Anyone have experience with a DPS Turbo

[jraker]

I have a 2006 5.9L and was wondering if this vast community has had experience with a DPS Turbonator Turbo? I would like to know your impressions about drivability and I would also like to know how long you have had it installed on your truck.

Joel

 

[jraker]

I couldn't get this all in the signature line. But these are the specifics of my truck.

2006 Ram 2500 SLT; BBi Stage 1; Hamilton Springs & Rods; Ind Inj BoP CP3; AFE DFS780; MM3(60hp, 12v 120hp, 160hp); ARP HS; Coolant bypass; BD trans filter; Rockytop Transmission (700hp Billet Triple); Detroit TruTrac Rear; MagHytec covers; Carli Leveling kit; 4" exhaust with aeroturbine.

 

[Darkbloodmon]

What are the specifications on the Turbo and what are you looking to do with your truck? What are the tunes doing to your truck, do you have room for more air, or would this turbo be too much?

I don't have any input on going fast but these are just some basic questions I'd rather have answers to before looking for reviews on a Turbo.

Drivability is going to be subjective unless someone has a truck closely resembling what you've done to yours with fuel, air, and trans work.

 

[jraker]

Darkbloodmon,
My tunes are listed above, I mostly drive around in the 12v 120hp tune. It smokes a lot and that leads me to believe that I could use more air. The Turbo that I am looking at is Stage 7 66/74/14 Turbo SXE Billet Includes a Wastegated Exhaust Housing (0.80 a/r) upgrade to Turbonator® VGT*. I am not looking for racing my truck, it is a daily driver and I would like to clean up the exhaust and burn some of that black smoke. I would prefer not to have smoke....period.

 

[AH64ID]

Does it smoke under full throttle or partial throttle? Full throttle a turbo will help, but if it’s low/partial throttle a bigger turbo will make it worse.

Stock pistons? If so, those don’t do as well with eliminating smoke on 12V tunes as the 03-04 bowl does.

 

[Darkbloodmon]

Does it smoke under full throttle or partial throttle? Full throttle a turbo will help, but if it’s low/partial throttle a bigger turbo will make it worse.

Stock pistons? If so, those don’t do as well with eliminating smoke on 12V tunes as the 03-04 bowl does.

I was hoping you'd jump in. I was just writing up a response for OP to PM you.

 

[Darkbloodmon]

It smokes a lot and that leads me to believe that I could use more air.

Are you on a stock 06 Turbo?

 

[jraker]

Darkbloodmon,
Yes I am still a stock 06 Turbo. It smokes at low throttle and high on all the tunes. Sport which is a CR tune and tow. I get the 12v tune and the pistons in the 05+ but it is really all of them. I would like to use that smoke and put it to the tires. My son has taken to writing Prius spray in the soot on the back. I would like to keep the truck a little cleaner. I will say the MM3 tunes are cleaner than the smarty Jr. tow tune was. The only change I have done since the smarty Jr. was the Fleece coolant bypass and installation of the MM3. It is not white smoke, and there is no blowby. Recently the turbo wastegate solenoid has failed intermittently. It will come and stay for a month and then go away for two to three months and then comeback and visit for a month. I always fill up at the same high volume station and change my fuel filter with my oil filter every 5k miles.

 

[AH64ID]

If it’s all the tunes then you need to get with your tuner.

You also need to fix the waste gate solenoid, as that will reduce total boost and airflow.

I don’t think that a bigger turbo will help you, especially one the size you listed.

 

[Darkbloodmon]

My vote is for talking with the tuner and getting a rewrite aswell for your current setup. Off BBI's website for your injectors near the bottom of the description it says

"These injectors are capable of up to 700rwhp. Injection quantity reduction is a simple adjustment, thanks to aftermarket tuners. Decrease fuel quantity to satisfy the needs of your current set up, or crank it up to 700 RWHP."

A tune derating the amount of fuel your pushing is going to be cheaper and better in all respects than trying to match a turbo to your setup. You need to know or know where to find what each tune is doing. Horse power numbers identifying the tune don't tell anyone anything.

 

[SSage]

With those mods you need a bigger turbo, but I figure it will be smokey till you spool up. My old hot rod truck controlled smoke by using the throttle lightly till the turbo caught up, I never tried twins.

A S300 "Street Stock Towing Upgrade version" works fine for most towing and street use. Going bigger just makes the spool up slow unless your always hammering it. A 62/65/14 will run cooler and is a nice step up from stock, thats what I did years ago on my truck with injectors. If you don't tow, the HTT 63/68/14 would be an option. I've only gotten turbos from HTT though, so I can't compare with other brands/shops.

The VG adds something to break and clog up IMO, I rather have have twins than a VG set up. But, I'm at the stage in life that 400 hp or so is plenty, no smoke show, no broken drive-train parts.

 

[AH64ID]

He doesn’t need a bigger turbo, he needs a cleaner tune… at least in my experience.

With an MM3 he should be able to drive anyway he wants and not get smoke, and not have EGT issues either. Then if he wants more power look into a turbo.

 

[CVR222NV]

I couldn't get this all in the signature line. But these are the specifics of my truck.

2006 Ram 2500 SLT; BBi Stage 1; Hamilton Springs & Rods; Ind Inj BoP CP3; AFE DFS780; MM3(60hp, 12v 120hp, 160hp); ARP HS; Coolant bypass; BD trans filter; Rockytop Transmission (700hp Billet Triple); Detroit TruTrac Rear; MagHytec covers; Carli Leveling kit; 4" exhaust with aeroturbine.

Are you still running the stock cam?

 

[SSage]

I've only experienced the canned catcher tunes and was still impressed with the fairly clean power. Whats the point of the 12 valve tune? Just sound?

 

[Tinman]

I'll add my 2 cents. In my experience, I would agree with the above comments about your tune. I use a CSP5 switch and have a single injection event tune as part of my 5 tunes. Sounds cool, but doesn't perform near as well. Smokes more, poor throttle response and spool. I don't use it. The 06 pistons don't like the single event but don't need much of a pilot injection. Just a little fuel out front with minimal timing will do nicely. I also think a lot of tuners use too much main timing which causes smoke. I would suggest a better tune (with a pilot injection) for the smoke issue, and a bigger turbo to support the power your capable of making.

 

[jraker]

Yes I am still running the stock CAM