Is this 14b Still Usable after catching eye on the crack in housing

[eclipseism]

Its would defenently be a shame if this 14b was not usable anymore, it has no shaft play what so ever, *EVER*. what you guys think.

 

[brute]

If you're really pressed for money, you can find a used 14b for probably around $100. If you want to get a completely new housing, FP sells them: http://linux.forcedperformance.net/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=FP&Product_Code=MTH&Category_Code=UNIV-Tcomp

 

[Killa_dsm]

How bad is it? Does it go all the way through? Any cracks by the flapper door?

From the pic, it doesnt look too bad. I say use it.

 

[MrBoxx]

It happens to the exhaust housings. Cracks are actually pretty normal. That's a fairly large crack, however. For comparison, here's a closeup of my post-porting 14b exhaust housing. You can see there's a similar crack in the wastegate inlet hole at the bottom:

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I would try porting the step off the exhaust housing inlet and see if the crack narrows down the further you go. If not, or if the crack extends to the outside wall, you might want to find another exhaust housing.

 

[90mitsu3clipse]

Looks like mine. i will be getting the EVO 3 this week. With a crack like that, how long does it take you to spool up. I dont see 14psi until I get around 3500rpm

 

[MrBoxx]

It doesn't go all the way through, so it shouldn't affect spool at all. I honestly have no idea when I reach full boost.