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A turbo upgrade adds airflow. It does not add fuel, tuning, cooling or transmission capacity, and on a 2017–2019 6.7 Powerstroke the gains come from all of them working together. This is what typically needs attention alongside a turbo upgrade,...
"9 blade" and "10 blade" come up constantly in 6.7 Powerstroke turbo discussions. The number refers to the blades on the turbine wheel, the exhaust side of the turbo. It does change how a turbo behaves, but far less than...
Search for a 6.7 Powerstroke turbo upgrade and you will find two very different kinds of product: drop-in variable geometry (VGT) turbos that replace the factory unit in place, and non-VGT kits that swap in a fixed geometry turbo, often...
The GT37 that Ford fitted from 2015 fixed most of the turbo failures that gave the early 6.7 Powerstroke a bad name. It is still a variable geometry turbo sitting in a hot engine valley, though, and the vanes that...
Most 2017–2019 6.7 Powerstroke owners hit the factory turbo's limit the same way: a tune goes on, the truck feels great empty, and then the EGT gauge climbs on the first long grade with a trailer. Here is where the...
Ford has put four different turbochargers on the 6.7L Power Stroke since 2011, and parts for one generation rarely fit another. If you are replacing or upgrading the turbo on a 2017, 2018 or 2019 Super Duty, this is what...
