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I'm not paying for the work, I'm doing this myself. That's why I'm doing it in stages. My truck wont fit in my garage. It's gotta be back in the driveway every night so I can close the garage door. I'm hopping to get the exhaust and turbo changed in one day. Maybe drive it for a few miles to insure everything is good. Rest a few days and let my wounds and old body heal. I did buy one of those topside creepers. I'm hoping it will help. Then I'll start on the next stage. I'm hoping to get this finished by x-mas. maybe a week or two later. I start a training class at the end of Jan. and I wont have time for this. I need to get this done. Just gotta get over the hill to pick up parts. Stupid laws... I was really looking hard at that super 9. I even called and talked to them. In the end, I decided to trust what jkidd said on CF. Now I'm really bummed... Do you think the HX35 62/64/12 is too much turbo for my setup. The Super 9 has a 3 week build time. If I change my mind, I need to do it right away.

The turbo is the only part that "needs" attention. That's why I thought I'd start there. I'm curious why you think I should do it later? I'm open to all suggestions. Yes, smog tests are required here. Don't get me started on that one... I looked at that link, I'm not the sharpest when it comes to electrical stuff. I'll have to see if I can figure that out. On a side note, are the colors only hard to read for me? Thanks for the welcome. About the turbo. I just changed the fuel and air filters before my last trip. The truck was running good. The turbo was singing climbing the grades. Then, the singing would change to almost like a dragging or grinding noise. Only intermittently. When I got off the freeway and was driving slower, I noticed she was really smoking when making that noise. It only did this when the turbo was spinning. The more it spun, the more pronounced the sound would become. It remained an intermittent issue as I babied it all the way home. So naturally, I just figured it was turbo time.

Hello, I'm Dennis. I'm the original owner of my 2001 2500 quad cab long bed 4x4. It's currently stock except for the air filter, fass, smarty. The auto was rebuilt a few years ago planning on futures mods. 3.55 and with 3rd gen brakes, wheels and 265/70/17 tires. About 150k on the clock. Last trip towing my travel trailer (about 10k lbs), the turbo started acting up. That means upgrade time. I've paid the piper and now have a log list of parts on the way. Mostly from DAP. My plan is to do these upgrades in 4-5 install stages. Stage 1, Exhaust manifold and HX35 62/64/12 turbo Stage 2, Quad Adrenaline and gauges (gonna use an old ipad for them) Stage 3, 100hp injectors, head studs and valve lash adjust/correction. I probably don't need the studs, but I'm in there. Stage 4, Fleece Sureflo, redo lines from tank to fass to vp. Thinking about eliminating the canister, but I'm unsure if it will create problems/codes. Looking forward to having a working fuel gauge again. I might switch stage 3 and 4 around. Stage 5, All the little things that have been neglected over the years. New drivers seat cover/cushion, new hood insulation, new grill... The old girl is mostly just a work horse. Not getting near as much attention as she deserves. Four or five trips a year plus hardware store and dump runs. I recently turned down the opportunity to buy my brother in law's 2016 3500 4x4 limited long bed. I've loved his truck since he took delivery on it. That's pretty much what spurred on these upgrades. 40k for a used truck with 125k on it, or give the old girl some lovin. So here I am Kind regards Dennis

Vehicle Nickname: Old Girl Date Added To The Garage: 2022-12-05 Garage Link: Old Girl