What should I do next?

[walleye guy]

99 250 psd*** so far I have a superchips programmer, 4" exhaust, k and n cold air intake.** I have been reading alot about the tony wildman ,* would this be a better way for me to go.* what would be the advantages?* How much?* I am looking for economy, towing, and some major hp for fun.* also, I had thought that the k and n was a good way to go, but it seems that most are talking about the aiy ???* any suggestions?** How about a throttle spacer, do these work ?

[strokin_early_99]

What is the build date of your truck?

The spacer works at lightening your wallet, that is all.

I would get a chip from either DP tuner or Tony Wildman. The gain over your programmer will probably be around 25-30hp. The butt dyno will say "Holy cow, why didn't I do this sooner"

Open the exhaust with at least getting rid of the stock muffler and maybe the putty-tat(if you have one). However a full 4" exhaust system would be best.

Get that K&N out of there before you do any damage. See if a Napa filter will fit on the current set up.

Put in an overboost annihilator or some other overboost fooler.

Then put on a banks big head or turbomaster wastegate controller.

That will bring the boost up to the high 20's and make things breather a lot easier.

[Logan]

I agree with most all of that. If you wanted to keep the K&N, I would get a pre-filter and put it on. If you do a lot of dusty dirt road driving, I would change it out. All street, I would say not to worry about it too much, just keep it clean and oiled. 4" would be a great next step. If you do not have any gauges, that should be at the top of the list.

[balzer_brett]

Hey i see you guys talking about a overboost fooler. i have a 96 and i was wondering if that is something i could also do?

[vitalidle]

Originally Posted by balzer_brett

Hey i see you guys talking about a overboost fooler. i have a 96 and i was wondering if that is something i could also do?

Sure you can Do you have guages now and are you overboosting already? Also to the original poster keep your superchips as a code reader if you go with the chip. Thats what I plan on doing

[todd]

+1 for strokins words i had a tuner stacked with a 6gun ditched them both went to the dp there is absolutly no comparison im running the napa filter with the big head and itp overboost and i can hit 32psi when im standing on it

[PwrStrokinDually]

Originally Posted by strokin_early_99

What is the build date of your truck?

The spacer works at lightening your wallet, that is all.

I would get a chip from either DP tuner or Tony Wildman. The gain over your programmer will probably be around 25-30hp. The butt dyno will say "Holy cow, why didn't I do this sooner"

Open the exhaust with at least getting rid of the stock muffler and maybe the putty-tat(if you have one). However a full 4" exhaust system would be best.

Get that K&N out of there before you do any damage. See if a Napa filter will fit on the current set up.

Put in an overboost annihilator or some other overboost fooler.

Then put on a banks big head or turbomaster wastegate controller.

That will bring the boost up to the high 20's and make things breather a lot easier.

Man of words here...listen to what Howard has to say. His information proves to be invaluable over and over again.

[balzer_brett]

I currently have gauges and all i am pushing is about 20psi of boost i would love to get more boost out of my truck what would be the best way to go about that with out a new turbo

[strokin_early_99]

Originally Posted by balzer_brett

I currently have gauges and all i am pushing is about 20psi of boost i would love to get more boost out of my truck what would be the best way to go about that with out a new turbo

A chip..................A Tony Wildman chip that is.

[walleye guy]

Got a couple of questions.* #1 what is a putty tat?* If you are talking about the egpv, I already have it in the open position all the time.* #2 I'm not familiar with a overboost fooler? what is it do, how does it install, are there different manfgs, and how much are they? I already have a 4" exhaust. If i went with a dp or tw, what settings would be recomended. I use the truck for normal driving most of the time, some hauling.. i have a 22' glass boat. I like feeling the power, but also want to get decent mpg.