Wanting more power in the future! What to do?

kmotsko · Sep 12, 2015

First time poster here...I enjoy reading the threads of everyone experience and knowledge! I have a 2013 6.7 platinum with a Carli PinTop 2.5" lift rolling on 35x12.5x20's in the winter and 22x11 in the summer. Smaller (20x9) wheels and AT's for winter time beings I live in ALASKA! Truck is ******d with a mini maxx, FLO PRO, and AFE intake. I'm wanting a little more power in the future...I'm wanting to be able to beat the "everyday" ******d and tuned cummins/duramax. This is my daily driver...I do little towing and when I do it's nothing heavy. I see ATS just came out with a reasonably priced turbo upgrade, H&S I see has a nice kit but looks to be pretty spendy...also I'm seeing a lot of people doing these 15' retro turbo kits. What's everyone opinion on the way I should go...appreciate the opinions and knowledge everyone has for me. Thanks

jcain · Sep 12, 2015

Hard to beat a 2015 swap for the money. But having done a 2015 swap and then moving onto the h&s kit, I shouldn't have wasted the time and money (resale) and just done the h&s to begin with.

Six_Sloww · Sep 12, 2015

You could always do a 2015 swap then get the charger modded later on for more power.

bigrpowr · Sep 12, 2015

jcain said:
Hard to beat a 2015 swap for the money. But having done a 2015 swap and then moving onto the h&s kit, I shouldn't have wasted the time and money (resale) and just done the h&s to begin with.

what he said , with dual pumps. done deal, 650 horse, most trucks around wont be able to touch you .

kmotsko · Sep 12, 2015

How about tranny then with the H&S set up? I'm not one of those guys driving around trying to race everyone blowing smoke...but when someone does it to me I don't want to have a problem pushing the loud pedal

What's an average cost on the H&S set up?

bigrpowr · Sep 12, 2015

kmotsko said:
How about tranny then with the H&S set up? I'm not one of those guys driving around trying to race everyone blowing smoke...but when someone does it to me I don't want to have a problem pushing the loud pedal What's an average cost on the H&S set up?

it should be fine. mine was totally fine at 625 for over a year and a tremendous amount of beating. obviously no guarantees, but it will live longer the better you treat it .

TrickTruck · Sep 16, 2015

jcain said:
...having done a 2015 swap and then moving onto the h&s kit, I shouldn't have wasted the time and money (resale) and just done the h&s to begin with.

Why do you say this? What's so much better about H&S's stuff as opposed to Morgan's kit?

Six_Sloww · Sep 16, 2015

TrickTruck said:
Why do you say this? What's so much better about H&S's stuff as opposed to Morgan's kit?

Well an h&s kit makes more power than just a 2015 turbo.

But after driving with the 66mm barder for a couple weeks now you couldn't pay me to go back to a non vgt.

bigrpowr · Sep 16, 2015

Six_Sloww said:
Well an h&s kit makes more power than just a 2015 turbo.

But after driving with the 66mm barder for a couple weeks now you couldn't pay me to go back to a non vgt.

Have you driven a 6.7 with a non vgt ? They drive incredibly well.

TrickTruck · Sep 16, 2015

I'm referring to the streetmaxR turbo, morgan's complete kit and a stroker pump and a BD exhaust brake. My personal preference right now. What's H&S got over a kit like that?

ChattyCathy · Sep 16, 2015

TrickTruck said:
I'm referring to the streetmaxR turbo, morgan's complete kit and a stroker pump and a BD exhaust brake. My personal preference right now. What's H&S got over a kit like that?

Quality

Six_Sloww · Sep 16, 2015

bigrpowr said:
Have you driven a 6.7 with a non vgt ? They drive incredibly well.

No, which is why I wouldn't poopoo the h&s kit.

Just saying how impressed I am with how far vgt turbos have come.

superstroked90 · Sep 16, 2015

What is the difference between street max and streetmax r ?

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Six_Sloww · Sep 16, 2015

superstroked90 said:
What is the difference between street max and streetmax r ?

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1.5mm difference in compressor wheels between the two.

Street max is a 64mm and the R version is a 65.5mm

bigrpowr · Sep 16, 2015

superstroked90 said:
What is the difference between street max and streetmax r ?

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a couple grand .

Cheap6.7 · Sep 16, 2015

Budget is the key here. I have a streetmax and thought that's all I ever would need but as get deeper into power if I run into money I will go duel fuel and a midsize non vgt. The streetmaxR and a stroked pump will be nice to but tunning will play the big roll in all this though.

bigrpowr · Sep 16, 2015

Cheap6.7 said:
Budget is the key here. I have a streetmax and thought that's all I ever would need but as get deeper into power if I run into money I will go duel fuel and a midsize non vgt. The streetmaxR and a stroked pump will be nice to but tunning will play the big roll in all this though.

and good luck getting a stroked pump .

packin45 · Sep 16, 2015

TrickTruck said:
I'm referring to the streetmaxR turbo, morgan's complete kit and a stroker pump and a BD exhaust brake. My personal preference right now. What's H&S got over a kit like that?

Don't 2015 turbos work as an exhaust brake?

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TrickTruck · Sep 16, 2015

packin45 said:
Don't 2015 turbos work as an exhaust brake?

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According to Morgan, yes and no. on the 11-14 You can write a tune with exhaust brake enabled, but it's on all the time, or a tune with it off. W/ the $600 BD it's all controlled electronically.