Right, NOS and propane are just a bandaid (if even that good) compared to a turbo kit when it comes to diesel engines. I agree with M.L.S.C., his post is right on the money. Plus I can't see where Hypermax's cold air is needed either, I have the stock ducting and with a Filter Minder air cleaner restriction gauge I never show any restriction with the stock ducting and a K&N filter. The former owner of ATS also told me with all their R&D, engines running on test stands, dynos,etc, you get no benefit from an exhaust bigger than 3".
The company that bought ATS is in Colorado, maybe they're close to Vail. I'm partial to the ATS system, one reason is because Ford chose to use it in '93 so if all else fails you can get parts from a Ford dealer. It's efficiently engineered, and easier to install than Banks, and it's wastegated (important if you tow, live in mountain country, heavy vehicle) and Hypermax is not.
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It's about 8 hours labor for the ATS kit if that tells you anything. I'm retired now but at the time was a full time heavy truck and diesel mechanic so I had all the necessary tools, etc, and going slow (translation--doing it right, NeverSiezing all turbo, exhaust bolts, etc.) mine took about 10-11 hours. But like any of those installation type jobs, if you had another truck to do sitting right next to the first one, you could do the second one in about 1/2 the time.
