I am very new to the diesel world and web fourums I have a 2005 6.0 that has are head studs new injectors egr delete and straight pipe exaughst I recently purchased a evolution cts and need to know if it is safe to run on the stage 3 performance setting for regular driving

 

It's really going to depend on how well you handle your new found power. Deleting the EGR and studding the head (if both were done properly) doesn't mean that you won't have problems. The turbo would be my main worry here and it really depends on what qualifies as your daily driving.

 

Thanks for the quick response studs and egr where done correctly I know that because they were not done right by previous owner and I had to have them done 2 weeks after I bought it . My daily drive is about 60 miles round trip to work mostly hwy and runing around town on weekends also pulling a camper every couple weeks

 

I tend to error on the conservative side, so keep that in mind.

I would make sure you get up to operating temp (based on ECT and EOT readings) depending on the time of year. After you reach that point, I would make sure every now and then to have a little "fun" to get rid of the extra carbon buildup that can happen on the turbo.

One other thing that I would make sure about is cool down. If your EGT gauge is pre-turbo, I would make sure that it's around 500°F before I shut it off. If it's post turbo, I would take it down to 400.

The only other thing that I would be concern about is the tranny. Edge products (especially the modules) have a nasty history with the 6.0. I would make sure that the truck "acts" fine with the higher setting. Some trucks don't act well with certain settings when people are using the canned off the shelf tunes.

As far as when your towing, I would bump it down to a tow tune. Typically these canned tunes run hotter as it is. Heat over the long haul isn't good for your truck's longevity, but even worse if you are adding the strain of towing as well.

Just my $.02 on it.

 

I need to order an egt probe still are they pretty generic or should I go with the one edge sells? The tranny seems to be fine it dose shift hard when you get on it tho