S&S Diesel Motorsport Gen2.1 6.7L Ford Power Stroke CP4 Disaster Prevention Kit (2011 ) (CP4-6.7F-BP-G2.1)

Just bought a 2015 F350 with a 6.7. I installed this kit last week.I had never even looked under the hood of a 6.7 before.I would say I’m advanced shade tree mechanic level. Been turning wrenches for 40 years but never professionally.Instructions are adequate, but not great. Several Youtube Videos for this install, one of the best being from Thoroughbred Diesel. Look ’em up.Straightforward install, but time consuming. Start to finish was 6 hours for me.Toughest part of install, hands down, was removing the plastic upper intake. Some of the rear bolts are a challenge to reach, and then removing the intake from the truck itself is a major PIA. There isn’t much room to work with, and the bolts you just loosened to remove the intake stay on the intake, but loose. They can’t be pulled out and removed. Those same loose bolts hang down and catch on everything as you try and pull the intake forward and out of the engine compartment. It’s kind of like playing Whack-A-Mole trying to find the next bolt that is catching on something and causing you grief.The new fuel return line that runs from S&S’s filter block back to the original return barb on truck was way too long. I contacted S&S for guidance. I talked to a rep and texted him pictures. He agreed that hose was too long for my 2015 and that they would make me a shorter, custom return hose for my truck. Supposedly my truck was somehow different from the millions of other 6.7’s out there; who knows. The originally supplied hose is being used now, but it’s a convoluted, twisted mess trying to deal with it being too long. Hopefully the shorter hose will show up soon.Truck was started back up according to directions. I cycled key eight or 9 times to purge fuel system before actually starting it. There is a lot of air in the lines and new filter to be purged; you can hear the air bubbling in the fuel tank when you do this.Big picture, it’s a no-brainer to do this. $400 and a day of your time will potentially save you a massive amount of money in the future.One side note- I debated this or the full S&S DCR pump conversion. I needed truck on the road ASAP after I purchased it, and wasn’t going to take a chance with the stock fuel system. This was much quicker, labor wise, and 1/5 the cost of the DCR pump. I’ll go back and do the full DCR conversion at some point, but for now this was the best and quickest solution for me.