best way to decrease turbo lag
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best way to decrease turbo lag
Not sure if the older ones have the turbo lag like the 05's, but i need to do something about mine. It is only bad when i'm towing at least 5k lbs. and it will hesitate for a good 3-5 seconds before really moving.
Right now the truck is stock and has 10k miles on it. So what is the cheapest most effective way to reduce the lag?
Right now the truck is stock and has 10k miles on it. So what is the cheapest most effective way to reduce the lag?
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Originally Posted by Whopper809
performance turbo back exhaust will reduce turbo lag quite a bit.
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A good exhaust will help get the turbo moving quicker. Be aware that you could void your warrenty with any aftermarket work ya do. Just be prepared to remove stuff if you have a mod un-friendly service dealer.
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Just to let ya know, turbo lag on an '05 wasn't lessened by my turbo back install - at least with the muffler and cat still in place. Is it true disconnecting the EGR helps? I may give that a try to check it out.
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The largest improvement in the turbo lag area that I found was removing the cat! The MBRP turbo back made a slight improvement and the Edge made another small improvement. But removing the cat made the most significant difference in turbo spool in my scenario.
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Originally Posted by Rodslinger1
Just to let ya know, turbo lag on an '05 wasn't lessened by my turbo back install - at least with the muffler and cat still in place. Is it true disconnecting the EGR helps? I may give that a try to check it out.
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Ditto on my '05. Still trying to find a definitive answer. It isn't too bad without a trailer, but as soon as it's hooked up, it's terrible.
I did disconnect EGR, no difference. With all the different answers it sure gives credence to the snowfalke theory.
Just imagine if Microsoft designed Windows and had all these problems where basically no 2 operating systems (engines) were alike. New upgrades\patches (reflashes) every other week that fixes some problems and not others.
I did disconnect EGR, no difference. With all the different answers it sure gives credence to the snowfalke theory.
Just imagine if Microsoft designed Windows and had all these problems where basically no 2 operating systems (engines) were alike. New upgrades\patches (reflashes) every other week that fixes some problems and not others.
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Originally Posted by Mark Oomkes
Just imagine if Microsoft designed Windows and had all these problems where basically no 2 operating systems (engines) were alike. New upgrades\patches (reflashes) every other week that fixes some problems and not others.
LOL