lost thermal potential only using one bank. Interested in what you find out.

 

[Jesus Freak]

You nailed it @ih8minimumwage ! What's funny is that the other threads have similar titles.

 

[IDIBRONCO]

Some people on here have them. You just have to look kind of hard to find them. I believe that someone on here is running a similar turbo, if not the same thing, and he said that he was getting about 10 PSI or so out of it. Is it unique? Yes, but not a one of a kind. Is it good? I suppose that depends on your definition of "good": can it be rebuilt? Yes. Will it ever be a high horsepower monster with this turbo? No. Is it better than a N/A engine? It will certainly give you more power so I guess that's better.

 

[Jesus Freak]

Some people on here have them. You just have to look kind of hard to find them.

I googled it to death and found nothing. Then here comes Mr @ih8minimumwage and BAM I see another one. I'll use it one day, that little bit of boost on take off is nice. I'd kinda like my tow truck to have that.

 

[CADHOWDY]

I have this very set up from a parts truck. This is a link for other info and pictures that I found.

Rotomaster

Hey I found a Rotomaster turbo (company that I've never heard of) in a truck about to get crushed, was thinking about grabbing it. It's on a 6.9l. Rotomaster hi-flo A/R85... I've never heard of this thing so I was wondering if any of you have and what your opinions are on it, it's been storming...

www.oilburners.net

I haven’t updated in a little while but this link is my build using this turbo setup.

EBAY TURBO BUILD

So I am in the works with available time and resources of building up a turbo'ed, bored 6.9L with studs. I've posted in another thread on what I have as far as turbo kit goes. (https://www.oilburners.net/threads/rotomaster.39084/#post-1051719) The original turbo was in fair shape save for a...

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[Jesus Freak]

That's it. Im not much of a picture taker, I'm getting better, but my setup was pretty much the same when I got my truck. It was all hard piped instead of the flex stuff.