It has been about a year since I had my 2000 F-250 upgraded with a new Turbo, pipes, Mishimoto intercooler, chipped, and Edge display.I started off with a stock truck with 90K miles on it. I am retired and pull a 12K 5th wheel around the country. The Truck was pretty weak pulling the trailer so I jumped on this forum and have another thread out there with all the great advice given to me. I decided to go with a turn key solution from Monster Diesel in Gilbert, Az. Monster Diesel upgraded the Turbo, pipes,Chipped the truck, I had them install an Exhaust Brake Kit this year which I love very much.No more jabbing the brakes on down side of mountains, great confidence. I installed the Mishimoto intercooler at my sons house which I think was a waste of money, did not notice any improvement. I do fight EGT's when I hit 6,000 feet and going up some pretty good grades. I drop to 4th gear (Zf6 manual) and no problems keeping 65mph around 2500 rpm. When on the east coast and Florida EGT's just are not an issue. Oh, previous to the turn key solution I added Air Filter and 4 inch exhaust.

The Turbo spins up fast and seems to flatten out around 2800 rpm so my power curve is between 1800 to 2800 rpm. I keep the speed pulling the trailer at 65 mph but have giddy up and go to pass at 80 mph if I want. I have been very happy with the upgrade with the power and throttle response. I can't tell you what boost is as I need to add something to record it accurately. The Edge does give me boost from 0 to about 12 so I do know when I have increased or not much boost. I have read all the Turbo talk but not much has not sunk in. I wanted to update what I have done so I will give the details. I figure knowledge is power and this is what I paid. I figure most on this forum do their own work so you can compare. Conclusion is I love the reliability and power of the truck. My wife and I are in the process of going from a GVWR 10K 5Th Wheel to a GVWR 7K 5th Wheel. We just did not need the all the room we had and we move around alot. We shall see what the tow is like after the new Trailer is brought online. Thanks everyone.

Garret Gt Turbo $1,600 GA739619-5004s
Turbo Pipe Kit $274.79
TS 6 Pos Chip $300.00
Edge Probe $140.00
Edge Insight CTS2 Monitor $460.00 (wow,but love it)
BD Turbo Boot and Clamp $$340.00
Pigtail $50.00
ICP sensor $222.52
Rotella 15W40 Oil $72.00
Oil Filter $15.00
shop supplies $25.00
Labor:
Install TS Chip $$165.00
Install EGT Probe and Edge Insight Monitor $110.00
Replace Turbo and Up Pipes $440.00
Oil change $22.00
All turbo boots seaping oil and ICP Sensor leaking in valley
Replace all turbo boots $22.00
Replace ICP Sensor and Pigtail $88.00
Hazardous Materials $3.00
Labor $847.00
Parts $3,499.31
HazMat $3.00
subTotal $4,349.31
Tax $272.95
Total $4,622.26

Exhaust Brake this year $2,586.88 which hurt the wallet but I love it. It is a pull up **** on the Stick and what a difference in my confidence going down mountains. Plus side is it is fun to play with driving around town.

 

Byron, I see you joined the FTE in January of 2020, but I would still like to offer you a warm welcome.

Your dead on right about most of us do our own work, but sometimes we don't have the time, ability or experience. In those times we have been helped by FTE'rs in person or on here in order to find a reputable shop.

Your also right about knowledge being power. Having more information allows for more choices and informed decisions!

I too have a 2000 ZF6 and love the truck. It has 255,000 miles on it and runs better than the day it rolled off the KY plant floor. It needs TLC every once in a while, but it is a working truck. 90% of the time it is rolling it has 10,000 - 12,000 lbs strapped to the back. We travel cross country (except for northeast of PA) towing a 5th wheel.

We call the west (CO, WY, MT, NM, UT, WA, ID) our stomping ground because we have friends and family throughout most of them. We call north GA home though and love it out here more than anywhere else we have been on this planet. Probably like it better than Mars too, but we are waiting on Elon Musk to help us with that decision.

You have done a lot of work to that truck and seem to be really happy with it. I am curious about your exhaust brake. Do you know if it was manufactured by anyone and installed by your shop or if they built it themselves?

If you are contemplating a new turbo, I would ask that you verify that your exhaust brake is not utilizing the OEM pedestal and exhaust back pressure valve. Even if it is, KC Turbos has some great drop in options. They even have a turbine wheel upgrade that when paired with a billet compressor wheel it works quite well for the fellas that want to retain the OEM turbo housings. It looks like you have a Garrett GTP38R though, so no go on that turbo I believe. KC may have some upgrades for it, but the 38R has been known to "reject" billet wheels.

If you have a few minutes to browse over a spreadsheet that an FTE'r created for just the sort of thing you may be asking about, check out thus link: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...e-reviews.html

If you are using a smartphone or tablet, click on the image once and you can zoom in from there. Or, you can download it and zoom from there too.

Again, welcome or welcome back, we are glad to have you with us.

 

The Exhaust I had installed is made by BD Diesel. It has an air compressor and control modules mounted under the hood. They cut a section out of the 4" exhaust so it causes back pressure. Works great for my application. Somebody made mention it is hard on the turbo. I have not verified if it causes damage with city driving or I guess over use. I plan on calling Monster Diesel and check with the owner Mike.