Twins or compounds.

Twan · Jul 26, 2013

To ask how they spool up is not what I'm wanting to ask.
I'm waiting to know how the low end power and take off power is, with a powermax and my trailer on a hill, 7-10% and 8000'+ It can take up to 2-4 seconds to start moving. Would a twin or compound setup take off better?
I can pull my trailer at 1300 rpms too, but the egts are getting to warm.

ajbond · Jul 29, 2013

What billet wheel are you running?

Twan · Jul 29, 2013

ajbond said:
What billet wheel are you running?

I got it from Nate, not sure who makes it.

ajbond · Jul 29, 2013

More than likely the 11 blade single plane.. Did it help any with lag???

Twan · Jul 29, 2013

That sounds right.
Around town driven empty it did, not day and night. Pulling it helped a little, but I'm having to get my tunes changed too. It ran better in stock tune than my tow for a powermax.
The biggest thing I noticed with it was the turbo surge is 100% gone and my low end power is better. The truck will pull up hills (small) at as low as 1200rpms now. It down shifts less and is nicer to drive. It was worth the money to me, I have about 3000 miles towing on it, and another 2000 miles drive. It's been great so fare.

Twan · Jul 29, 2013

Also my friends wife drove it with a horse trailer, and had no complaint about turbo lag. Which before she didn't like the lag when driven.
My buddy also didn't notice any lag, which he would also notice and give me a hard time about. He's a old 6.0 owner.

ajbond · Jul 29, 2013

Mine wants to run 2500+ doesn't want to lug... funny. I tried the mtw hybrid and stg 1 with no luck. I am thinking about the barder stg 2.

ajbond · Jul 29, 2013

Some claim a ported intake helps the pmax. Which I have.. I have also heard the banks innercooler helps with lag and is on my soon to do list.. my hope is to tow 17k with 175/30 injectors..

Twan · Jul 29, 2013

I can say that I'm very happy with the way it helped my truck.
Not sure where your from, but if your around the Colorado area, or Dallas/fort worth area your welcome to check it out.

ajbond · Jul 29, 2013

Utah.. I know to well how elevation effects these trucks..

Twan · Jul 29, 2013

I have all that, the intake was worth it. Keeps my egts under control pulling my 5th wheel. The turbo wheel and intercooler didn't help with the temps, that I noticed, and I installed them at the same time. I pulling all kinds of stuf, my 5th is 18k last time I went out, and It pulled great, the biggest trouble I have is my water and oil temps if it gets windy, as long as I'm under 2500 rpms they stay safe, get over 2500 and they go up fast.
I was moving dirt around town, 16,000-17,000 and had no trouble with any temps, had a 3 mile drive at 50 mph, the rest was under 35mph
What part of Utah?

1fastTRX · Jul 30, 2013

I noticed a difference in spooling from the normal <1000 ft elevation where I live to about 7000 ft where we traveled to this weekend. It was noticeable. I was also in really twisty hills which made the climb a constant on throttle/off throttle affair. Once we got down to normal elevation (normal for me) it was much better. I shouldn't have left it in the race tune either though. The converter kept locking. I'm sure the street or tow tune would've fueled much better for the type of driving.

Mdub707 · Jul 30, 2013

Everyone I've spoken too that has installed the banks intercooler WITH the larger boost tubes, has had a decrease in spool up. The larger piping seems to be the culprit.

ajbond · Jul 30, 2013

Any way to keep stock cac tubes?

Twan · Jul 30, 2013

Mdub707 said:
Everyone I've spoken too that has installed the banks intercooler WITH the larger boost tubes, has had a decrease in spool up. The larger piping seems to be the culprit.

I've heard the same, I have the boots I need to put my stock pipes back on to test that. It will be October before I get a chance to.