BroncoHound

Here's where I put mine:

Lil Dog

Mines about an inch up and ahead of that, just in behind the elbow for the CCV. Thanks Bronco..

Mike Holmen

Did you guys remove the turbo or just drilled the hole with the turbo still attached to the exhaust manifold?

BroncoHound

Left everything attached here.

Lil Dog

Just drilled through. No pilot hole deeper than 1/16"

Mike Holmen

I've been phoning around but I can't find any one that can build a "race" transmission for the RE68

I was thinking about running some power, one day with this 09 quad one day. Once I put a dent in it.

Dog, has your truck done a regen cycle since the smarty adjustment?

Dale M

Hi. Isnt there a risk of all the cuttings getting into the turdo from drilling and tapping this hole? I need to do this too and worried about messing up the turbo.

Thanks
Dale M

Thanks

BroncoHound

Just go slow, put a dab of moly grease on the tip of the drill bit to catch the shavings, and clean and reapply often.

mega-engr

There is always a risk for such things, but think it is pretty low. I have not heard of anyone having an issue with their turbo no matter how they chose to do the drilling. I used grease and kept the motor running to provide some positive pressure inside to help keep any chips from going in... You'll be just fine.

Grand Geek

Well i'm glad its not just me worried bout this.. My gauges for my 04 that i bought new are still in my tool box.. i havent even thought of buying any for the 2011 since i wont drill em on the old one.. I dont work em that hard..

Lil Dog

The drilling and tapping is not as bad as it sounds. Its a cast manifold so the chips are usually pretty small and light with 98% of them coming out of the hole before you punch through. Using some lube on the drill to retain the chips and make a clean cut is the key to keeping them from falling in near the end. Patience.

On the stock truck, the pyro makes a good DPF REGEN indicator so you can make sure the process is done before you park it in the dry grass.