What's the best bang for your buck when choosing a turbo kit? I'm looking for more reliability than for a dragster. Should there be any mods done to the lower end, or is that really that neccesary.

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ATS, Banks, or Hypermax.......Banks has the most complete kit......

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i agree, banks has the most complete kit, but i have the ATS kitd on mine, haven't had a prob at all, and makes all the difference in the world

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We were told last week by banks that they no longer have a IDI kit.

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what all does the ats kit come with

Ats 2000

Hypermax Pulse

that hypermax kit looks like a good one, but i wonder if you lose anything with the long exhaust pipes between the manifolds and the turbo?

Don't know, I have no personal experience with any of them. The ATS is the best flowing charger of any of them though.

i wouldnt buy anything ATS.......go with the Hyper......I mean they are the people that build the first 9 second diesel and the highest horsepower IDI EVER.........

If i'm just looking to get some decent gains with a turbo kit, what other type of upgrades do I need to be getting ready for to make it worth while, i.e. Injectors? Pistons? Cams?

keep in mind ATS was the company that was contracted and made all of the factory idi turbo trucks. i would put my money on their kit. plus if ever in a pinch you can buy replacement parts, seals etc... from ford giving them a 93-94 turbo idi application. but also the ATS kit will run better and boost better than the factory turbo's because ford choked them down, which ats sells the upgrade kit as well for factory ones.

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'98 12v, 4x4, swb, quad cab, auto, bd valve body and tc, 4" straight pipe. bd exh brake, banks boost, pyro, trans. afc mods, bought with some banks stuff? waste gate can, fuel plate etc... BHAF. 105k miles and counting

I bought an ATS turbo 2000 kit and everything needed to go on my 7.3 for $2600. Thats everything from the intake to turbo to tail pipe... along with boost gauge and pyro gauge.

did the ats kit come with everything, or did you have to piece anything together? Was it all worth the money?

the ats kit is complete, they will package deal exhaust and guage stuff. but as far as the turbo kit it has everything needed. almost all of the kit is the same stuff you would find on the factory turbo trucks. only difference is a couple updated parts. mainly a better turbo.

ive been looking into install a turbo kit and been leaning to the ATS kit, just cause of the fact that the factory used them. Plus its the Aurora 2000

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