Cat c15 loss of power

If it was loose I would have expected it to blow off under boost pressure. When you put 30 psi of air pressure things tend to blow apart. Butnthat said if it was loose and leaking yeah that could cause some power loss

 

Oh i thought you meant the intake on the head. If you are talking about the intake on the turbo then, no I would NOT expect a power loss from that

 

what is the rest of the story here? Assuming you found the loose clamp and you have been running the truck why are you asking this question. Did you notice a difference after tightening the clamp back up??

 

Yeah I dont see how a loose clamp on the intake side of the turbo could cause any sort of major power loss. Unless the boot was terrible loose and didn't seal at all you could have been sucking dust and dirt, water whatever into the engine and destroyed it, but if that was the case I think you'd have a ton of blow by.

What test have you ran? A miss under load at higher rpm would be a fuel problem if i had to guess. Do you have a fuel pressure gauge?