Stock 9.8 hotside/71HTA. Which actuator?
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Stock 9.8 hotside/71HTA. Which actuator fits?
Does anyone know if there's a wastegate actuator that fits a 2003 Evo hot side(stock 9.8) to an FP 71HTA? Do I have to get a universal mount actuator and make a custom bracket or is there a company that makes one for that application? This is my first Evo project, I come from LS/SBC stuff, I'm helping a buddy with his turbo swap and we're stuck until we figure this out. He had bought a Turbosmart actuator for an Evo 8, but it only fits the stock turbo. The factory wastegate doesn't fit. I called Turbosmart and they said they don't make an actuator for that application. I've been searching online for days and I cant find anything. Everything else is done and ready to reinstall, just need to find the right actuator. Any info is helpful. Thanks.
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Funny you say that. He was first sent a Turbosmart actuator for an Evo 9 by accident. We tried it before realizing it was for a 9, It didn't fit. Do you have the 9.8 hotside or the 10.5?
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Even if I used washers to mount the bracket flush. The rod on the actuator is both too high above the valve by about an inch and a half, requires a bunch of tension just to get it to touch. As well as too short, the preload adjuster is at the last thread and it still comes just short of the valve. It'd require a custom bracket to come even close.