Powerstroked162
On Da Juice
Been awhile since I've updated on my '15 and how it's progressed with mods. So far i've stuck to my plan of making power with the factory emissions systems intact and fully operational. It's been a struggle and a learning experience so far for sure but we are making good progress with the help of some custom tuning from Eric at Innovative Diesel, and new parts from AP.
For this that aren't familiar with the truck, here's the thread from when I picked it up from delivery back in May.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51882
I've updated some cosmetics since then. Had JD sit down and build me a set of lights for it with my company logo in etched in the lens.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_5420.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/FullSizeRender.jpg
Decided to change the stereo up a bit since I had it built originally. Upgraded from a JL 500/1 that was way to small for the setup, to a JL 1200/1 to drive the 3- JL 10's. Also had a better box built to help with sound output from the subs. Needless to say, it rocks out lol
Decided that I needed to get wheels and tires on the truck after much harassment from Jeff and Gary. Also decided to drop the truck instead of lift it so I ordered a set of 305/50/r22 Proxes ST's and bolted my Novakanes on. Came out pretty good I think
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0832.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0831.jpg
I haven't lowered the truck yet, but plan to this coming week now that the holidays are over with. I had Jeff with Spartan and Trevor from PMF put together a suspension setup to give me a 2" drop front and rear. Trevor sent up everything I needed, including one of his 3-link arm kits for dropped trucks. I'll have to snag some pics of everything later this evening. Couldn't begin to describe the type of high end work that shows when you open the boxes. So i've got traction bars, drop coils, radius arms, hardware, helwig sway bars, etc., to get on the truck but I'm pumped. Even how it sits now, it looks good.
Here's a couple better pics of the truck that show the stance and JD's work on the headlights
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0742.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_08381.jpg
….and yes, before anybody says anything lol I have recon mirror lenses coming along with a set of tail lights from Mink.
Now down to the power adders(my favorite part lol):
Right out of the gate, I had the chance to beta some DPF-ON tuning with Superchips. Truck made great power and drive incredibly well. No changes in mileage or regen cycles even with a heavy right foot. Their 100hp tune netted me a even 80hp gain to the rear wheels. We had started working on a intake prior to the release of tuning back in July, tested a variety of piping diameter sizes, filter sizes, etc., and finally came up with something that seemed to work better than everything else I had tried up to that point. Bolted it on, and picked up 23rwhp with the same tune from Superchips(this was back in the beginning of August). Made a steady 480rwhp, street manners drastically improved and the truck seemed way happier at that point. Even managed to pick up some fuel mileage to boot. I did some more testing after that on the setup and some miscellaneous fuel system parts but nothing really took off until I swapped over to some custom tuning from Eric at Innovative. With everything being the same mod wise, I strapped back down on the dyno and made 523rwhp with a heavy tune. Same thing as before, everything just kept getting better and nothing seemed to suffer(fuel mileage, regen cycles, soot load, etc.,). At that point I had most of what I wanted to test on the truck either finished with mating or sitting on the bench waiting to install, so I tore the truck down and went to work.
First mod to go on was an AP Crankcase vent kit:
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/CCV.jpg
Once that was on and working, I dove into the engine. I had purchased a billet 64mm Streetmax 2015 drop-in turbo from Morgan at Midwest Diesel & Auto. I had the turbo for at least 5 weeks if not longer sitting on my bench in the shop waiting to go on lol, but I finally manned up and got it installed. Made great time getting down to the valley. Learned that my hands are too big for the design of the pedestal assembly, and that ford engineers really don't think about the mechanics down the line when they assemble these things on the line lol
Stock 61mm charger
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0476.jpg
Midwest 64 Streetmax
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0614.jpg
After the charger was down in the valley, and not knowing what the outcome of this push for 600 was gonna be as far as the rods were concerned lol, I decided to take the time to fab a waste gate setup (which AP now has for ale in kit form) for it. It was a little bit of a battle getting everything where i wanted it and operating the way it needed to, but I did it and was thrilled to have accomplished my goal.
