Folks,
I just finished a bit of work on my truck and thought I would share..
The truck is a 2013 3500 SRW, Laramie, G56, wheels tires and leveling kit, otherwise previously stock.
All parts excluding clutch and exhaust tip were purchased from RSD. James was extremely helpful and returned / answered my calls and emails on multiple occasions promptly.
The unlock process went pretty smooth other than the truck pretending to be an automatic truck half way through the process. The dash had the automatic gear indicator lights and the key wouldn't switch to the off position because the truck wasn't in park. I went ahead and moved forward with the unlock process by selecting "OK" when it would ask if the key was off, but in reality it was stuck in ACC. once the unlock process completed, I unhooked that batteries for a few minutes then the key was able to switch to off and come out. The process worked, but it seemed a little sketchy.
I first tried the BD tune with factory exhaust and factory clutch. On "Extreme" it runs pretty well but blows through the clutch in 5th and 6th. Additionally the power delivery was very linear.. similar to stock.
The PPEI EFI live tune and autocal flashed the truck flawlessly and pretty quickly.
I'm impressed by the PPEI tune.. it's pretty strong, especially for a mostly stock truck. I went with the low boost fueling unlock and case say that this results in a pretty smoky tune. It isn't unmanageable, but on the initial hit there is quite a bit of smoke that might not be present if you keep the low boost fueling down. (someone else may clarify)
I also asked for the turbo to be open at idle for a throaty-er exhaust. I'm not sure where it was actually set at but can say that with the 5" exhaust right now the truck sounds great. It's very non VGTish sounding at idle and low throttle then when you get into it more you can hear the turbo tighten up. It goes through the 6.0 Power Stroke turbo whistle sound into some what of a Supra / VGT Duramax / Common rail sound at WOT.
CSP switch was installed in an existing OTRATTW plate that I previously installed for a LED bar switch.
Leftover bolts:
The Truck:
Led Stuff:
30" Curved bar between tow hooks
Side and rearward facing lights in ram box lid:
Short Video:
https://youtu.be/w6fbQ7ZjuYw
Next steps:
I just finished a bit of work on my truck and thought I would share..
- South Bend 3250 Installed
- 5" Turbo Back Installed
- Unlocked successfully with the bully dog GT
- BD GT installed in pillar
- PPEI Tune flashed
- CSP Switch Mounted
The truck is a 2013 3500 SRW, Laramie, G56, wheels tires and leveling kit, otherwise previously stock.
All parts excluding clutch and exhaust tip were purchased from RSD. James was extremely helpful and returned / answered my calls and emails on multiple occasions promptly.
The unlock process went pretty smooth other than the truck pretending to be an automatic truck half way through the process. The dash had the automatic gear indicator lights and the key wouldn't switch to the off position because the truck wasn't in park. I went ahead and moved forward with the unlock process by selecting "OK" when it would ask if the key was off, but in reality it was stuck in ACC. once the unlock process completed, I unhooked that batteries for a few minutes then the key was able to switch to off and come out. The process worked, but it seemed a little sketchy.
I first tried the BD tune with factory exhaust and factory clutch. On "Extreme" it runs pretty well but blows through the clutch in 5th and 6th. Additionally the power delivery was very linear.. similar to stock.
The PPEI EFI live tune and autocal flashed the truck flawlessly and pretty quickly.
I'm impressed by the PPEI tune.. it's pretty strong, especially for a mostly stock truck. I went with the low boost fueling unlock and case say that this results in a pretty smoky tune. It isn't unmanageable, but on the initial hit there is quite a bit of smoke that might not be present if you keep the low boost fueling down. (someone else may clarify)
I also asked for the turbo to be open at idle for a throaty-er exhaust. I'm not sure where it was actually set at but can say that with the 5" exhaust right now the truck sounds great. It's very non VGTish sounding at idle and low throttle then when you get into it more you can hear the turbo tighten up. It goes through the 6.0 Power Stroke turbo whistle sound into some what of a Supra / VGT Duramax / Common rail sound at WOT.
CSP switch was installed in an existing OTRATTW plate that I previously installed for a LED bar switch.
Leftover bolts:
The Truck:
Led Stuff:
30" Curved bar between tow hooks
Side and rearward facing lights in ram box lid:
Short Video:
https://youtu.be/w6fbQ7ZjuYw
Next steps:
- Color match bumpers, grill. Going for "sport" 1500 look, not black appearance group look. All emblems will stay as is.
- Turtle to Rabbit sticker (think lawn mower) small enough to fit around CSP4 switch
- head studs - likely ARP 2000s (425s)
- potentially lift the rear 1" to get rid of a tad bit of the cali lean
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