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<blockquote data-quote="DiamondSCattleCo" data-source="post: 377405" data-attributes="member: 2862"><p>This is a tough question to answer. You can damage your engine/powertrain FASTER with power uprates and towing, if you don't pay attention to what you're doing. However, you put a pyrometer/boost/tranny temp gauge (automatics)/fuel pressure gauge (Dodge/Duramax) gauge cluster in to monitor the situation as a starting point. Then you have to uprate other components to suit your selected power level. Mild uprates, like the Edge EZ, really don't need anything extra when pulling as long as you pay attention to the gauges and drive properly (don't dump the clutch, don't power shift, etc etc). Getting crazy with power will require new clutches, air systems, turbos, head work, etc etc.</p><p></p><p>I've got customers who regularly use their 500 pony trucks everyday for work and don't have any breakdown issues. Due to the selection of high end components, they actually have fewer issues than those running stock trucks. As an example, my 2001 C&C was sitting at right around 500 HP, regularly towed 30K+ loads (just the trailer and load), raced, off-roaded, and I never broke down once in over 125,000 K+. One of my best customers who had the second highest HP straight diesel truck in NA (648HP verified) used his truck in his concrete company. On Monday, he'd load his 4000 lb work box in the bed and head out to the jobsite. Come Friday, he'd unload it and go sled pulling or racing. In the 4 years he's been running at 600 HP+, he's had to replace one automatic.</p><p></p><p>Rod</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DiamondSCattleCo, post: 377405, member: 2862"] This is a tough question to answer. You can damage your engine/powertrain FASTER with power uprates and towing, if you don't pay attention to what you're doing. However, you put a pyrometer/boost/tranny temp gauge (automatics)/fuel pressure gauge (Dodge/Duramax) gauge cluster in to monitor the situation as a starting point. Then you have to uprate other components to suit your selected power level. Mild uprates, like the Edge EZ, really don't need anything extra when pulling as long as you pay attention to the gauges and drive properly (don't dump the clutch, don't power shift, etc etc). Getting crazy with power will require new clutches, air systems, turbos, head work, etc etc. I've got customers who regularly use their 500 pony trucks everyday for work and don't have any breakdown issues. Due to the selection of high end components, they actually have fewer issues than those running stock trucks. As an example, my 2001 C&C was sitting at right around 500 HP, regularly towed 30K+ loads (just the trailer and load), raced, off-roaded, and I never broke down once in over 125,000 K+. One of my best customers who had the second highest HP straight diesel truck in NA (648HP verified) used his truck in his concrete company. On Monday, he'd load his 4000 lb work box in the bed and head out to the jobsite. Come Friday, he'd unload it and go sled pulling or racing. In the 4 years he's been running at 600 HP+, he's had to replace one automatic. Rod [/QUOTE]
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