Kind of a rough pic but its mounted off the passenger side up pipe in the back out of site
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0615.jpg
The discharge pipe exits out under the frame rail down by the trans pan. Little better view here
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0607.jpg
Once the truck was back into reassembly with our gate kit installed and the MWDA 64 streetmax in the valley, I mounted the regulator and what not for the gate out of site from the top of the engine bay. Once you open the hood, the only thing you see is the reference line neatly tucked in behind the forward EGR coolant line. Plus you can't see the gate at all which makes it a total sleeper lol
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0621.jpg
Once I got it all back together and out on the street, I instantly noticed a difference in the way the truck felt out on the street. Not only was the 64 incredibly mean sounding under throttle, but it put the traction control system through hell and back on the initial test drive lol.
It wasn't until after 85 miles or so(day or two of driving) that i realized I was happy to have the wastegate on the truck for this setup. With the volume of air moving through the downpipe/dpf now, and the slight increase of tip-in lag associated with the 64 chargers, the DPF has seen some excessive soot. I learned that there is active back pressure in the downpipe and DPF load dictates just how much of it reverts through the downpipe and against the turbine wheel, which again depending on the soot load in the DPF causes surge in the comp wheel. I'm still working on the the solution to the problem at the moment but initial testing with the waste gate kit has shown some promising results and I hope to have it ironed out by the end of the month. Unfortunately until then, my truck lives in regen and fuel mileage is smoked lol. Couldn't be happier with the way that turbo performs on the truck after a forced regen process. Once the converter locks, it's off to the races
Right now as it sits, i've got our 4" downpipe to go back in the truck for initial testing, and I have scheduled dyno time to find out just what it makes for power at the wheels currently as well as dialing in the gate setup properly. I can say that against most of what i've driven, it's knocking on the door of 600 and I just couldn't be happier with it. It's quiet, it's quick, and it's a total sleeper that catches a lot of people by surprise on the street lol
Anyway, i'll have more to come in the following weeks but figured this was long over due
~Steve
For this that aren't familiar with the truck, here's the thread from when I picked it up from delivery back in May.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51882
I've updated some cosmetics since then. Had JD sit down and build me a set of lights for it with my company logo in etched in the lens.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_5420.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/FullSizeRender.jpg
Decided to change the stereo up a bit since I had it built originally. Upgraded from a JL 500/1 that was way to small for the setup, to a JL 1200/1 to drive the 3- JL 10's. Also had a better box built to help with sound output from the subs. Needless to say, it rocks out lol
Decided that I needed to get wheels and tires on the truck after much harassment from Jeff and Gary. Also decided to drop the truck instead of lift it so I ordered a set of 305/50/r22 Proxes ST's and bolted my Novakanes on. Came out pretty good I think
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0832.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0831.jpg
I haven't lowered the truck yet, but plan to this coming week now that the holidays are over with. I had Jeff with Spartan and Trevor from PMF put together a suspension setup to give me a 2" drop front and rear. Trevor sent up everything I needed, including one of his 3-link arm kits for dropped trucks. I'll have to snag some pics of everything later this evening. Couldn't begin to describe the type of high end work that shows when you open the boxes. So i've got traction bars, drop coils, radius arms, hardware, helwig sway bars, etc., to get on the truck but I'm pumped. Even how it sits now, it looks good.
Here's a couple better pics of the truck that show the stance and JD's work on the headlights
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0742.jpg
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_08381.jpg
….and yes, before anybody says anything lol I have recon mirror lenses coming along with a set of tail lights from Mink.
