Yep, even my early 99 would easily hold 30 psi and push 32 with the TS chip set on 140+ and the stock turbo. It lasted about 2 years with me hammering it hard every day before it started to whine, lasted about 3 more months then it broke the shaft and the exhaust turbine feel off. Now with the new D-66 she does good to hold 28 psi but has more power all the way through the rpm range. The wicked wheel should help with surge and that should help your turbo to live longer than mine did, maybe.
Mine would idle at 300* cruise at around 600* and hit 1400* in about 10 seconds or less with the TS tuning on high. I try to keep her below 1500 and try to not go above 1300 for more than a few seconds. I don't like to run sustained over 1100 for more than a few minutes, no scientific reasons that’s just the numbers I feel warm and fuzzy with.
I don’t like to see the tranny get too warm, heat kills an auto tranny, more heat = less life. With my current setup I have never seen over 150*, even towing a tractor 300 miles on a 90+ degree day and driving it hard. Adding a big extra cooler is cheap insurance, the Trucool 40K I have is around $120.
Last edited by alabamafrog : 05-26-2008 at 04:11 AM.