The darkside, kinda

I have been driving my truck a little over a year now, and recently did some much wanted performance upgrades.

Now my truck is a 2006 2500HD with the 6.0l. I originally wanted a good work truck that was off road ready, but now I want a work truck that is a highway hauler and drag track destroyer.

I have a nelson tune on the list of needed modifications, but I was wondering what everyone would suggest for other parts (cam, torque converter, heads, etc..) and what else I should try for more power, as wells as anything I should avoid that isn't going to work.

Thanks Guys!

Booooooooost

Boost.... its almost as satisfying as masturbation!

^ what these guys said

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Originally Posted by jansen

Boost.... its almost as satisfying as masturbation!

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Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha :LOL:















Hmmmmm come to think of it..... your prolly right.

You will waste a LOT of money doing bolt ons, to only run minimally faster. Unless you want a NA machine. Boost/Nitrous is the quicker route to going faster for roughly the same price.

I wouldn't mind a torquey NA engine. Something that will be fairly normal maintenance but still have some nice get up and go. Is boost still my best bet? I don't want to be a record breaker, but have a truck that could smoke a mild 5.0l mustang because that's all that is around here aside from kids straight piping their ford focuses

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Originally Posted by DjGreggieP

I wouldn't mind a torquey NA engine. Something that will be fairly normal maintenance but still have some nice get up and go. Is boost still my best bet? I don't want to be a record breaker, but have a truck that could smoke a mild 5.0l mustang because that's all that is around here aside from kids straight piping their ford focuses

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If your truck wasn't substantially heavier than say a 1500, I would say you could be a good street warrior NA, but I think you would be much happier boosted. IDK just my 2 cents though

Big cam big stall 456 gears and go whoop mustangs all day !

B(.y.)st

I am thinking maybe a supercharger or just go turbo?

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Originally Posted by DjGreggieP

I am thinking maybe a supercharger or just go turbo?

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The TVS series is great for low/mid range without a substantial amount of heat soak you would see in maggies etc. There are a few guys running Front Mount turbos on 2500s that have seen some good power as well. Great all around daily driving power too.

Would a roush 1900 work for his setup?

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Originally Posted by ducky

The TVS series is great for low/mid range without a substantial amount of heat soak you would see in maggies etc. There are a few guys running Front Mount turbos on 2500s that have seen some good power as well. Great all around daily driving power too.

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You lost me lol. I will admit, I am new to boost myself, but I have a friend who has built a few turbo talons that is willing to help me out if I go this route. Is TVS the actual brand or style of turbo? I have heard of Garret and Borg Warner before.

I plan on doing this and then staying out of the mud, 8600+lbs is just a little to heavy to go and play with.

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Originally Posted by we_fly_high

Would a roush 1900 work for his setup?

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Yeah possibly depending on what else he plans on.

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Originally Posted by DjGreggieP

You lost me lol. I will admit, I am new to boost myself, but I have a friend who has built a few turbo talons that is willing to help me out if I go this route. Is TVS the actual brand or style of turbo? I have heard of Garret and Borg Warner before.

I plan on doing this and then staying out of the mud, 8600+lbs is just a little to heavy to go and play with.

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Ah sorry, TVS is a Roots style supercharger

My bad, searched TVS, its a supercharger setup.

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Originally Posted by ducky

Yeah possibly depending on what else he plans on.

Ah sorry, TVS is a Roots style supercharger

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Mostly use it as a towing vehicle, you know use the truck as a truck and still have some fun at the drag track. I am planning on a Nelson tune for sure, and if I am going the supercharger route, I would be looking at building the rest of the engine to support it (ie cam, stall, pistons etc..) as needed.

Engine wise all you would need is springs lifters and push rods on valvetrain. Add rodbolts for the bottomend.if you want more power a cam would be great. These motors are tough and powerful.

I know someone selling a full roush kit for cheap, let me know if you want his info.

