Preventative Mods..

[Hockeyhauler2500]

I got mine at XDP there fast and they know what there talking about. Im sure they have one for your truck

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05 Superchips programmer, super chips laser gage EGT&boost, AEM air intake, CFM manifold, MBRP 4", 2" ready lift leveling kit,315-75 Mag-hytech rear DIf and TRANS pan, with AMSOIL by pass system, and all AMSOIL front to back.

[TxFire]

Thanks!! I'll check em out!

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06 QC 2500 4WD, 6-spd, 33k miles. Straight piped, Autopage remote start, Ranchhand front & tube steps, AMSOil 4510 with AFE torque tube custom CAI, BD Triple Dog and more to come with the good ol green stuff!!

[OCVeloMan]

Great thus far guys, thanks. What do you guys think about tranny mods?

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2006 - 2500 Mega 4x4 Laramie, Black Pearl, De-badged, AMSOIL BMK-21 + Full Flow + Full Syn, 18" XD 35" MT, K&N Intake, MBRP, ISSPRO Pillar/Steering Column, KORE Leveling, PP Track Bar, TGC Control Arms, Silencer Ring MIA

[oln608]

someone somewhere told me to over fill my tranny fuild by a quart. (nv5600) not sure why though?

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Red 04.5 H.O 2500 4x4 Cummins Regular Cab Long bed, NV5600 straight MBRP 5 inch tip, power puck,raptor 100

[Diesel_Nuts]

I also agree with the Amsoil Oil Bypass System and AirDog or Similar. I have the older BMK/11 and AirDog 150, and those were some of my First Mods!! Good Luck with the Truck, and preventive Maintenance.

If you want to keep the truck close to stock, basic Trans mods are all you would need. A good Valve Body and Torque Converter will help you out Tremendously. There are a lot of different options for these, and you can get some quotes from a lot of the Vendors on here!!

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07 2500 Ostrich QC (E B P) 4x4, 5.9L, HTS, 8" Rize on 37s, Amsoil w/ BMK-11, Gauges, SMARTY, AEM, BD Manifold, 5" MBRP, CFM+, FTE Rail Cap, WICKED CP3, Airdog, Mag Hytec's....Hard Parts Waiting to go in!!!!

[dom42]

Originally Posted by Shup1

One of the plus items on a bypass is that you can leave the bypass filter on for more than 1 use, I am onmy 4th rotation for the bp100 I have,my UOA's and particle counts are still great. The downside is that there is a extra filter to purchase, have on hand and it can be quite expensive. Allbypass filters do the same thing in principle, each variable has a slighlty differant twist though

Frantz and Motorguard - Use tp and are good for about 3k miles before changing
FS2500 - uses a filter media that is in and and out like tp with mileage at about 5k changes

Amsoil, Baldwin bypass systems use spin on style filters with use of more than one oil change (I use my Amsoil for 30K miles and my Baldwin for 15K) the differance is <$8 for a Baldwin and >$30 for a Amsoil filter (I have done particle counts on both and they are very similar, just looking out for the budget minded)


It all boils down to how elaborate, how expensive and how often you like being under the hood of your vehicle...there are plenty of diesel motors with routine maintenance that go 500k miles....so make a choice that fits what you want and only listen to about 1/2 of what everyone (including myself) says onthese subjects.

my oil analysis tells me that the filter from the fs2500 oil bypass system allows me to go beyond 10k miles on each element. I don't exceed that though. i change it at every 10k. then when oil reaches 30k i change the oil (royal purple full synthetic)....i have 110k miles on her now w/ no issue.............KNOCK ON WOOD

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2006 2500 QCLB 4x4 auto-5" SilverLine TBE - cfm plus- s&b CAI system- 6 inch superlift- kore components- 325/60/20 bfg AT's- 20" motometal- fs2500 on engine & tranny- maghytec all around- 4.10gears- BullyDog Pmt w/crazylarry- truckcoverusa roll out cover- rhino linings- firestone bags- Nfab 6step- Thuren trackbar
k7gsxr1000- full race bike- ohlins all around-brembo masters-full ti arata exh-pretty much everything

[Shup1]

Originally Posted by dom42

my oil analysis tells me that the filter from the fs2500 oil bypass system allows me to go beyond 10k miles on each element. I don't exceed that though. i change it at every 10k. then when oil reaches 30k i change the oil (royal purple full synthetic)....i have 110k miles on her now w/ no issue.............KNOCK ON WOOD

Good to hear you get 10k, I wanted to get one but everyone I know that has them was complaining of to frequent of change and the big increase in price a couple years back...I have the Amsoil but ill be going back to Baldwin since I still have 8 extra filters...

