I was told the 04.5+ newer trucks have re-designed valves capable of 1450* without damage...unless it is for a long period of time...and yes always pre-turbo.

I'm not gonna lie...I've pegged a 1600* gauge before...but man donuts are FUN!

Kevin (morkable) is right about the turbo....i have one (SPS 6280) and love it!

 

You can go that high if you dont do it for long. But keep it below the 1350 mark for everyday driving

Kevin

 

Your right, not arguing at all.....i was just pointing out that if someone ever sees 1400 they aren't a moving grenade.

 

LOL,, I know,, I am starting to understand your youthful ways,, lol

Kevin

 

About how much one of these turbos gonna set me back? This forum is about a addicting and expensive as pavementsucks.com.

 

Im not sure about down in the states, but here I paid about 2300 can installed

Kevin

 

Theres one in the classifieds right now for $1600 brand new in the box.

and yes DTR is addicitive. member Bigredbcs claims to be more addicted to DTR than myspace

 

what are the power settings on the Predator? I'm looking for something 30-50 HP and about 100ft/lbs, mostly to improve mileage too. I was leaning towards a Quadzilla XZT but reviews on that seem to be half/half.

BTW - I don't have anything to tow, got a diesel b/c I've always wanted one!

 

HEY ITS YOUR MONEY, SOME OF MY BUDDIES RAG ON ME, I DONT HAUL MUCH. YOU MADE A GOOD CHOICE BECAUSE YOU CAN GET HUGE GAINS FROM SMALL STUFF, THAT WONT HAPPEN ON A GAS TRK.

 

Hey Almond, welcome to the world of diesel, just about every box out there will give you that much power gain. What year and such is your truck, it will help us help you

Kevin

 

My predator and puck shipped yesterday!

I don;t think I am going to use the puck, sounds like my plastic IC will be at its limits with just the PREDATOR!

 

I have the Diablo Sport Tuner on mine truck and am very impressed with the results. I was running a stack but really did not need the box with mine. I usually use it in tow for the low end torque, it pulls my 30 footer like it was not back there. The majority of the time I run it in performance, if you stay of the go petal it really increased my fuel economy. I ran it one time in extreme for my youngest brother because he wanted one when the finish the 06 programming. I tell you that the baby got it, did some launches and had no problem melting away a new set of Nitto Grapplers. I took the program out after two launches because it will smoke the tranny or the components pre or post. I did make a bet that I could pull his trailer with a D-6 on the back up a 40-42 grade and hit the end at over 80mph, plus it smoked the tires until that trailer started moving from a dead stop.
Results: happy camper! and everyone that uses it will be impressed for the performance to dollar ratio. My box was a lot more and a lot less performance in my opinion.

floridagc

 

I just have to tell you guys... any of you who run the Predator on extreme without guages, especially egt, are NUTS. I can hit 1600 degrees on extreme from a standing start in about 5 seconds. It throws a large amount of fuel for a stock turbo. And I can guarantee you're asking for a new short block if you mess around without monitering your egt's. Even on performance the temps can get toasty (1500+). Don't want to rag on you, just wanted to give you a heads-up...

 

Not ragging on you, but i cant imagine what those egts were at 80 from a dead stop pulling a D6. I hope you have gauges or dont plan on keeping that truck forever.

 

2004 305/555, 48RE.