thinking about bigger turbo
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but a 40/94R will make 650 no problem.
I have trents s464 setup and i tows just fine, plenty of power and like trent said its a great stepping stone. you can upgrade the charger with just a wheel and cover swap if you decide to go bigger, or twin off of it.
Its nite and day compared to the stocker, honestly i was tossing around the same idea as you and a buddy of mine had a s464 kicken around so i bought an install kit from trent, and now im already looking to upgrade to a larger turbo. Im glad i went the route i did and can do almost anything i want off of my current setup without changing much.. call trent hes a good dude and will take time to explain to you different options, i bug him probally every other week and he always answers my questions..:thumb:
Thinking about ditching my 68mm cheetah and buying a s475 setup from a member here. I tow a boat in the summer, loaded it's around 8k. Probably will never tow any thing heavier. Running a Precision ML converter that's pretty loose. Just looking for some idea's if it would be a wise move.
your big tires dont help you. at 8k on the back, your gunna have to really raise shift points and kick down points to keep on top of that charger. you will really have to "drive the truck"
The only reason I'm considering it is because he's got everything in a kit for $2300 and I figured I could almost get that out of my cheetah, rld y bridge with egr delete pipe, and afe driver side piping.
Was dragging my boat around the other day with my s472 with no issues what so ever. Granted its a slight bit lighter, and you have bigger tires. But I had no complaints. It drove perfectly normal, egt's barely got over 1100.. Only spot is if you hit a hill doing 55 with the converter locked, your going to have to bump it down one, because it gonna lug pretty bad there. My old charger I could usually keep the tranny locked up and just power up the hill. No harder to make it drop a gear then your smooth sailing.
I tow 5-8k weekly on a billet s475. Raised shiftpoints and a slightly different driving style and it does fine. Unload when it lights its NASTY!!!
My truck now at 75-80mph is right around 900 egt's. Not sure if it's sold yet, I haven't gotten a response back.
Oh yeah mine stay nice and low as well. I crested over 1100 at 55mph when I was merging slowly onto the highway. With the converter locked its dumping a lot of fuel but the extra weight is holding it back. I could not be happier with how mine drives and tows. I was seeing temps near 1500 with the stocker in normal driving situations.