3rd Generation Dodge

1st I would like to say that i love the web site and have caught the craze for running 2 cycle oil in diesel fuel. I have a 03 dodge cummins that I bought 11 months ago with 66,000 miles on it and and today i have 106,000 on it . I got into useing 2 cycle oil in the fuel roughly 6 tanks ago maby a little more and have had good results, The bigest thing i notice is that it runs quieter but allso too my MPG has gone up. When i fill up on empty it takes 30 gallons so I guess i have a 34 gallon tank, to that 34 gallons i have been puting 2 quarts of Amsoil HP Injector 2 cycle oil http://www.amsoil.com/storefront/hpi.aspx . Im not an expert on fiquing the ratios so i looked …

Why, you ask???? Why not???? LOL I can write off the propane as a business expense, and right now I can buy propane for $3.00/gal. I'm not looking for power, only mileage. I thinking only 1-4psi of fumigation added into the boost tube pre-turbo. The basics of the system seem pretty straight forward. I think I can buy everything I need for under $200.00. I would rig the system so that I can "arm" the system from the cab via a switch........of course the tank valve would need to be open. That way I can decide when to use it and when not to. Any insight would be appreciated. I've already read the "Poor Mans Propane Setup" over on the CF twice. Saw your input Mike!! B) I do…

Need help and advice --My Transmission is messed up...Its at the dealorship (on yeah 2006 5.9 3500 dually 56000 miles).The dealor called and talked to my wife and told her "something was out" best info I can give at this time. Cost to repair $700, if there are no metal shavings or anything when they pull the pan.Advice is this the time to put another tranny in the truck and if so which one. The ATS ? I pull a horse trailer alot ,but it only a three horse Any advice

Anyone know what anything about it???? I'm considering it now since I'm running the Smarty Revo. The Revo increases rail pressure. I've got the Revo on the default settings which are supposed to be safe for stock injectors; but I just want to know what's going on under the hood!!! :smart I've got an Edge Juice w/Attitude for sale if anyone is interested!! I had it on my 04.5!! Works well!! :thumbsup

I just had a Jake brake installed on my truck today. So far I am impressed with how it works. I will give it the true test this weekend when I head out camping with my fiver. Does anybody know off hand how the brake effects fuel economy? I think I saw in one of the other forums that MoparMan has one.

Is there any confirmed information on better mpg with a injector upgrade? I have read alot of posts that claim better mpg but it doesnt seem to make sense a larger injector would increase mpg. It is my thought for example a 50hp above stock injector would have a larger opening and work well at higher rpm but not as well as stock if you are driving for milage. The fuel droplets would have to be larger under low load conditions from the larger injector. That would be counter productive to complete combustion and not better for mpg. The site is coming along nice alot of good information there.

Mike, I posted a poll over on the Cummins Forum regarding fuel additives. Hopefully we'll get a lot of responses!! :thumbsup

Took the truck into the shop on Monday. I hadn't been driving it since the previous Wednesday due to the eee, eee, eee, sound I was hearing from the front drivers side axle U-joint. Didn't want to break the joint, so I borrowed a truck for a few days before they could get my truck into the shop. I told to replace both axle U-joints and the pinion seal which has been leaking for about 30,000 miles now!!!! I also told them to check the whole front end......ball joints, tie rods, etc. Anyhow, I thought my truck was still real "tight" until I got it back yesterday. Holy Cow!!!!! Man is she responsive now!!! She takes the bumps in our shitty roads better, rides smoother and i…

I just saw that no one has posted here yet, so I thought I'd say that I am impressed with the power, and performance of my 05 Cummins 5.9. My first diesel truck, anyone know what the stock HP/TQ #'s are supposed to be?Joe

Kinda quiet around here!! I was gonna save this post until after the install, but what the heck!!! Taking the girl(my truck) in to have the SB Con OFE installed tomorrow. Can't wait to see how much difference there is between it and the stocker. I've slipped the stocker a few times, so I've been judicious on how I lay into the throttle the last 3-4 months. This one is supposed to be good to hold 450hp and 1000ft.lbs.!!!! B) :thumbsup That's more than I plan on modding, plus the fact that this clutch is made especially for those that tow a lot. I think I fall into that catagory!!!! LOL Hopefully there are no complications with the install and I'll be able to give a re…

Well as you know i had a problem a couple weeks ago with a knock and a whole lot of blowby I was pullin a hill with my 8000# trailer all my gauges read good oil pres,egt@1000 boost@30 edge comp set@ 2-4 . Got the motor out and found #1 piston with stuck rings scored walls ` what is the way to go bore and sleeve or short block?? this motor only has 58000 miles ??? :confused:

I posted this on another site and didn't receive any useful responses. I think that this group is more knowledgeable on the subject.I've been adding Stanadyne Lubricity Formula to my fuel. My mpg went up about .7 mpg after starting to use it. I've been using about 2.1 oz per 15 gallons.I also have Power Service that I haven't used yet and want to use up. Is there a problem with using both the Stanadyne and Power Service or would this not be recommended? If both were used would the quantity of each be split in half?Regards,cessna

Well, we managed to make it there and back!! The duck hunting was REAL slow the first 4 days, but the fifth day was very good. The ducks came in hot and heavy for about 30 minutes and then it was over!! And we had to break ice to set decoys out that AM. It was 18* that morning. Not a great trip huntingwise, but still a lot of fun with all the guys that went along. I'm glad I brought along my .17HMR to pass the time away plinking around. We also jump shot 4 "cacklers"......a small subspecies of the Canada goose. And typical for me I always wind up forgetting something on most every trip I make. This trip I forgot my camera!!! :mad Sure as dog poop, it was right where I le…

Mike, I was wondering about the Scangauge. Is it a simple plug and play setup? I am interested in getting on.Al

After reviewing around 1,000 posts on 5 different forums, I have come up empty on how to manually activate the high idle function on a Manual, 2003, HO truck. The stock “sensor driven” high idle is there, but no on has found a way to make it come on when desired. (It works automatically when the temperature is cold enough.) One person has designed and demonstrated how to do it on a Gen 2 truck, but not on a 2003. The Gen 2 solution was to lie to the ECM. There was only a two wire sensor in the Gen Two 24 valve trucks, providing intake air temperature to the ECM. Moparman73 designed a fix involving two switches and a splice into the existing wiring (see following url:…

After looking around here and elsewhere, I still haven't been able to determine when or if our trucks were first designed to run on the ULSD. But....maybe I just missed that little piece of info. ;)

For anyone interested, I've got the 04.5 listed in my signature. I've been running 2 stroke oil in her now for almost 1.5 years and 30,000+ miles. No problems at all. No gummed up injectors, no carboned up injectors, no frozen fuel in cold weather and none of the other crazy fears thrown out there about using this stuff in your fuel. What I have seen is a smoother idle and high speed operation. I've also seen about a .5-1 mpg increase in fuel mileage since I starting using the 2 stroke. I've always had a smooth and quiet 3rd generation truck also!! But the oil makes it even more quiet!!! I just got back from a week long hunting trip to North Dakota. We obviousl…