if you had $2k to spend at ATS on a stock truck...

[4griffins]

So my 02 Excursion is pretty much stock. If you had $2k to spend at ATSdiesel, (and only ATS diesel) what would you start with? exhaust gauges ATS turbo housing ??? I normally only drive the Ex if there is bad snow, summer time towing the 30ft camper, or when I need to haul 7 kids somewhere... What would be the best bang for my buck? Thanks!

[just another truck]

I have no clue who ATS diesel is, so I hope I dont list anything they dont carry..

1st, Gages, do the pyro, trans, boost. This will establish a baseline.
2nd Exhaust, I dont know enough about Co winters if they use salt or not, but recomend a 4" stainless, turbo back,
3rd ( can be swapped with 2nd) Intake.. DO NOT DO THE K&N DROP IN, but I would do an intake
4th valve body
5th, DP, PHP, Tony Wilderman chip.. ( I would go DP, oh wait, I did )

Have Fun.. Others here are more qualified for an answer.. but here are some suggestions.

[miller_feed]

The best bang for your buck will not be ATSdiesel. But if you will only buy from them, I would think you have the right idea of where to start with mods.

EDIT: I don't understand why you are asking this, looking at your sig.

[4griffins]

Originally Posted by miller_feed

The best bang for your buck will not be ATSdiesel. But if you will only buy from them, I would think you have the right idea of where to start with mods.

EDIT: I don't understand why you are asking this, looking at your sig.

There is a guy selling his ATSdiesel credit that he has. I have seen a few posts about ATS and their built trannys and the turbos, but not much else...

I have an idea of what mods I WANT to do, but if ATS has certain products that would be more beneficial to me, or a better use of that credit, then that's what I would want to do.

You are right though, I have an idea of what to get first when it comes to modding. Mostly I am looking for advice from people that have bought ATS products.

Thanks!

[miller_feed]

Originally Posted by 4griffins

There is a guy selling his ATSdiesel credit that he has. I have seen a few posts about ATS and their built trannys and the turbos, but not much else...

I have an idea of what mods I WANT to do, but if ATS has certain products that would be more beneficial to me, or a better use of that credit, then that's what I would want to do.

You are right though, I have an idea of what to get first when it comes to modding. Mostly I am looking for advice from people that have bought ATS products.

Thanks!

I do know the ATS housing will cure turbo surge if you have surge. But a WW will also do it on most trucks. If you get a good deal on the credit, then it may be worth it.

[Izzy351]

I really like my ATS housing. I use it with the stock wheel on my van turbo. I'm driving the p!$$ out of it to about 35psi, and never get surge. It's definitely a solid fix if you have surge, but I think I'd only do the ATS if 1) you tried a WW and still get surge or 2) you're going into bigger injectors and want a solid performer up to 35psi (on a van turbo -- stocker will only be reliable to about 30psi if you put a 1.0 exh housing on it).

I also get their catalog in the mail every now & then, and they seem to be a bit high on other stuff, IMHO.

[duck fan]

Originally Posted by 4griffins

There is a guy selling his ATSdiesel credit that he has.

First of all, I saw your location. I graduated from Douglas County High in 1994. I was just home this summer.

Secondly, when I saw the title of your thread, my initial thought before reading anything was, buy $2000 worth of ATS, sell it on CL or fleabay for $1500 and spend the $1500 at Riffraff http://www.riffraffdiesel.com .

Honestly, you are going to get twice the results for half the money somewhere else. ATS does some things pretty good but its a bit overpriced. For even $1000, you could get a 4" MBRP exhaust and a DP. @ $1500 throw in gauges, HPX, FRx, and an AIH delete.

[Ponyboychris]

Couple of guys here at work have ATS trannies and are not happy with them. They have been in and out of their shop a few times with less than favorable reviews of their customer service. Plus some of the breakage wasn't covered under warranty because of mods done on their trucks.

[4griffins]

Cool. Thanks for all the replies. Looks like I will be staying away from this deal.

[jdecker88]

ATS is a horrible company as far as the way they treat their customers. Over priced and on some products they are defiantly not up to par.

Griffins check your PM

[big poppa]

Don't know anyhting about ATS except their housings and tranny's, I vote for Clay at Riffraff Diesel and some of our sponsors here, nothing like keeping it the family, good luck.

[megawatt00]

Originally Posted by 4griffins

There is a guy selling his ATSdiesel credit that he has. I have seen a few posts about ATS and their built trannys and the turbos, but not much else...

I have an idea of what mods I WANT to do, but if ATS has certain products that would be more beneficial to me, or a better use of that credit, then that's what I would want to do.

You are right though, I have an idea of what to get first when it comes to modding. Mostly I am looking for advice from people that have bought ATS products.

Thanks!

On a different note be very careful of buying something like this. Unless you personally know the guy and you can verify through ATS that it is indeed good, it could be a scam. If he is willing to sell you a 2K credit for less than face value I would ask why? Why not buy stuff and sell it off? Make more $$ that way then reduced price on the credit.

BUYER BEWARE!

[big poppa]

Nice pickup Jim...^^^^^^

[megawatt00]

Originally Posted by big poppa

Nice pickup Jim...^^^^^^

You know me always got to play Devils Advocate.

[Izzy351]

GOOD point Jim. When I'm on here, my spidey sense about that kind of crap is shut off. The folks here are WAAAAY more trustworthy than most others.