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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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2001 2500 cummins performance

2001 2500 cummins performance parts what are some good cheep parts? that will not hurt reliability?
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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The Edge EZ has a nice little kick in the pants that's not really gonna put a strain on any other parts.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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quad xzt+ is a good one
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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Edge EZ, 5/4" exhaust, intake?
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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Schm,

If you are going to stay mild and just want the EZ, you might want to save your $$$ on the exhaust and intake. You probably won't get any "performance" out of them.

I'd spend some of that money on some gauges especially fuel pressure and call it a day.

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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:30 PM
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Can find rv275's injectors cheap, and a small box like was mentioned above.
Guages are a must. particulary the fuel and egt if you want injectors.

Remember that this stuff is HIGHLY addicting. A lttle goes a long way but alot is better
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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The best towing box out there is the Van Aaken V5, also the
cheapest.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Dieselcamper, you tried an XZT+?

I'd think that would be about as good as can be had for towing.

JStull gave great advice. If you're keeping it mild, forget the intake and exhaust. You just need a mild box to deliver a bit more fuel.

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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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I'm gonna have to disagree on that one. If your towing, you want to run nice and cool and not have to worry all the time about egts. I say get the gauges, go to napa and get a BHAF, and get a nice budget 4 inch exhaust, with or without the muffler(your preferance), and also get something like an XZT+. A good intake can drop egts 100* and a good exhaust maybe 50*. When you add more fuel it will run hotter.
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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If you're relying on an aftermarket exhaust to be the difference between "safe" and "marginal" then you're overfueled and/or driving wrong.

Even if a larger exhaust drops a couple degrees EGT, there's no way to know if that translates into cooler running pistons and valves or not.

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:28 AM
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I like the Exhaust and intake so i can hear my turbo scream lol
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 06:30 AM
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I understand if you like the noise, but you can get it "loud" without springing for a whole intake and exhaust.

The BHAF from NAPA that was mentioned above is a nice setup and I think you can get them for under $50. Yank the silencer ring out of the turbo also.

And delete the muffler on your stock exhaust. Total, if you do it yourself, would be about $75 for everything. An intake runs from about $200 and up and a cheap 4" full exhaust will cost around $250 to $300 I believe. You can shop around on that stuff but it's still an extra $400.

Just throwing that out there, I wasn't sure if you were aware of the cheap stuff that will make it louder.

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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Ya i don't no Edit about diesel's thats why I'm asking... And about the silencer ring how do you remove it and will it hurt any thing what does it do?
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:27 PM
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The silencer doesn't help or hurt anything-- it just reduces turbo whistle.

You can see it in the inlet of your turbo if you take off the intake hose. It's held in place by a lockring that you can fish out with a pair of small flat screwdrivers or similar. I think I used a scratch awl and a screwdriver.

It looks like a "flange" inside the turbo inlet, about 3/8" inch thick right around the inside rim of the turbo's intake (almost up against the blades).

You can't miss it. Fishing the ring out can be a pain sometimes-- others have it come right out, so your truck might be easy or difficult.

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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by ScottGregory
Can find rv275's injectors cheap, and a small box like was mentioned above.
Guages are a must. particulary the fuel and egt if you want injectors.

Remember that this stuff is HIGHLY addicting. A lttle goes a long way but alot is better
im gonna 2nd what he said. some smaller injectors wont hurt your truck at all and may get you some more mileage
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