Hey fellas. Well I'm making the plunge when I get back from Afghanistan to bolt on compounds. The only thing I am planning to do at the time I do the compounds is head studs. Not looking at doing injectors or a cp3 upgrade quite yet. The kit that I'm looking at right now is the Diesel Power Source D-Tech 62 over an S475. Is anyone running this kit, if so what information can you share. Still working on a semi limited budget, so that will play a factor. Mainly looking for a good all around rig, but right now at 3/4 WOT im pegging out my 1600 pyro gauge and i need to get my EGTS in check. I still have some time here in Afghanistan just doing some research and seeing what the best suited is going to be. Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

I just installed that kit on my truck last saturday. Just workin all of the bugs out of it now. It does as they say and I have yet to see the EGT's get over 1100. Good kit for the money. Plan on a full day for install. Mine didn't fit for ****.

 

just beware of the d tech turbo its a china turbo, not saying its junk just becareful, II and wicked diesel, and many others have good kits out there remember you get what you pay for

 

I agree. you have to know about what your gonna spend $$ for. But on the otherhand I've heard good reviews on these kits and its doin everything that I'm askin it to do so far. OP, If you don't already it would be a good idea to invest in headstuds at least. This kit is gated at 55, and mine gets there.

 

hey thanks for the advice so far fellas. Redsled what do you know about the D-Tech turbos that I should be aware of? KXTRAP Yes I am deffinetly planning on putting head studs when I do the install. Do you know have any complaints about the setup, or would have liked to have gone with a different kit (within your budget of course). Right now the DPS kit is the most complete kit that I have found for the money.

 

I would only do that kit if you plan on doing at least bigger nozzles in the near future. I have this kit on my 01, makes 60 psi with my fueling but still hits 1450 degrees. Really not too too bad, but something to think about. It seems like the commonrails are running better on the dps compounds than the 2nd gens. Starting to see a trend. As far as the d techs go, if you're not planning on extreme competition they seem to be holding up for everyone. There's a few guys on here that have some high miles on the d techs without problems, but I hear from some of the competition guys that they burn up easy once you really get them pushing some boost. That setup might be a little laggy without at least a bigger set of nozzles. Good luck bud

 

Mine seems to be ok with my 90's. But I also put the stg III CP3 on the day before the turbos. The bracket that hooks the 475 to that back 2 top manifold bolts didn't fit for crap on mine. I ended up cutting the bracket in half, mocking everything up, tacking the bracket, and then finish welding it. Maybe others had better luck but mine was about 1/2" too far front and out of range in the slotted holes.

 

kingbrad well I dont really plan on sled pulling drag racing or really beating on the truck too bad so sounds like the d tech will hold up for my build. Thanks for the heads up though if I ever do venture down that road
KXTRAP43 I am planning on putting on 110hp sticks and an upgraded cp3 but I wouldnt so call it happening in the near future. I can deal with the truck being a little laggy but do you think that it will too laggy? Also that sounds like a PITA with the upper manifold. Was it a difficult part to manfacture or just a PITA Thanks for all the help so far fellas.

 

as far as the d techs go its all in the fact that they are china turbos with not as good parts and labor, turbos need to be good or they will cost a engine which anit cheap believe me ive been there

 

It shouldn't be unbearably laggy. Im on my phone so I can't see your signature to see if your truck is auto or manual. But if it's a manual, the lag won't bother you too much just for the fact that you can give it some throttle before you start moving. The autos like mine just take a sec to light the turbos, you might get a little smoky while underspooled but you'll be fine until you get your fueling. I like to see that you're adding air first rather than fuel. That's a rarity, go you!