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Old Jan 28, 2012 | 01:04 AM
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So this is my first cummins so i am new to it but i have played around with lots of other trucks. So im looking for where to start on upgrades for it. I drive 60km to work half city and half hwy. Pull a 8000lb boat every couple months. So im not sure what im looking for as an end hp goal but i know for now im shooting for 400 ish. So i have done the basics so far ( afe cold air intake,4 inch tbe straight pipe) and im thinking of going with smarty jr but im unsure. What about the afe bladerunner manifolds? Im looking to make the truck reliable and upgraded right not half ***. Any help would be great.
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 09:18 AM
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if i was you i would get the regular smarty, and a turbo probably a 64, i tried to tow with my 66 and it was very smokey, or a tst powermax is not bad either especially for towing but that is all you need to be in the mid 400 range
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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do the smarty and see if thats enough or if you want to go with a bigger turbo and injectors. then fuel system upgrades. Smarties make these common rail trucks NASTY!
 
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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 08:29 PM
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How hard r smarty's on the truck?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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there not bad on them as long as you dont rag your truck because they will shred transmissions and clutches
 
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Old Feb 8, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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should i get the ssr one?
 
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Old Feb 9, 2012 | 08:58 AM
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I think the smarty s06 would be just fine, ssr is more or less for competition vehicles you have to tune alot more, it will make it nasty though
 
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 03:45 AM
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so i went to buy a smarty at my local performance shop today and the sales guy tried to talk me out of it and into a ppe tuner. Anything good or bad about the ppe? it says to add 215 on race mode.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 09:31 AM
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Smarty s-06 over a PPE any day. Go back there and tell Mr. Salesguy to stick his ppe up his a$$
 
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Old Feb 25, 2012 | 09:32 AM
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I don't think I would trust that shop now.

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