thats the route i would head then. ive ran a 4094vvt and now i bought a truck with a hsp s475/stock kit and i really like the twin kit.
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thats the route i would head then. ive ran a 4094vvt and now i bought a truck with a hsp s475/stock kit and i really like the twin kit.
But you live in SLC. I spend most of my miles on washboard dirt desert roads, which is a big reason I didn't like the twin truck that A.stocklbz bought from me. It was just not practical for my application. If I lived in town, and it was a pavement queen then I maybe would have thought harder about keeping it. Little things add up over time, and eventually I just throw my hands in the air and say the hell with it. It's damn expensive owning trucks that have more than an intake, tune, and exhaust. I've heard a lot of the big names in the duramax world (and on this site) say they wished they would have kept their trucks closer to stock just because of the cost, headaches, and addiction that comes with these trucks. I'm beginning to understand where they were coming from.
You think the Salt Lake area is just paved streets? You think people in the Salt Lake area don't ever drive on dirt or desert roads? Go in any direction from Salt Lake and what do think is there?.........desert and dirt roads. You think SLC people never go north and that Idaho is just paved roads?
That was exactly what I was saying. Dirt roads don't exist outside of Idaho.
I bet that mike probably doesn't drive on 70 miles of dirt roads a day though.
That was exactly what I was saying. Dirt roads don't exist outside of Idaho.
you need to get out of idaho more jake. lol
you need to get out of idaho more jake. lol
X2 on your statement in the second half of your post I work on chevy cars,SUVs, crossovers, and trucks alike day in and out at the chevy dealership I work for and the closer you keep it to stock the easier it is to work on and maintain my mods are made very carefully and the reality of it is a good clean smooth running 500+hp 1000+ ft lbs of torque truck is really all any one needs it's neat to be able to say "yeah its only got 46,xxx miles LBZ and the lb7 has 27x,xxx and still going strong lb7 has had 500+hp since 191,xxx miles when I bought it and still going strong ive got more than my money's worth out of both trucks be it my wife, our memories, trips, smiles, fun, competiton pulls, and still able to drive it home and to work day in and out yeah I might not come in first at any events i participated in but it still makes me feel good knowing it's still just as reliable as the day I bought it due the the fact I did my homework and made changes in the right areas to not only increase reliability but enjoy the trucks without worrying every time I turn the key what's gonna break next jmho
Try living 30 miles from the nearest town on a ranch in the middle of no where lol should see how pitted my windshield is from the dust stroms. I'm running a twin kit and have no issues with it running down 23 mile dirt roads. :hug:
I think it's the t3 that killed it I had a bd 64/70 t3 wastegated and it was a laggy bitch compared to my billet 66/73 t4 I mean it was way different driving.
I think the wheel design a big key to maybe it was the billet wheel but I could tow 10k behind me and not worry. At 26.5k any setup would need egts watched stock to compounds imo
you need to get out of idaho more jake. lol
No, because then I'd have to deal with more people...and I don't really like people. I'll take cracked front glass over people any day.
No, because then I'd have to deal with more people...and I don't really like people. I'll take cracked front glass over people any day.
Yep I agree with you there
That was exactly what I was saying. Dirt roads don't exist outside of Idaho.
I bet that mike probably doesn't drive on 70 miles of dirt roads a day though.
Go west of SLC and hunt coyotes, what's there....desert and dirt roads. Maybe Wyoming or eastern Utah for prairie dogs and bounce around in the sage. Or just about anyplace in the middle of nowhere for chucks. The triples aren't a problem. One guy here runs triples, over 950hp, goes mid 10's......in his farm truck. There's often hay in the bed.
Yeah but he sounds rich. I'm not rich.
I'm just sharing my own experience and issues that I've had. Everybody's situation is different.
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Yeah because assuming has made an ASS out of U and ME. I'm going to bed because was are just mucking up this thread.
I have a question... I seem to find vvt turbos online at most vendor websites ... But can't seem to find fixed vane turbos. And if I do, where or how would you specify what exducer/inducer/housing/etc.. Do you just call the vendor to order it and talk about the specs?
Check out PPE's website, they have fixed vane turbo kits available, come to think of it, so does HSP, SDP and Danville performance, but I think Danville and SDP just use a PPE kit...
Costs a whole lot more to switch to fixed than it does to just do a drop in performance VGT tho
Not neccesarily, I picked up my WCfab s400 kit including my old s472 turbo for $2500 shipped. That is a hell of a nice kit.
Cheaper than what a new danville 72 costs.
Tru, tru
I guess I shouldve said
It costs a whole lot more to buy a fixed vane kit from PPE than it does to buy a performance VGT
Isn't PPE's Kit somethin like $3400 PLUS the turbo!!???!!
And the DP stg2 3794va is $1850+ a core and the ride
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