Detroit BK 12.7L - Leon tuned to roughly 525hp and I bought a turbo from him at the time, 75mm w/ 11 blade wheel. - 6 years ago.
V-band holding the cartridge had a mishap and the thing is now ####eyed and wont come apart, seized. I broke the flanges off trying to get it apart.
Need new Turbo. Im going to buy a BW 171702 as its spec'd exactly to what I have except compressor wheel.
I pulled the 11 blade wheel off the old turbo, does anyone know if would be worth swapping it onto the new turbo? Mostly highway truck 35k lbs max weight. When I installed the turbo and had it tuned it spooled as fast as the stock one.... Just wondering if that was the tune or the turbo mostly? The wheel was supposed to be some magic voodoo wheel.
Thanks.
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171702 Turbo on 12.7 - 11 blade Wheel swap worth anything at my HP?
Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by Green461, Jul 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM.