I have had a 95 k2500 diesel for 10 years and decided to upgrade this weekend. I found a pristine bone stock 2008 that was owned by an old man. Hardly a scratch on it and the underside looks brand new. The old guy pulled a gooseneck trailer ome. That is all I know about.
On my 6.5 I drove it 5 years before I researched why it was so sluggish. It has a REDUCER tail pipe tip, and still had factory soot box. I plugged vac line to EGRand cut soot box out and it came ALIVE. Since then I put in Diamond Eye exhaust etc. So, I know the Duramax needs to breathe too.
I am certain the EGR system looks like crap since it is all hooked up.
What is the first thing you guys would recommend doing to this engine?
Everything I can find says EGR delete, DPF delete, PCV re-route, and re-program. What is the most bang for your buck, and what order would you do these in if you couldn't do them all at once?
Also, on the PCV re route, why can't it be routed to return between the turbo and intake manifold to eliminate oil vapors on turbo, and still allow them to be burned? I don't want to smell engine vapors. Is it a bad thing to run the oil vapors back through the Engine? It's not like hot exhaust gases (EGR).
Please advise. I plan on keeping this truck for a long time, and this time around, I want to get the best fuel economy and power from the beginning of ownership instead of 5 years later!
Thanks.
On my 6.5 I drove it 5 years before I researched why it was so sluggish. It has a REDUCER tail pipe tip, and still had factory soot box. I plugged vac line to EGRand cut soot box out and it came ALIVE. Since then I put in Diamond Eye exhaust etc. So, I know the Duramax needs to breathe too.
I am certain the EGR system looks like crap since it is all hooked up.
What is the first thing you guys would recommend doing to this engine?
Everything I can find says EGR delete, DPF delete, PCV re-route, and re-program. What is the most bang for your buck, and what order would you do these in if you couldn't do them all at once?
Also, on the PCV re route, why can't it be routed to return between the turbo and intake manifold to eliminate oil vapors on turbo, and still allow them to be burned? I don't want to smell engine vapors. Is it a bad thing to run the oil vapors back through the Engine? It's not like hot exhaust gases (EGR).
Please advise. I plan on keeping this truck for a long time, and this time around, I want to get the best fuel economy and power from the beginning of ownership instead of 5 years later!
Thanks.
