EXHAUST youll find OVERWHELMINGLY that most have gone w/
MBRP....
either cat back or MBRP turbo back...you can play around w/ adding a
cat delete pipe just for the hell of it too...get it and other great items
from one of the sponsors/vendors here (ive personally had great service from):
DPPI
ITP Diesel
Diesel Innovations
Diesel Site
even if you DONT tow give some serious consideration to an investment
in guages, the indash trans guage is WORTHLESS (and
heres PROOF)
guages like an EGT (exhaust gas temp) & Boost pressure guage will help you
diagnose problems, like egr valve failure etc. (so adding guages can be
worth the investment...and they will aid you in trouble shooting the truck
if you ever have a problem....its one of the 1st things any one ask you
youre having intermittant performance issues)
personally id stay away from flip chips & tuners...sure more power is
fun but they tend to create problems & raise too many questions about
warrenty coverage (remember you DO have warrenty 5yr/100k on the
engine).
add a COOLANT (bypass) filter, its cheap insurance and will filter out
the sand and casting garbage that didnt get washed out when the engine
was built...itll even clear up the white coolant tank enough so you can
more easily see the coolant level. its an EASY DIY modification:
COOLANT FILTER LINK
buy a couple of extra coolant filters...the 1st ones plug up w/ sand VERY
quickly after installation.
consider adding some aux. reverse lights under the bumper...theyll
go a LONG way in helping you back that city block long beast in your
drive way...heres a good WIRING diagram & relay set up that you can
use no matter what lights you put under the rear bumper:
BACKUP LIGHTS
Heres some nice CUSTOM FIT window shades that will help keep the
heat out during the summer:
CEE BAILEYS for your
SUPERDUTY 250/350
front doors & windshield
heres a DIY mod, that allows you to run the under bumper factory
white driving lights w/ the highbeams on:
LINK
heres some GREAT MIRRORS to help w/ the blind spots (and towing)
even if you have the factory towing mirrors (once you put 'em on
you love 'em so much you wont take 'em off):
C-BETR Mirrors
i never thought id tow anything either...but now that youve GOT something
that CAN tow you & your friends will be asking..."
hey can you pull a car
or haul a motorcycle for me...."
heres a GREAT 10k lbs (closest rated to your factory installed hitch)
adjustable ball hitch (itll pretty much allow you to pull ANY trailer
regardless of height) and is rated to nearly match the factory installed
hitch.
RAPID HITCH
Oh....and welcome aboard ! look around and dont be afraid to ask questions
we were all new to this diesel & truck thing once...
Hello Doug, and welcome to SSD.com. Joey said about the same thing I would say. I would put 4 in turbo back exhaust (MBRP or Silverline) 5 or 6 in tip on it for some sound. You said you wouldn't be doing any towing. If never you want need them, but if you tow your buddy's big ole boat to the lake some time you would need gages to keep an eye on what going on under the hood.
