bud8fan

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hehe...i dont know what you have been doing but you shure been doing something right

8ALTNG

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Im not sure who made the valve. I will ask Don. Never thought to ask.
The others are perfect. There is nothing on the pistion. The head had some (like 3) surface scratches that Don already buffed off. I guess im lucky

kbracing96

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Did you check the turbo out? That piece of valve had to go somewhere.

8ALTNG

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Don drove the truck last night about 50 miles. No problem and it sill makes boost. I have not personally seen the valve yet, but from the picture it looks like it might have burnt up and disinergrated. I dont know if that is possible, but from what myself and Don can see it did hurt anything.
I dont know when the valve actually broke. At truck nationals I thought that it was just a plug and drove it home at 30-40mph from New England Dragway which is 35 miles from my house. So I dont know if the piece broke up and made it out of the exhaust or what.

Maybe its just magic

02sierraz71_5.3

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I would go with ferrea valves they have a good reputation for being softer something like that shouldnt happen

thats amazing there isnt any scarring on the cylinder or on the walls. Might think about getting em coated

8ALTNG

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The cylinder walls or the valves????? how much does that cost????

kbracing96

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Might want to pull the turbo and exhaust housing and have a look at the turbine wheel. I though mine was running fine till I was going to change to a smaller A/R and found the outside of the wheel was all chewed up. I have no idea how it happened, but I put a new wheel in it it it spools much faster now. Something you might want to look at.

8ALTNG

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I will have Don look at that. Thanks kbracing