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John___Angela's avatar
Jun 14, 2015

Exhaust manifold crack on ISC350 and effect on power.

Hello all. I have a cracked exhaust manifold on my ISC350 (2003). Replacing it next month. Curious about the effect on

* power,
* turbo boost,
* exhaust brake effect.

All of which I have noticed a change in. It would surprise me if the crack in the picture would cause these symptoms.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

11 Replies

  • John,

    That looks like a very recent break-- no "sooting" around it yet.

    And, it will affect "all the above".

    Exhaust escaping upstream of the turbo will mean the turbo does not turn as fast, so less power.

    Probably biggest issue will be substantially less braking HP from the exhaust brake. While the brake tries to hold, say 55 PSI of back pressure, that large a crack will bleed off most of that PSI.