six gun is installed

[turbojet]

I went from the Edge EZ to the 6 gun. My opinion as follows.



-Not real impressed, it is strong but I thought I'd feel more difference.

-The low end power is worse than the Edge, the six gun seems to put all it's power on the mid to top end.

-No smoke at all

-Will probably do injectors to get the punch I want

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[wscott]

Having had both, which would you say you prefer?

 

[JamesWard]

turbojet,



do you have the speed loader? really want to know if you can feel the difference with it. Banks told me the Six-Gun makes its max HP under a full pull, with your big shoes i assume you don't pull a whole lot. my 03 is the first diesel i have bombed, so i can't really reply on the power increase. the Six-Gun with the Monster exhaust and the AFE intake really woke my CTD up though!!

 

[Flores]

I pulled my toyhauler last night to fill up with gas and let me tell you the six gun did seem to be more powerful under load. I do have the Banks exhaust and afe intake. I also noticed the exhaust temp didnt go past 1000 degrees at wot at aprox 70 mph!I did let off the peddle when I merged on the freeway. Ill be going to Glamis this weekend and cant wait to conquer inkopah grade!!Ill post my results Monday.

 

[JamesWard]

flores,



do you have the speed loader and what level are you running on? i sure wish someone would reply that is running this setup and has had it on a load dyno to see the real numbers on a HO 3rd gen.

 

[bmarkert]

i have the speed loader and six gun tuner installed on my SO '03 , when first installed threw codes like 8 of them,got obsessed with finding out why this was, turns out the "do not cross"instructions were a typo, once that was solved i can throw a 4,2 code in a "4" setting with speed loader, "trans slipping". a friend of mine has edge EZ box on his, and came to pull me out of a hole, when we were done we sprinted about 2 miles, i was waiting for the edge EZ '03 HO at the end of the road!!!! however i do still throw a 335 and 336 code, when i throw the burt built switch i also get a superboost/overboost code as well but it goes away when i turn off the green light!

 

[Tomeygun]

hmm... codes thrown by the BANKS?? i though that was a perfected product ?



and what is a burt built switch?

 

[turbojet]

Sorry it took me a while to get back guys.



I do prefer the six gun, yes I do have the speed loader.



My expectations may be a bit high do to the 37" meats I am running. It is definitely fast for a 9000 lb truck, just thought I'd feel a bit more, maybe I am jaded? 4 37s on the rear axle do suck up some power for sure. Matter of fact my mileage dropped 1-2 MPG after getting the tires, I think mostly cause it's a dually.



I usually run on 4, but crank it to 6 when I want to haul ass.

 

[JamesWard]

turbojet,



when your on level 6 and empty, does your clutch slip? what kind of boost and temp #s do you get? if you have a fuel pressure gauge, what will it pull down to? sorry about all the questions, but i'm just wondering if the speed loader upgrade is for me.



one more before i go, have you run with and without the speed loader, and what was the difference??

 

[marksp]

I also have both the Six-Gun and Speed-Loader, and while I can't can't give you any feedback on running with vs. without (have never take S-L off), I will say it's the "active" exhaust gas temp monitoring that made it worth the extra few dollars for me. The additional performance was simply a bonus.



ps - I base lined my truck on a local dyno 2 days before installing the Banks goods and will spool her up again soon! stay tuned!

 

[turbojet]

I don't have a fuel gauge, no indication that the clutch slips. My temp gauge was installed post turbo (not what they were supposed to do) so that doesn't help. I know that BAnks does monitor the temp, but I still want to know pre turbo. The max boost I see is 32lbs. What kind of pre turbo temps and boost are you guys seeing?