BD R-700 upgrade install time - Dodge Diesel

DUKCALN · 09-10-2008, 06:50 PM

So I sucked it up and ordered the R-700 upgrade kit. I wanted to hear from you guys who have installed them in your garage. Whats the average time its been taking to do the swap out? I am hoping this will wake the beast up. Any tips or tricks will be greatly

welcomed.

mulisha · 09-10-2008, 06:57 PM

i had mine done, there was a little fab work they said involved.a days work.they are awesome. diesel nats this weekend in jersey

highrpms · 09-11-2008, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DUKCALN

So I sucked it up and ordered the R-700 upgrade kit. I wanted to hear from you guys who have installed them in your garage. Whats the average time its been taking to do the swap out? I am hoping this will wake the beast up. Any tips or tricks will be greatly

welcomed. Thanks to Pat at BD for the smoking deal on the set up shipped to my door.

Be prepared the instructions make it sound a lot easier. The new turbo is a lot bigger. According to BD you can leave the top turbo on. I say horse sh** to that, you have to take it out and might have to do some fab work. WORTH IT!

DUKCALN · 09-11-2008, 10:14 AM

I was told that if you take the inner fender liner out and the tire off that you can easly remove the old and slide the new in. It takes about 3 hours that way.

LakeLife79 · 09-11-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by DUKCALN

I was told that if you take the inner fender liner out and the tire off that you can easly remove the old and slide the new in. It takes about 3 hours that way.

Nice thats what I was thinking, but I might go the other route and take off the top turbo too just to make more room to work. I installed the tow twins myself and the more room you have to work in the better, I find I dont make as many mistakes that way too....

O.T · 09-11-2008, 10:43 AM

I found it to be easier to remove the top and bottom chargers. This way you get remove the hot pipe off the bottom charger.
Mounting the bottom charger with the hot pipe attached is the quickest IMO.
Removed the wheel and fender linner is a good idea.

Rob

highrpms · 09-11-2008, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by DUKCALN

I was told that if you take the inner fender liner out and the tire off that you can easly remove the old and slide the new in. It takes about 3 hours that way.

You are going to have a heck of time doing that way. Go ahead and remove the tire and inner fender and give it a try. I promis you'll end up taking off the top tubro, but you need the inner fender out anyway.

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O.T Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Home of the Beaver Posts: 685 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	I found it to be easier to remove the top and bottom chargers. This way you get remove the hot pipe off the bottom charger. Mounting the bottom charger with the hot pipe attached is the quickest IMO. Removed the wheel and fender linner is a good idea. Rob __________________ 2005-3500 4x4 Makes a lot of power up here in Canada EH! 1999-2500 4x4

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09-11-2008, 10:14 AM	#4
DUKCALN Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 548 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	I was told that if you take the inner fender liner out and the tire off that you can easly remove the old and slide the new in. It takes about 3 hours that way.

09-11-2008, 11:22 AM