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Originally Posted by M.L.S.C.
The aneroid (smoke puff limiter) is not needed, all it does is limit fuel delivery till turbo spools up - ya know how big trucks blow dark smoke for a few seconds immediately after an upshift, that's the kinda smoke-puff you'll be limiting, certainly a nice feature to have but not really needed for your purposes (it's basically a want vs. need thing, and you don't "need" the aneroid). Big exhaust is nice to have and certainly has a benefit in the power gained department, so I suggest that you keep that. Pyro and boost gauges are a must, so those are keepers. The cold-air intake will also help you out good, but at $425 for the kit personally I would come up with something on my own...
As to how much to pay and who to hire for the job - it's all fairly easy work altho since you obviously don't feel comfortable doing it yourself I'd suggest that you hire a mechanic whom you have worked with before and whom you can trust - being a mechanic myself I always try to be honest with my customers and sometimes that means admitting I do not feel comfortable with a certain job and recommending them a different shop/mechanic for it, so if you have a guy who tries to maintain similar professional values then he is the person to talk to.
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First, I cannot thank you guys enough.
What did you mean by coming up with something on my own for the clod air intake?
I am hoping that my D mechanic will take this on. He is a fully certified ford Master mechanic and I trust him for sure. I just do not know how comfortable he is with putting on an after market turbo set up...Not because he can't do it, I think it was more the fact that he has had some bad luck with after market kits that people bring in and then he looks bad in the end, so I am sending him the info on the kits (ATS, Hypermax, and Banks). It sounds like you guys like the ATS the most, is that right?? and is it because of the wastegate at high altitudes??? Most probably he will be seeing these post and then I will send him the info on the actual turbos.
Thanks a gain