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2006 2wd 2500 - CFM intake - Amsoil oil bypass -Aero 4040XL Muffler - K&N Air - Cool Blue Hose - Delvac Rotella oil, everything else Amsoil - Alpin 505 / Blackbird nav / XM (XM 202 Sirius 197 - O&A RnF) , Optilube Summer blend Future: Coolant Filter, External tranny filter

[OCVeloMan]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Nuts

I also agree with the Amsoil Oil Bypass System and AirDog or Similar. I have the older BMK/11 and AirDog 150, and those were some of my First Mods!! Good Luck with the Truck, and preventive Maintenance.

If you want to keep the truck close to stock, basic Trans mods are all you would need. A good Valve Body and Torque Converter will help you out Tremendously. There are a lot of different options for these, and you can get some quotes from a lot of the Vendors on here!!

Is that a good place to start? I'm looking to upgrade my tranny to make it a bit more bulletproof but don't want to break the bank.

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2006 - 2500 Mega 4x4 Laramie, Black Pearl, De-badged, AMSOIL BMK-21 + Full Flow + Full Syn, 18" XD 35" MT, K&N Intake, MBRP, ISSPRO Pillar/Steering Column, KORE Leveling, PP Track Bar, TGC Control Arms, Silencer Ring MIA

[Crude Dude]

Valve body, torque converter, intermediate band in transmission and billet accumulator. Transmission will be 100% better!

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2007 2500 CTD 4x4 5.9 Superlift 2" coils. Smarty Jr, Modified stock airbox,48RE Billet input,Billet Flexplate,Billet Triple disk, Billet pistons/servos,TransGo,Hughes deep pan,BDs steering stabilizer,AutoMeter Boost/Trans/Pyro

[yoda]

Originally Posted by dom42

my oil analysis tells me that the filter from the fs2500 oil bypass system allows me to go beyond 10k miles on each element. I don't exceed that though. i change it at every 10k. then when oil reaches 30k i change the oil (royal purple full synthetic)....i have 110k miles on her now w/ no issue.............KNOCK ON WOOD

my last oil change lasted me 23k miles. i sampled the oil at every 10k and it kept coming back good to go. all i'm using so far is a fleetguard filter and amsoil. i will be getting the amsoil bypass kit soon though. i'd like to keep the contaminates out of the oil as much as possible. i plan to keep mine for a long time.

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05 2500 qc, sb, 4x4, g56, 3.73, mp8, afe stg 2 pg7, 4" dynomax bullet muffler to resonator to 5" turnouts, ranch hand bumper, HBS 2" leveling kit, 295 HP/540 TQ feb 08 (stock), looking for donations

[Hockeyhauler2500]

Just got my By pass mount done and will be installing it friday along with the rear DIF cover cant wait.

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05 Superchips programmer, super chips laser gage EGT&boost, AEM air intake, CFM manifold, MBRP 4", 2" ready lift leveling kit,315-75 Mag-hytech rear DIf and TRANS pan, with AMSOIL by pass system, and all AMSOIL front to back.

[Diesel_Nuts]

Originally Posted by OCVeloMan

Is that a good place to start? I'm looking to upgrade my tranny to make it a bit more bulletproof but don't want to break the bank.

Yes, talk to a few of the Sponsors here like Wally from FTE or Gus from Farmboys Diesel. Both of them can set you straight, along with others on here for the parts you are looking for. A TC and VB will help out quite a bit, and maybe a few other smaller parts. Just let them know what you are trying to accomplish, and your driving style, and go from there. Good Luck with the Truck.

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07 2500 Ostrich QC (E B P) 4x4, 5.9L, HTS, 8" Rize on 37s, Amsoil w/ BMK-11, Gauges, SMARTY, AEM, BD Manifold, 5" MBRP, CFM+, FTE Rail Cap, WICKED CP3, Airdog, Mag Hytec's....Hard Parts Waiting to go in!!!!