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quick question. before i installed my new exhaust on my truck i had ordered a chip from TW and it was tuned for the stock system since i have installed a 3" DP to 4" straight pipe and 5" stack. i'm curious as to how much i may be hampering power and mileage by not retuning it
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i was just curious. i'm wanting to do some other mods and was kinda waiting til i did those to do the reburn. just didnt know if i might need to take it off in the mean time depending on if it would cause problems or not
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that does bring up another curiosity. in yalls opinion what should be the next mod on the list. i'm a tractor mechanic by trade and i know how to build those motors to make more power but i'm a little timid on how far to push it when it comes to what i drive down the road everyday
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The stock internals on our motors are good for 500+ hp, so unless your making it a monster and plan on streeting it you can push it as far as you want. Make sure you do supporting mods first before any major power adders, ie: push rods, valve springs, head studs, HPOP, Tranny/clutch, single mass flywheel, etc.
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thanks for the info i'm glad to know i can get a fairly decent amount out of them. i wasn't planning on going that big for at least a few more years. theres just too many choices when it comes to mods makes it hard for me to decide. whats wrong with my k&n
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The K&N let's to much dust pass into the turbo dusting the turbo and cylinders. It pretty much sandblast the turbo and engine
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I haven't noticed any dust gettin past it but it still makes me nervous cause I know it can be pricy when a motor gets dusted. I recently rebuilt a tractor motor that had been dusted and it hurt me to call the guy and give him the estimate
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I'm one who had the wheel dusted by the k&n. I didn't do any internal damage to my motor, but the turbo needed a new wheel and rebuild kit. I checked my turbo just a couple weeks ago, and its been 3 years since the new wheel and rebuild. New 6637 then too. It looks perfect, just like when I put it back on.
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