best turbo for stock upgrade

[JMiltier]

whats the best turbo up from a stocker thanks

 

[telliott]

depends on what your after... are you looking to add more fueling mods in the future too?

 

[Cummins724]

whats the best turbo up from a stocker thanks

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[JMiltier]

sorry its a 04 common rail and adding a box prob a edge or tst dunno

 

[raxley]

Will you be doing any towing? If so, how much towing?

Usually twins provide the best of both worlds, towing and out and out performance but they cost quite a bit more.

A big single works well for realitively cheaply compared to twins, but there are difinete tradoffs.

Do you have a automatic transmission?.

If you do a search for 'best+turbo+upgrade" you'll find some good stuff, but you have to be more specific.



Oops, edited after noticing you did put year in.

IMHO, for me, a HTT 62-14 with the extended tip "killer wheel" is probably going to be my next turbo, but it might not be the best for other people. But I'm going to take care of my stock transmission first, and I believe a lot of folks here might say the same after you get a good programmer or hardware box like TST, because you are living on borrowed time otherwise.

Probably turbo wouldn't be the best upgrade you could make right off the bat.

A bigger turbo alone just gets you more air-useless by itself unless you put more fuel in via programming or hardware (an example of each would be Smarty and TST box). It doesn't take much past stock power to toast your transmission, so it's saving money to address this next. A transmission upgrade all by itself can improve 1/4 mile ET's by probably 2/10ths, easy (were talking auto here)

You have air intakes, and exhaust (right about '03 or '04 you had a factory upgrade of a 3-1/2 downpipe to a 4" downpipe, if the latter you can replace the muffler and gain some HP, if it's the former, it would help to get a bigger 4" exhaust along with a better muffler)

 

[Joseph Donnelly]

check TDR #54, p. 128

 

[BevanB]

I think a Phat Shaft turbo is good. Mine is a 62.

 

[ohnoitsyu]

My opinions of the Industrial Injection SPS62: https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=176648

 

[Bob4x4]

The best turbo for a stock truck is the stock one,and the price can't be beat... ... ... ...



Bob

 

[RobertP]

sps 62 all day long

 

[ohnoitsyu]

The best turbo for a stock truck is the stock one,and the price can't be beat... ... ... ...



Bob

Agreed.

Also agreed even if you have an Edge Juice/Attitude.

 

[LOtero]

Sps62!!

Super Phat Shaft 62, no doubt in my mind wouldnt trade mine for the world!!

 

[daytripper63]

One more thing to consider here... Is your truck an early 2004 or an 04. 5 325-600 the 325-600 has bigger turbo than the early 04 if my memory is correct, so if that is true you can do mild upgrades for towing purposes and keep the stock turbo but be sure to get a exhaust that breaths better than stock

 

[Bob4x4]

Agreed.

Also agreed even if you have an Edge Juice/Attitude.

I dare anyone with a bigger than stock turbo with mild fueling to keep up with me in the sand dunes,where instant power is required to stay on top.



Bob

 

[CRiggan]

My vote goes for the super phat shaft 62 turbo. Super fast spool !!