Got a good deal on it. What should i use?
5.9 Cummins Diesel, Who's got one and do you like it?
- Thread starter Gmiller
- Start date
Got a good deal on it. What should i use?
smarty or Edge Comp box.
Ive got a 97 12v 5spd with 400hp at the wheels. She does smoke a bit due to the big injectors, fuel plate, bigger turbo, south bend clutch, arp head studs with porting. Basicly a great truck that I use all the time. Just coming up on 200k with not a major problem that is not a fault of my right foot! I would buy another in a second!!
I GOT 2005 QUAD CAB YOU WANT 04.5-07 THESE ALL HAVE SAME CUMMIN THE 04 IS NOT THE SAME CHECK IT FOR YOURSELF.. IF YOU BUY AUTO TRANNY AND PULL HEAVEY A TRIPLE DISK TORQUE CONVERTER IS A MUST
EVEN IF YOU DONT PULL HEAVEY MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENT. IF YOU GOT XTRA $$$ SHIFT KIT VALVE BODY WILL SAVE YOU MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. I JUST DID MINE @ 100K MORE POWER BETTER MILEAGE STROGER TRANNY. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BUDGET YOU WILL HAVE A SWEET RIDE.
MY TRUCK 1 MILE ODOMETER READ WHEN I BOUGHT IT 5 YEARS AGO 22-23 MPG EMPTY WITH MY LANCE CAMPER 11.3 TOWING SAMURAI 15.7 MPG TO YELLOWSTONE FROM WASHINGTON STATE AVERAGE ON OVER 2000 MILES
SOME TIME CRUISING 75 MPH IN MONTANA. I DO HAVE SMARTY JR,5IN EXHAUST TURBO BACK TRANNY,AFE AIRBOX, AND NEW TRANS WITH 3 DISK TORQUE CONVERTER, VAVLE BODY, AND SHIFT KIT. WHAT A DIFFERENT WITH TORQUE CONVERTER... WELL GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW RIDE
EVEN IF YOU DONT PULL HEAVEY MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENT. IF YOU GOT XTRA $$$ SHIFT KIT VALVE BODY WILL SAVE YOU MONEY IN THE LONG RUN. I JUST DID MINE @ 100K MORE POWER BETTER MILEAGE STROGER TRANNY. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BUDGET YOU WILL HAVE A SWEET RIDE.
MY TRUCK 1 MILE ODOMETER READ WHEN I BOUGHT IT 5 YEARS AGO 22-23 MPG EMPTY WITH MY LANCE CAMPER 11.3 TOWING SAMURAI 15.7 MPG TO YELLOWSTONE FROM WASHINGTON STATE AVERAGE ON OVER 2000 MILES
SOME TIME CRUISING 75 MPH IN MONTANA. I DO HAVE SMARTY JR,5IN EXHAUST TURBO BACK TRANNY,AFE AIRBOX, AND NEW TRANS WITH 3 DISK TORQUE CONVERTER, VAVLE BODY, AND SHIFT KIT. WHAT A DIFFERENT WITH TORQUE CONVERTER... WELL GOOD LUCK ON YOUR NEW RIDE
RIMS.....16 vs 17
So answer me this...........why do the wheel sellers all say " if your truck came w/ 17 rims you can not downsize to 16"....
My 2004 5.9 came w/ the 17 x 8 rims and i want 16 x 8's why won't it work?
Will the rotos rub?
Friggin driving me crazy?
Where's a good snowest for Cummins? I need answers!!
Help..
So answer me this...........why do the wheel sellers all say " if your truck came w/ 17 rims you can not downsize to 16"....
My 2004 5.9 came w/ the 17 x 8 rims and i want 16 x 8's why won't it work?
Will the rotos rub?
Friggin driving me crazy?
Where's a good snowest for Cummins? I need answers!!
Help..
Calipers will not clear 16" wheels on the 03 and up trucks.
'06 3500 w/ 6 spd. and 46K on it. Love the truck, got S&B intake, exhaust and programmer and exhaust brake. Tons of power, 20mpg. My second cummins, wouldn't have anything else.
Got a brand new S&B intake for the new 6.7L on the shelf, willing to make a smokin deal for someone....just call if ya want it.
509-658-1203
Got a brand new S&B intake for the new 6.7L on the shelf, willing to make a smokin deal for someone....just call if ya want it.
509-658-1203
I have a '85 Crew Cab that I built, I used the drivetrain out of a '92 with a manual. The truck is lifted 6", has 35" tires and a fabricated bumper. I made some changes to the Cummins build... I now make 350+ HP and 750+ torque at the wheels. I get 17+ MPG in town, and 21+ on the highway. Towing I lose 1-2MPG. In the original '92 I got 21-22 empty on the highway, and 17-18 in town...
I have 280K miles and the only repairs I have done to it is replace the headgasket and studed the head (I blew the HG when I exceded 40PSI boost). I also had to rebuild the manual trans at 265K (could be directly related to the amount of torque I am making). The trans rebuild cost me $260 in parts and I did it in my garage.
I am getting ready to pull the head and port it, as well as add twin turbos in the near future, I am looking for 1000+ ft/lbs of torque.
I have 280K miles and the only repairs I have done to it is replace the headgasket and studed the head (I blew the HG when I exceded 40PSI boost). I also had to rebuild the manual trans at 265K (could be directly related to the amount of torque I am making). The trans rebuild cost me $260 in parts and I did it in my garage.
I am getting ready to pull the head and port it, as well as add twin turbos in the near future, I am looking for 1000+ ft/lbs of torque.
The later model trucks are definitely the way to go. I have an '06 2500 mega with a titan 7' deck, pacbrake airbags, levelling kit, 325/65/18s, Banks intake, Fusion bumper, Goerend built 48RE with billet 3-disk converter, flexplate, input and output shafts, Airdog Lift pump system, silverline exhaust, ATS manifold and A3K turbo, Dynatrac ball joints, Carli/bilstein shocks, Spyntec manual hub conversion, 3 gauge pod and a Smarty/Edge stack, but I digress.
The only issues I've had are with fuel injectors. Good filtration is key to protecting them, and they are expensive if you don't. I've done nine which shouldn't scare you because it was bad fuel that wiped them all out before my airdog was installed. That includes my set of 50hp Dynomites. Ouch. It can be prevented. Invest in gauges, common rails run hot.
The only issues I've had are with fuel injectors. Good filtration is key to protecting them, and they are expensive if you don't. I've done nine which shouldn't scare you because it was bad fuel that wiped them all out before my airdog was installed. That includes my set of 50hp Dynomites. Ouch. It can be prevented. Invest in gauges, common rails run hot.
X
Xrider
Well-known member
I have an 01 6 spd. that I bought new and it just turned 100,000. Still in new condition. I've been contemplating some power upgrades but it runs so good and I really don't tow heavy anymore I hate to mess with it. It's nice to know that there are relatively cheap mods available that really work. .....and the price of new trucks, wow!
My dad had a '92 reg cab longbox dually and it was great except for some tranny issues, he now has an '08 6.7. I had a '97 dually and it was alright (had been abused before we purchased it). Now I have an '06 3500 singler rear wheel truck and I absolutely love it. I did a cat-back exhaust with a home made straight pipe, Banks intake and a light tune with a Smarty programmer and it's even better than before, but not so crazy that I will run into any problems with my automatic anytime soon. I have many friends who drive them also and they all love them. Several of them drive 04 & up trucks
Love it open road 20 mile / gal loaded 15-16 miles/gal
Similar threads
