Quote Originally Posted by Coltrain View Post
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my budget is $3000 and priority is better reliability for towing (in soft sand) then fuel economy / modest performance improvements.
was going to start with
catch can
pre fuel filter
snorkel
3 inch exhaust
and see how that goes to start.

i would welcome your thoughts.
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coltrain
Scangauge or equivalent
EGT gauge (almost mandatory for towing esp in gnarly/sandy terrain)
2.75 or 3 inch exhaust
Catch Can
More efficient intercooler
Manual Boost Control
EGR block (you will need Man Boost Control or VNT adjusted and ability to clear MIL with a full EGR block)
Rear Coil Tower braces
ECU remap or chip
2 inch lift or better rear coils & shocks at minimum (if you tow in soft sand on stock suspension it will drag its arse like a dog with worms )

Snork can wait till you have the $'s and be wary of fuel prefilters on the CRD, they have a very low micron filter stock and prefilter can be either of no use or possibly cause delivery issues to the pump