Sycostang67

I've had it with mine, they ride so dang stiff, reminds me of my 79 F-150 when I had 6 Rancho shocks on it. I'll be pulling them off soon and tossing a set of Monroe Reflex shocks back on it. I asked my co-worker, if I was an old man with a glass taint, what shocks would you sell me? It's ok, she already thinks I'm weird. If anyone is interested in them I'll be tossing them in the classifieds when I get them out.

Got the mirrors today, replacing the F-350 mirror was a snap. You pop off a little cover opposite the mirror that gives you access to all the bolts, no need to remove the entire door panel. I had it done in about 15 minutes, dude even gave me a nice hat from his crane business. I'm really glad he was so cool about the whole situation. Since I had to remove my door panel, I decided to replace my front speakers as well. Now I can start driving my truck and playing with the quad.

I almost went with the Xotic studs, the price is definitely eye catching. I haven't heard enough about them yet to try them so I decided to stick with the ARP's. Hopefully they work just as well for you.

No kidding, Mike got me looking at stock sized tires again. The difference between the trucks just due to the tire size was pretty significant. Mikes engine load at 65mph was 6-9% while mine was 40+ at the same speed. Since my truck is now mostly a tow rig and not my daily I should probably get it to perform as such.

As far as I know a stock 4th gen mirror won't just bolt up to our trucks. The mirrors I am using are an aftermarket deal from 1Aauto that uses the 2nd gen mounting pattern with a 4th gen mirror head. I previously had the power/heated versions but then they came out with the power/heated/power folding with the marker light that I just had to have. The power mirrors and heat will plug right in if you already have the option on your truck, the power folding and marker lights have to be wired in. I really enjoy the power folding feature when moving my trailers through my fence and I get a little to close to one side.

Upon closer inspection I noticed there is a small hole in the front and the marker light had been knocked loose. I bought some of that flexible mirror material to put in the housing until the new mirrors arrive next week. Hopefully I will be able to see something with it. I'm actually impressed with how the body held up, I was doing about 40mph when the mirrors made contact and it's still solid. If the gears hadn't stripped I probably would have just looked for some new glass.

I took the truck to work today as I wanted to swing by Harbor freight and get a small crane for the back of my truck. On my way home I managed to smash my passenger side mirror into the driver side mirror of a 2017 F-350. Thankfully the guy was super cool about the whole thing and agreed to let me just buy a new mirror and install it for him. I went through 1Aauto and found his mirror for $400, for comparison the dealer wanted $1800. Unfortunately for me I have the fancy power folding 4th gen style mirrors that you have to buy in pairs for $500. I was hoping maybe I could just replace the glass as the body is still intact but I can see one of the gears has a flat spot now. If anyone needs a new driver side 4th gen style power folding mirror, I'll have one to sell soon.

I drove my truck today and noticed it was bucking a bit cruising around 35-40mph. Hopefully we can sort that out with the timing then as well.

I doubt you will get the module in the cab, the wires aren't really long enough. The wire for the EGT probe is just long enough to reach the manifold. Even just getting the wifi portion of it in the cab is unlikely unless you extend the harness somehow. I installed my Quad last weekend and haven't had any connection issues yet. I would suggest going into the settings on your tablet and looking for the Quad signal to connect to as opposed to letting the app scan for it. It seems to work quicker that way. I tried the Quad back in 2017 and it was a big PITA, couldn't get it to connect or even stay connected when I did manage to get it working. I got a reply to the review I left on the app saying they had worked out a lot of the issues that caused that and so far it seems to be true.

Wow, older pic, 2016 but I haven't changed much, maybe 20lbs heavier. I don't take pics of myself, had just installed the stacks and the wife snapped a pic while BS'ing with my friend.

I currently have it set to shut down at 450*, even stock especially in the summer I would have to wait for minute or 2 to get under 450. It's not near as long in the winter. Yes, the turbo I just installed did come from DAP. I'll be getting together with Mike this weekend to build some tunes, the truck does run fine on the preset tunes for now as long as I don't need to tow anything uphill. I don't think I can tweak any of the default tunes. Aside from my lack of tuning ability, this round with the quad is going much better than last time. It was a $50 RCA tablet I got from Walmart several years ago when I first tried the Quad. It's been sitting in a desk drawer since then which I'm sure didn't do it any favors.

