looking for advice in the Las Vegas area

[M K]

I am a snow bird & I got a 97 2500 2wheel drive auto about 6 weeks ago when I was back in Michigan , when I was pulling my tt here I seemed to have a loss of power . I made a appointment with Diesel Specialist a shop north of town , has anyone been to this shop & do they do good work ? also looking to put a few upgrades in the truck , just to help it when it is towing my tt , I would like to increase the HP about 50 to 75 HP but I would like to keep the MPG reasonable . I also would like to get some body work done on the truck it has 2 little places were the paint is bubbling because of rust & I would like to have the truck painted , the main issue is to get it running good & then do the body work .

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97 - 2500 club cab 8ft box , 2 wheel drive auto trans 4:10 rear end , BHAF,heat shield & AFE intake tube, Autometer boost, pyro ,trans temp guages , stock afc plate moved forward , AFE 4" stainless turbo back exhaust , Alpha bed liner ,repainted white

[ropnjessi]

I used them for installing my tranny, they seem to know what there doing. The price tag was a little on the heavy side. I know I asked them to quote me a price for installing a gauge that I would provide, and he told me 400.00 I asked why so high and he responded that since he wasn't supplying the gauge that he couldn't make any money, so I did it myself. For straight diesel engine work there's J & S diesel on Industrial.(non high performance)

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03' Dually 4 x 4, 4" exhaust
HTB2/62/12, CFM+, AFE Torque Tube
FASS 150, Stage 1 cold air box
Smarty/Puc(60hp),stack/TST-6/0
Goerend Trans.
Westach Combo Gauge. 51" Donaldson

[M K]

Thanks for the info ! I made the appointment with Diesel Specialist for Tuesday , I am going to have them change the fuel filter & clean the fuel screen & check the boost on the turbo to see if there are any leaks in the turbo system . Is Diesel Specialist the only diesel performance shop in the Las Vegas area ?

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97 - 2500 club cab 8ft box , 2 wheel drive auto trans 4:10 rear end , BHAF,heat shield & AFE intake tube, Autometer boost, pyro ,trans temp guages , stock afc plate moved forward , AFE 4" stainless turbo back exhaust , Alpha bed liner ,repainted white

[midwestdually]

there is diesel dynamics, also, diesel specialists will rape you. also, bulldog performance on american pacific as well. they were high too!

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2004.5 3500 SRW SBOX AUTO 4x4...JET BLACK ,SLT LARAMIE, BullyDog Powerpup. Genos Muffler Elimination kit w/5" tip, Silencer ring MIA, 20's wrapped with nitto grapplers, Factory matched trans/pyro/boost guages.

[ropnjessi]

Diesel Dynamics doesn't deal with the public anymore, strictly development and research now....

Originally Posted by midwestdually

there is diesel dynamics, also, diesel specialists will rape you. also, bulldog performance on american pacific as well. they were high too!

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03' Dually 4 x 4, 4" exhaust
HTB2/62/12, CFM+, AFE Torque Tube
FASS 150, Stage 1 cold air box
Smarty/Puc(60hp),stack/TST-6/0
Goerend Trans.
Westach Combo Gauge. 51" Donaldson

[M K]

I am a newbie so I dont know alot but after spending some time on this site I can see how much the shops are gouging you !!! Diesel Specialist seemed like they were a little on the steep side !! I dont know but I had them put in a new fuel filter & clean the fuel sceen & check the turbo & it cost $130 . Is the Fuel Filter a cartridge filter or a spin on filter like a oil filter ? because if it is a spin on I still have the dodge filter that looks 10 years old .

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97 - 2500 club cab 8ft box , 2 wheel drive auto trans 4:10 rear end , BHAF,heat shield & AFE intake tube, Autometer boost, pyro ,trans temp guages , stock afc plate moved forward , AFE 4" stainless turbo back exhaust , Alpha bed liner ,repainted white

[AAA.Fleet.of.12.BBL]

whats the shops hourly rates ???

[TruckWorkz]

We have an 03 f250 that became our customer... he took his truck to DS and was quoted 6k and was billed over 9k when work was done. His truck was being held hostage...

[ropnjessi]

DS charged me around $1300 to remove and breakdown my old tranny, they found the input shaft was sheared off, I ordered a built Goerend tranny and they installed it. The truck had to sit in there shop for close to a month while we waited for the new tranny to come in. I didn't think it was to bad, I now go to another shop and there shop rate is $90/hr.

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03' Dually 4 x 4, 4" exhaust
HTB2/62/12, CFM+, AFE Torque Tube
FASS 150, Stage 1 cold air box
Smarty/Puc(60hp),stack/TST-6/0
Goerend Trans.
Westach Combo Gauge. 51" Donaldson

[M K]

$1300 was that the in & out total or just to take the trans out & break it down ? where is the shop you take it to now ? I am looking for a trans shop that will work on diesel trucks , trans works fine but I want to upgrade before I pull my tt back to the midwest in the spring !

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97 - 2500 club cab 8ft box , 2 wheel drive auto trans 4:10 rear end , BHAF,heat shield & AFE intake tube, Autometer boost, pyro ,trans temp guages , stock afc plate moved forward , AFE 4" stainless turbo back exhaust , Alpha bed liner ,repainted white

[M K]

Originally Posted by TruckWorkz

We have an 03 f250 that became our customer... he took his truck to DS and was quoted 6k and was billed over 9k when work was done. His truck was being held hostage...

truckworks where are you located ? send me a PM if you could.

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97 - 2500 club cab 8ft box , 2 wheel drive auto trans 4:10 rear end , BHAF,heat shield & AFE intake tube, Autometer boost, pyro ,trans temp guages , stock afc plate moved forward , AFE 4" stainless turbo back exhaust , Alpha bed liner ,repainted white

[ropnjessi]

$1300 was the total with built tranny installed taxes included. I'm not sure if where I go now will do trasmissions but you can call them and ask. J & S Diesel Service. Let me know if you need the number and I will PM you. I'm not sure if posting the rest is allowed.

Originally Posted by M K

$1300 was that the in & out total or just to take the trans out & break it down ? where is the shop you take it to now ? I am looking for a trans shop that will work on diesel trucks , trans works fine but I want to upgrade before I pull my tt back to the midwest in the spring !

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03' Dually 4 x 4, 4" exhaust
HTB2/62/12, CFM+, AFE Torque Tube
FASS 150, Stage 1 cold air box
Smarty/Puc(60hp),stack/TST-6/0
Goerend Trans.
Westach Combo Gauge. 51" Donaldson