I thought i'd give a report on the product now that I've had it for awhile. The guys at DPP are really helpful with questions and whatnot.

I'm curious if anyone else has the same...reservations...with the product that I do.

One of my qualms with it, cbh, is that if you use it with the turbo air guide it will be properly installed "when the hose isn't fully seated on the male end of the turbo (inlet)"

that's a ridiculous idea. the intake on the turbo has an area about 1.25" deep on which to mount your intake tube. so why the cool blue hose does not use all of that is beyond me. Nor does it come with a spacer you could put on before you put on the cbh. it doesn't sit well with me when I look at it, knowing that it's installed correctly if it's not 100% seated on the turbo inlet.

further more, this means that the cool blue hose hit's my oil filter. weak

I just took it out today and put my stock tube back in (with baffles removed) and will compare the two.

lastly, the turbo air guide just "goes in the tube" there's no exact location in the tube that is marked, no indented area of the blue hose which a clamp could slide on, which would then hold the turbo air guide in place, the knowingly correct place. If you look at the stock intake tube there's indents on the tubing which you put the clamps, therefore you know exactly where the clamps should go. not with the turbo air guide.

It's a good idea but to say it needs some refinement is an understatement

hopefully others will chime in with solutions.

 

I run the Cool Hose without the Tag and it works great for me.
I don`t think the Tag is a very well designed product.
Remove the Tag and use the Cool Hose.

 

Does the TAG do anything in your opinion? Does it cut out some of the whistle of the turbo?

Kevin

 

yes, it does cut down on some of the whistle. Sometimes, if I feel the need to mess with it, I will put the TAG in before a long trip, because the turbo gets a little annoying

 

yeah, thats the problem I am having, I love the whistle sometimes, but man it sure sucks on a long trip, how much does it cut down?

Kevin

 

Dr Diesel - I was thinking of doing that (removing the t.a.g.) but in theory the tag is a great idea. Just like the stock intake, if you look at the last bend in the intake, the white plastic sort of guides the air into the turbo inlet, similar to what the turbo air guide does.

so without the tag 3 there's a bunch of swirling crazy air just trying to get sucked into the turbo. Unless that is, the force of suction from the turbo is so strong that the air goes in just fine no matter what.

I'm going to try and install the c.b.h. without the cab and see what I think. I can't imagine how loud the turbo is without the tag...b'c I'm already getting a bit tired of it....I just towed over 2,000 miles in 4 days and the turbo whine was killin' me

 

What is the TAG?

 

TAG, Turbo Air Guide, it is a product that you can buy that claims increases in power and fuel mileage

Kevin

 

more so than that...the tag is a product that goes in the intake tube...it's designed to act as a facilitator of sorts.

Instead of a bunch of swirling, crazy air coming down the intake tube and going into the turbo, the tag straightens out the air so that it hits the blades of the turbo dead on, and in theory make the turbo more effective.

some say that it is thereby reducing airflow...others think that the minor reduction in airflow is outweighed by the benefits of the tag redirecting the air

who knows? right. I'm excited to rock my cool blue hose with and without the tag and see how I feel

 

I would like to know more about this cool blue hose,, what is its special purpose,, look pretty???

Kevin

 

It`s a silicone inlet hose with internal stainless steel wire wrap to keep it from collapsing. It reduces air inlet temps to the turbo and has an open 4 inch to 4 inch straight through design.
I use it with the stock air box and an Amsoil Drop-In Nano Fiber filter.
This way, I don`t hack the stock inlet tube. It sound great with the silencer ring installed and I have no filter minder pull down issue`s.
You can find it here... www.dieselpowerproducts.com

 

Cool. thanks for the info

Kevin

 

I also have the cool blue hose, TAG, Amsoil Drop In filter, mine has been in for 10 months. It still is performing fantastically, I LOVE it. I also did the Cool Power modification (cutting a 4" hole into the bottom of the stock box and adding a hose that draws air from the bottom of the fenderwell). I have never drawn the filter minder down, have better throttle response/turbo spooling.

Basically the TAG replaces the plastic air deflector found in the stock setup. In theory the TAG helps to control and distribute the air evenly into the turbo blades. Without it you would have turbulence and uneven air flow into the blades, this would put strain on the bearing with uneven distribution across the blade surface. So, it will contribute to the life of the turbo bearing. Thier website has a more technical description, and, they can refer you to even more technical articles. I have had no problems with the TAG as far as some have reported failure in it's construction. I also had no problem in installation and referencing it's position in the CBH and securing it and the CBH. Pretty straightforward installation, took no time at all. I did see a mild amount of MPG gain but that was not my purpose for installing the products, my purpose was the benefit of the thermal properties the hose offered to the intake system as a whole.

I would recommend the system and would install it on my next truck.

CD

 

where's the cheapest place to purchase these cool hoses? cheapest I've seen is 129..

 

$129 is about it. Don't waste your money on the whole kit, I did and don't think that it's worth it, Unless you just want it to look pretty. (the kit is all the hoses from the turbo to the intercooler to the intake.)