Hey everyone I’m not necessarily new here but never realized I didn’t make an intro thread. I’ve got a 2020 1500 etorque with about 98k miles, picked it up January 2020 around 33k. I’m just completing a rear turbo setup that I’m pretty content with so far. I never intended to do it but was so disappointed with the performance in stock form that something had to be done. I initially wanted a pro charger setup but there was no pro charger dealer near me that wanted to charge me a fair price for ordering the kit. I wasn’t going to pay the mark up they were all asking so I said F it and started building a turbo kit. I already purchased some Stainless Works long tubes and was not about to just ditch them because I’m no longer going with a pro charger so I decided to mount the turbo under the back of the cab.
The kit now that I m done figuring out all the challenges isn’t actually that hard to do, but to my knowledge there isn’t another rear turbo 5th gen around to get guidance from.
For work I only see paved roads and a ton of miles with very rare towing, so bigger tires/ lift etc is not the route I’m going with here. I’ve got a few more build phases to get through before stopping including building the motor, aftermarket air ride, installing my wide body kit, and getting a killer wheel setup. I’m sure it sounds crazy for a bunch of truck owners but I’ve been an import tuner for a long time so I can’t help trying to make such a nice looking truck even meaner. Thanks for checking the truck out, and if I can help shed some light on this project for anyone who’s interested just let me know.
Currently the motor is stock, I’ve got FIC 775cc injectors, SW 1 7/8 long tube headers, snow performance stage 2.5 water/ methanol kit, Comp CTR 3993 68mm air cooled turbo, Tial 50mm BOV, and a VS Racing 60mm WG. The truck made decent numbers at 484whp/ 556wtq on just 6.5psi. I’m trying to get it to 8psi but my wastegate is too big and the location is making the exhaust gas hit the valve seat directly which pushes the gate open before 8psi. I’m going to get rid of the single 60mm and go with dual 44mm’s that are offset a bit more.
The kit now that I m done figuring out all the challenges isn’t actually that hard to do, but to my knowledge there isn’t another rear turbo 5th gen around to get guidance from.
For work I only see paved roads and a ton of miles with very rare towing, so bigger tires/ lift etc is not the route I’m going with here. I’ve got a few more build phases to get through before stopping including building the motor, aftermarket air ride, installing my wide body kit, and getting a killer wheel setup. I’m sure it sounds crazy for a bunch of truck owners but I’ve been an import tuner for a long time so I can’t help trying to make such a nice looking truck even meaner. Thanks for checking the truck out, and if I can help shed some light on this project for anyone who’s interested just let me know.
Currently the motor is stock, I’ve got FIC 775cc injectors, SW 1 7/8 long tube headers, snow performance stage 2.5 water/ methanol kit, Comp CTR 3993 68mm air cooled turbo, Tial 50mm BOV, and a VS Racing 60mm WG. The truck made decent numbers at 484whp/ 556wtq on just 6.5psi. I’m trying to get it to 8psi but my wastegate is too big and the location is making the exhaust gas hit the valve seat directly which pushes the gate open before 8psi. I’m going to get rid of the single 60mm and go with dual 44mm’s that are offset a bit more.
