umm... well i ground my plate to a #10, slid it forward, and maxed out the starwheel.... well i got everyhting i wanted out of doing this to my 96, but i wanna know how much boost is too much for my stock truck... by the way i make 30 psi wot... but only about6 at regular cruising speed

 

I would keep it under 36 psi.
Any higher and you start pumping hot air and risk over speeding the turbo possibly grenading it.

 

I agree

stock HX 35 is engineered to produce max of 35 PSI.. Anything more is just hot air and is actually hurting you more than helping you.. Cool air makes HP, hot air just limits what u already have even more by making you back off the throttle...

OH yeah, if the tranny is stock, ur riskin damaging it with that sorta hot rodding, just keep it level or to a minimum....

Rick

 

they are both right, down here at sea level my turbo can make 45 pounds of boost if i want it to, but just because you can, doesn't mean you should. that's always a problem when you start to bomb you truck, you become addicted. you spend days in the dog house because you spend so much money on your truck and your wife doesn't find out, until it's too late. they still need bca meetings, bombing cummins anonymous.

 

Marine4Life, I agree about the BCA! Heck I've just started and I am so addicted its pitiful . I practically had a panic attack trying to explain to my wife why I just ordered a $500 5" exhaust system, to replace my perfectly good current one . She just don't understand ! Now while she watches TV in the evening I am surfing truck mod forums. She's always yelling at me to "get off , and don't order anything else for that truck !" Help !

 

Oh it will get worse

GSK
Cam plate (fuel plate)
timing
injectors
turbo
manifolds
delivery valves
a nice lil 5000 dollar tranny to hold it all

OH boy... ur just gettin started... I remember when i wanted just 300 horses.. this was last year... LOL

best of luck...

Tx

 

You forgot some nice head work to go with it too. See my sig, we wanted to stop at a #10 palte and a 3GSK.

 

well, i have not got my liscence yet... its my truck ive spent the money on it and all, but my dad is driving the beast... the tranny doesnt get ove 150 degrees at the most, the pyro stays on about 6oo degrees but shoots to 950 at wot when the boost is at 30 psi... the tranny has about 25k on it and was rebuilt for the specific work of pulling a camper... so im hopoing itll last and hold out... thanks for the help and how much will a 3kgsk kit cost, and how hard will it be for the install....

 

$125 at PDR, installation is fairly simple and it will make the truck feel totaly different. It's one of the best bangs for the buck.(IMO)