Now down to the power adders(my favorite part lol):
Right out of the gate, I had the chance to beta some DPF-ON tuning with Superchips. Truck made great power and drive incredibly well. No changes in mileage or regen cycles even with a heavy right foot. Their 100hp tune netted me a even 80hp gain to the rear wheels. We had started working on a intake prior to the release of tuning back in July, tested a variety of piping diameter sizes, filter sizes, etc., and finally came up with something that seemed to work better than everything else I had tried up to that point. Bolted it on, and picked up 23rwhp with the same tune from Superchips(this was back in the beginning of August). Made a steady 480rwhp, street manners drastically improved and the truck seemed way happier at that point. Even managed to pick up some fuel mileage to boot. I did some more testing after that on the setup and some miscellaneous fuel system parts but nothing really took off until I swapped over to some custom tuning from Eric at Innovative. With everything being the same mod wise, I strapped back down on the dyno and made 523rwhp with a heavy tune. Same thing as before, everything just kept getting better and nothing seemed to suffer(fuel mileage, regen cycles, soot load, etc.,). At that point I had most of what I wanted to test on the truck either finished with mating or sitting on the bench waiting to install, so I tore the truck down and went to work.
First mod to go on was an AP Crankcase vent kit:
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/CCV.jpg
Once that was on and working, I dove into the engine. I had purchased a billet 64mm Streetmax 2015 drop-in turbo from Morgan at Midwest Diesel & Auto. I had the turbo for at least 5 weeks if not longer sitting on my bench in the shop waiting to go on lol, but I finally manned up and got it installed. Made great time getting down to the valley. Learned that my hands are too big for the design of the pedestal assembly, and that ford engineers really don't think about the mechanics down the line when they assemble these things on the line lol
Stock 61mm charger
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0476.jpg
Midwest 64 Streetmax
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0614.jpg
After the charger was down in the valley, and not knowing what the outcome of this push for 600 was gonna be as far as the rods were concerned lol, I decided to take the time to fab a waste gate setup (which AP now has for ale in kit form) for it. It was a little bit of a battle getting everything where i wanted it and operating the way it needed to, but I did it and was thrilled to have accomplished my goal.
Kind of a rough pic but its mounted off the passenger side up pipe in the back out of site
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0615.jpg
The discharge pipe exits out under the frame rail down by the trans pan. Little better view here
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0607.jpg
Once the truck was back into reassembly with our gate kit installed and the MWDA 64 streetmax in the valley, I mounted the regulator and what not for the gate out of site from the top of the engine bay. Once you open the hood, the only thing you see is the reference line neatly tucked in behind the forward EGR coolant line. Plus you can't see the gate at all which makes it a total sleeper lol
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_0621.jpg
Once I got it all back together and out on the street, I instantly noticed a difference in the way the truck felt out on the street. Not only was the 64 incredibly mean sounding under throttle, but it put the traction control system through hell and back on the initial test drive lol.
It wasn't until after 85 miles or so(day or two of driving) that i realized I was happy to have the wastegate on the truck for this setup. With the volume of air moving through the downpipe/dpf now, and the slight increase of tip-in lag associated with the 64 chargers, the DPF has seen some excessive soot. I learned that there is active back pressure in the downpipe and DPF load dictates just how much of it reverts through the downpipe and against the turbine wheel, which again depending on the soot load in the DPF causes surge in the comp wheel. I'm still working on the the solution to the problem at the moment but initial testing with the waste gate kit has shown some promising results and I hope to have it ironed out by the end of the month. Unfortunately until then, my truck lives in regen and fuel mileage is smoked lol. Couldn't be happier with the way that turbo performs on the truck after a forced regen process. Once the converter locks, it's off to the races
Right now as it sits, i've got our 4" downpipe to go back in the truck for initial testing, and I have scheduled dyno time to find out just what it makes for power at the wheels currently as well as dialing in the gate setup properly. I can say that against most of what i've driven, it's knocking on the door of 600 and I just couldn't be happier with it. It's quiet, it's quick, and it's a total sleeper that catches a lot of people by surprise on the street lol
Anyway, i'll have more to come in the following weeks but figured this was long over due
~Steve
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