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Originally Posted by we_fly_high

I know someone selling a full roush kit for cheap, let me know if you want his info.

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Cheap huh? Hell give me his info. I wouldn't mind a rush kit.

For me it would depend on how cheap lol, I would still need to look at shipping it to Canada

With that much weight boost should be your only consideration. Also, good thing about turbo is the mileage doesnt change too much when your out of boost. Heads, cam, higher CR drastically lowers it and with that big truck you want as much as you can :lol:

heads cam motors can get good mileage too.

can is the key word there :lol: If built with that in mind it can come out well.

I am contemplating a turbo now. Is there anything out there that I should avoid at all costs (turbokits.com for example).? Also has anyone on here run one of those STS turbo systems?? http://www.ststurbo.com/

I am hoping for best cost effectiveness, and if I ever roll my truck, I want to be able to buy it back, and pull this engine and transmission to drop in to another truck or something else lol (Currently have a 1980 Caprice classic Landaux Sport Coupe, 1987 IROC Z28 Camaro and a 1997 GMC Yukon that could on the receiving end)

Trick and kbracing make front mount kits for less than half the cost of a new sts. A front mount will also generally make better power and the oiling systems on rear mounts are a pain. I would go with trick/kbracing or a tvs myself. Both are great options. Just prepare to spend a good bit on supporting mods. In either case a mild cam+boost and the right supporting mods and you have easy 450-500hp.

Quick parts list for a basic setup...
Trick turbo kit $3000
High flow fuel pump $200
Tune $300
42lbs injectors $400
Toss about 5lbs at it and you will have a solid 100hp bump.
Nice thing about a 2500 is you already have a decent trans and rear so it should be a little more dependable. Not quite so much to spend. However once you get the itch and wanna turn up the boost(and you will I promise) then you will need to start spending on supporting mods again. :lol:

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Originally Posted by DjGreggieP

I have been driving my truck a little over a year now, and recently did some much wanted performance upgrades.

Now my truck is a 2006 2500HD with the 6.0l. I originally wanted a good work truck that was off road ready, but now I want a work truck that is a highway hauler and drag track destroyer.

I have a nelson tune on the list of needed modifications, but I was wondering what everyone would suggest for other parts (cam, torque converter, heads, etc..) and what else I should try for more power, as wells as anything I should avoid that isn't going to work.

Thanks Guys!

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Everything in my dig! I have and older 2500 6.0l and she runs great under boost!

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Originally Posted by kerrige

Trick and kbracing make front mount kits for less than half the cost of a new sts. A front mount will also generally make better power and the oiling systems on rear mounts are a pain. I would go with trick/kbracing or a tvs myself. Both are great options. Just prepare to spend a good bit on supporting mods. In either case a mild cam+boost and the right supporting mods and you have easy 450-500hp.

Quick parts list for a basic setup...
Trick turbo kit $3000
High flow fuel pump $200
Tune $300
42lbs injectors $400
Toss about 5lbs at it and you will have a solid 100hp bump.
Nice thing about a 2500 is you already have a decent trans and rear so it should be a little more dependable. Not quite so much to spend. However once you get the itch and wanna turn up the boost(and you will I promise) then you will need to start spending on supporting mods again. :lol:

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Not too bad price wise, I will be looking at around the $4500 mark for everything then, including any thing that may break or come up as a needed part as I go along. I guess it's time to start saving my pennies and selling off some other projects to help fund this one lol

Take what you think it's going to cost, double it and budget for 150% of that amount.

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Originally Posted by Frenchy

Take what you think it's going to cost, double it and budget for 150% of that amount.

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+1 that list I made is the essentials.

Soo $4500 x 2...

Carry the 1...

times pie are squares.... Mmmmm square pie....


So if I budget for roughly like $10,000 I *should* be good? I am hoping to have my car on the road soon as a daily driver and I can save a bunch just on gas not going into the truck, so that will help immensely

I would say after all the nickle and dime stuff adds up you will be in for about $7000.