Mike I have the dx2 that I run on my 18.5 wsm and all tho its smaller I do the tin can method and only dump about 20 lit briquettes and a few chunks with my blower 1/3 open and lid vent wide open and walk away from it work on rubbing the meat by the time I get back its up to temp ready to go...
if you can,do the gasket,cajun door and latch,i did mine right out the box and love it,im sure you would too..have yet to hear any negative feed back from anyone that has done the mentioned mods.
I would just do it right out the box,that's what I did. It's easier than using and then having the bug to do a mod to it only to clean it and do the mod (gasket) any way
Steven,I have an 18.5 wsm and I did the comp. latch,cajun door and the nomex gaskets around the door and the seat where the lids rest and its super tight.go for it<you will be happy you did.
congrats and sounds like someone had fun with the new toy,glad its working great and glad your brisket came out great as well..good to hear your set backs were very minor.. was it easy to calibrate the probes on the cyber Q ?ow long did it take to recover after refueling?