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Thanks. I'll look into that when it's off.

Just a couple bucks worth of hardware store stuff. The gold colored cupped washer is from inside the vacuum canister after I cut it apart and I drilled the center hole out to fit over the rod I made. I took it to the store with me and selected a spring that fit into the cup well. I also bought a...

Well I finally tried it out on a 100 mile drive up the hilly back roads towing my boat up north. This is where I noticed the best difference. No more trying to gain speed in anticipation of the uphill grades, no more holding the pedal to the floor to reach the summit, and I did not lose speed...

I've read that it adds 60-70 hp to the 6.2. More would be easily possible with extensive bottom end work, but in stock form the limit for the 6.2 is about 10 psi boost. That being said, I don't see much reason for further performance upgrades in the turbo department. The trans shifts smoother...

Yes there is a wastegate and it is also shown in post #31. The battery tray is the factory rear tray with the top repositioned farther outboard on the legs for turbo clearance. Good idea in theory but it did not pan out. The inner hood bracing contacted the battery with the hood closed. I...

500 deg does seem a little low, but it probably depends somewhat on the amount of boot the engine is getting at that point. I noticed today that at 60 mph mine runs about 600 degrees at 7 psi boost.

Yes I have driven it quite a few times. Runs great and the extra power was worth the effort to me. The turbo whine is quite noticeable I haven't driven it long distances until I can spring for a new pair of normal sized batteries so I can latch the hood down completely. Looking forward to that!

All batteries have success and failure stories. Time to throw the Delco back in the family boat for the summer. It is the start of year FOURTEEN for it. Tiny automotive type battery that I got for free in Feb 2000 when it was swapped out and the problem turned out to be the alternator in my...

Well said!

I've heard a lot about Optimas, both good and bad. I am considering them. I have had very good luck with the 1000 cca yellow Duralast batteries from Autozone. I have them in two of my vehicles. One did go bad after 34 months and it was replaced free. 3 year replacement with no prorate. No...

At this point I am having a very hard time fitting the rear 6TL battery in position where it will clear the inner hood bracing and still be far enough away from the turbo where it won't melt. Looks like new batteries are in my near future. What are folks using for good deep power? Optimas?

I have never ran open exhaust on my truck until now so I can't compare. right now it just dumps behind the rf wheel. not nearly as loud as a gasser with open exhaust. Temp sounds about right. it will raise significantly under hard acceleration near 10 psi. Is your probe in the manifold...

Not planning on doing the mod. The filter is very recent and is a dream to bleed when needed due to the electric fuel pump and pressurized fuel line.

O get that. I've got to stop wishing for an early death for my huge batteries...

Haven't even driven it yet except for moving it around the property. Still need to secure the rear battery before it makes the maiden voyage.

Looks great TK! Definitely makes sense. When I'm due for batteries I'll definitely go that route and remove the second tray at that point, but I'm going to make the most of the two batteries that I have right now. Thanks for the tip and photos. Mike

The guy who sold me my truck told me they were on the short side of 36 as well. He has them on his truck with no lift but said he had to do a lot of cutting.

Straight 3" pipe between the frame rail and rocker panel with a 90* up through the RF corner of the bed with the stack painted 383 green and topped with a weather flapper.

I like the looks of those bias ply Goodyears!

Thank you skysix. I'm on the same path right now. I have cut the legs off the tray so I can still bolt them to the inner fender and have slid the tray closer to the fender while being cautious of the low section of the hood bracing. Got thrown for a small loop when I had to trim the inner fender...