how much power is to much

[DHurley]

I have an 04 quad cab 6 speed with a cold air intake, and a 5" bullydog exhaust. I also want to add a high horsepower chip but i don't know how high is to high with a stock clutch. An input would be great.

 

[bmoeller]

Welcome to the TDR!



Before adding any more fuel than stock, GAUGES. If you don't, the clutch will be the least of your worries. Don't want to melt down a piston or two. Pyrometer, minimum.



Can't help on the clutch question, sorry.

 

[krabman]

It doesnt matter. If your a asking the question you will keep adding power till you smoke it. Or change it first in self defense. All seriousness aside its hard to gauge where any one person will fry the OEM clutch. All lot of it has to do with how you drive and use your truck. Mid 300s might be a pretty good guess. Start getting into the higher 300s and you dont hear about too many clutches hanging in there. Particularly over the long haul.

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

YOu are more likely to hurt the motor from high EGTs than you are frying a clutch, especially if you get a duration box like TST or vA which run EGTs high. Hence the necessity to run gauges before putting any sort of box on.



Vaughn

 

[DHurley]

Thanks for the input. I do already have a pyrometer and a boost gauge in my truck thats why i was hoping to now get a chip but i don't want to mess my truck up it only has 2000 miles on it.

 

[BigQ]

How much power is too much?

I am sorry , but I don't understand this questions, I have never herd of this, "to much power".

 

[nickleinonen]

Originally posted by BigQ

I am sorry , but I don't understand this questions, I have never herd of this, "to much power".

i was thinking the same exact thing when i first read the topic header... :-laf

 

[LThurman]

I second that BigQ





Guages are a must. If you go with the tst I would recommend their guages as has the abilty to shut things dn when egt's are too high and overall it was cheaper than buying the guages seperatlly