My El cheapo tablet isn't going to work, the battery is almost dead within a few hours of not even being used. Thankfully the new Iquad works with android and IOS so I was able to just switch to my phone and not have to go get a new tablet right away. Definitely gonna need some help with tuning though, just like last time I tried to make a tune and only made the truck undrivable. Back to the standard tunes for now, lol.

I got the Quad installed yesterday, didn't connect as easily as I thought it would but once it was connected it only lost connection once and then maintained all through my testing. I did turn on the turbo timer, that's a nice feature. I won't have to sit in my truck waiting for the EGT's to drop so I can shut it down. It's been a few years since I last tried this thing and it definitely delivers power differently than my Edge. I'm surprised that even at level 10 of the stock tunes it comes with I have very little smoke but my egt's are still high. Have to try the custom stuff next.

Swap in an 18spd, that way you have more gears to lose before you can't drive it anymore.

I have a cheap $50 tablet I got from walmart to use with mine once I install it. I wasn't aware I didn't need to have it on all the time, that will be a welcome change.

That's the turbo I just installed, along with some 7x009 100hp injectors. I will be installing my Quadzilla tomorrow and then getting with Mike to help tune it. You don't need the optional manifold to install it, I thought I did so I got it and it actually made things more difficult that keeping the stock manifold.

I bought a complete linkage setup for an 03-08 2500/3500, it was a Mopar part, bolted right up to my 2001. I got it on Amazon for about $430 earlier this year.

I got the Quadzilla ordered, gonna go see Mike after I get it installed and have him work his magic. Hopefully he can explain some things to me as well that might allow me to better understand some of the options this thing has.

Yeah, that is what Mike is running, I did get the screaming eagle/S300 and some 100hp 7x009 injectors. The S300 did suggest 100-150hp injectors to run that turbo. Sounds like I may be back to the Quad as Mikes' setup is similar and he's not having any EGT issues. I was looking up the Quad the other day and noticed it now has the IQUAD+, which works with android or IOS so I don't have to pick one or the other and be stuck with it. My biggest issue with it last time was never being able to connect to it. I'm not sure if that was due to the cheap tablet I was using or what but hopefully it works better now than before. I can sell my Edge tuner and recover most of the cost of the Quad at least.

Well thankfully my usual camping spot was closed as I don't think my truck would have survived the trip. I ended up going to a closer spot with almost no hills. My EGT's seem high even running around empty, usually cruising the highway at 8-900 and passing 1000 while casually accelerating. Pulling the camper with the Edge on level 2 and OD turned off I was cruising at 900*, cruised at 1100* in OD so I pretty much left OD off the whole time since the speed limit was 55 the entire way. The one short hill I quickly hit 1300* at the top trying to hold 55mph. The truck definitely feels stronger but it gets too hot to really use it now. I turned the Edge off to see if there was a difference and it just makes the truck sluggish and harder to build boost which still makes it heat up. With the stock injectors and turbo I was at least able to hold 55mph up lucky peak at 1100*. Have I done something wrong or is the Quadzilla the only way to fix this?

I got the two upper boots swapped as the one kept popping off and was able to take the truck on a proper rip. The new injectors definitely make the bigger turbo spool quicker and with almost no smoke once it's lit. If I left off and floor it again, I make a decent cloud before the turbo kicks back in. I will try turning the pre-boost fuel down on the Edge and see if that helps, worst case scenario I give the Quadzilla another try. I'm going camping this weekend so I'll see how the new setup handles the camper.

The other down pipe I ordered looks the same, I will try and see if it fits differently though.

I have a new junkyard dash core and I got a new dash top from Geno's. I know they recommend painting the top but is it really necessary? I currently have a black plastic cover and like the way it contrasts with the grey I already have. I need to repaint the core and glove box door due to some fading but was gonna stick with the grey on those parts. Has anyone left there Geno's dash top as-is?

So out of curiosity I took another look at my down pipe and googled the part number on it. It is the right part number but the pics I found were not the same. All the pics I saw had a pipe with a sharp bend right after the flange, my pipe goes straight out towards the firewall before bending down to the frame. I think I may have gotten an incorrectly labeled pipe, working in the auto parts world I know that can happen quite often. I ordered a new down pipe from another vendor incase DAP has more than one incorrect unit. If the new one I get is different I will call and let DAP know. I paid a little extra for shipping so it hopefully arrives by Saturday so I can get it swapped in for the trip to your place.

I figured it was my injectors being worn out, I believe they are original with 250k miles. The truck has been smoking more than usual the last year along with a decrease in mpg so I figured it was time to change them. I would guess they are just pissing fuel as opposed to atomizing it.