Mopar1973Man

Thursday morning I'm gone. I'm pretty sure @IBMobile and @JAG1 are leaving the same day.

More to add. Yesterday @JAG1 and I went on a bicycle ride around June Lake loop. We cheated and got @IBMobile to haul us up to the top of the loop. You start out at the Chevron station, but you get a short down hill to climb again. You break over the top and it was fun downhill trip till the bottom near Silver Lake. @IBMobile headed to Grant Lake fishing where the end of the loop is. It about 15 miles. Beautiful scenery. Waterfalls, etc. Then once we teamed ba k up at Grant Lake we found out @IBMobile was dozing out and caught a 3 pound trout. Nice! The adventure now changed a bit to check out the upside down house in Lee Vining, CA. Interresting little monument. I have to admit Dave and @IBMobile both are excellent cooks. We had tri tip, Mexican food, spaghetti, etc. High five to both of them. @JAG1 is a very active guy. He's always hunting me down for another hike or bicycle rides. Never boring with this group. Even in the evening siting around the camp fire we get discussion of all types and we all learn something every night. Diesel talk, camping stories, life events, etc. Never boring even in conversations. Dave happens to have battery background, @IBMobile with Volvo, myself with Cummins, @JAG1 with construction. Always something to share and talk about. As for me today is my last day here. I figure 2 days travel to get home. Thursday morning I'm going to hitch up roll North to Idaho. Yeah I've had my full of camping, adventure, and relaxing. Time to return to normal life and get moving back home. I've got a new adventure at home, and things to finalize and release to you guys and gals. More to come... still gotta get home yet. I'm hoping that this starts to get other members gathering up to share time and experiences. Personal fun, shop talk, or just learn from each other. I highly suggest to talk to other members in your area and get a together share time and fun with other member. Gotta keep this family strong. Just gotta do it!

Getting hard to get quality parts any more.

Try the economy tune. The power comes on after 15 PSI. If you ran only level 3 that would start work for stock engine but auto trans or manual trans will be challenged by the 7 x 0.010 injectors.

Physically no, power wise very possible. Still going to have the limitations and wear of a 20+ year old truck. This is why I suggest build in step to where you want to be. As you slowly build your power you can deal with each weakness or failure.

Not really that bad. Boost, fuel pressure, and EGT on the a pillar. Quadzilla yeah I'll admit most people want the full power feel at first afterwards you'll tone it back. Like me normal tune for me is level 3 giving the timing and CANBus fuel. My fuel map doesn't kick in till 10 or 15 PSI of boost way different than most want that low end power where stuff breaks the most. You can tune around a weak clutch even, just set your fuel limits to keep the clutch happy.

Oh yeah, that would be the cherry on top.

FitstvCummins yes was excessive timing, second one no. I changed my tune and limited boost to 35 PSI. The gasket material separated from the metal plate is several places in just a mere 1,000 miles. I will not touch Cummins OE gasket, again not manufacture by Cummins but a company called BLK. Mahle gaskets is another option. I would trust NAPA gasket more than Cummins brand name gasket which is most likely foreign made junk.

Don't trust Cummins OE gasket I had one pop after 1,000 miles. Then finding out Cummins does NOT manufacture the head gasket a company named BLK does.

When 3 cylinder high is running 4, 5, 6 are pumping fuel 1, 2, and 3 are dead. You can reverse this to test the others. Might have to raise the idle enough to keep it running.

Yeah I'm still alive. Everyone went out to the shooting range in Bridgeport. Kind of surprised I still could shoot accurately. Yeah its been awhile. There was all kind of rifles and pistols we were firing. Funny my old Firestar 9mm I did better than my new Ruger ACP which is still new to me. My .22 rifle I'm pretty deadly with. @IBMobile and Dave are good cooks. Wow the chow we had last night was great. Even @JAG1 came over with a DVD movie and watch part of a movie just before dinner. Still gotta finish up tonight. This morning got up and helped a neighbor move his trailer to a better spot. Then @JAG1 and I took of for a bicycle ride around the meadow. Then came back for a bit of eggs and bacon. So today is going to be a lazy day because we are heading out in the morning for a hike to the waterfalls maybe 2 miles. (Guessing).

1,5, 3, 6, 2, 4 is the firing order You'll need at least three injectors to keep it running. So look at it this way... 1 5 3 6 2 4 Crack the bold try a test then crack only the normal numbers and try a test. You hit in groups of three.

3 cylinder high idle runs on 4, 5, and 6. 1, 2, and 3 are dead. It fires every other in order. 1, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4 Inside injector lines is 3, 5, 6 Outside injectors lines 1, 2, 4

Yesterday it got into the 70's outside temp. Still drops pretty cool at night like high 30's. Sometimes it can get breezy. Went on that ATV ride I had to pull off my Hoodie it was getting to hot later in the afternoon. Then sun start heading down you start bundling up again.

Yeah it will be PG for sure. I've got a ton of photos on my cellphone even @Honey Badger has only seen a part of my photos. Today I took off with Beast and went for an ATV ride it was a short road but things to go look at.

Last few tweaks if done do pretty good I could release this tonight and let you test it out too. I'm set for power above 10 PSI of boost. I'm not running any wire tap mostly level 3.

Make me wonder with my 7x0.010 +150 HP injectors and running stock HX35W turbo with no issues. I can run level 3 and tow the RV and stay very controlled. I think people are upgrading turbos too soon and/or too big and don't either have the fuel or the turbo spools too late and bam high EGTs. After my head gasket adventure I've got a max boost on this stock turbo at 35 PSI. Spools very fast and runs cool, empty my 55 MPH is about 450°F. Heck just chasing @JAG1 to camp my RV is about 8100 pounds and a 700 pound ATV in the bed, figure about 18,000 pounds total weight. 7,xxx foot climb all the way here bare was busting a sweat at 1,000°F. Cally speed out here is 55 MPH. I will admit the coolant ran 195 to 197°F but oil temp floating 197 to 200°F, empty the oil drops back to 160 to 170°F. Even running the Interstate at 65 MPH was tipping only 800°F. Fully loaded, grade might bump 1,000°F. Sometime bigger isn't better. This is why I build in step one part a time. @Silverwolf2691 +50 HP you should back on a stock turbo, too big and not enough fuel. Shouldn,t upgrade till about 100 HP or 150 HP. Then down side it wire tap for me now i need what @Silverwolf2691 has for a turbo. Since I'm not in it for racing but efficiency don't really need it. Just consider the 3rd Gen which is a (60/60/9) turbo. Slightly larger but smaller turbine housing. Thor is tipping the scales at 9,000 pounds just truck. I've towed my RV back one time. Even that truck with +50 HP DAP injectors spools quick and EGTs are controlled. Thor has enough fuel to trip a P0234 code. What Beast has is just a stock (54/60/12), with the Hybrid is was (60/60/12) which I still like better more air and ran cooler.

Towing to where I'm at in California I ran about 800°F at 65 MPH but with the RV and ATV in the truck bed roughly 17,500 pounds. My tow tune doesn't get above stock fuel till 10 PSI of boost. My economy tune does get above stock fuel till 15 PSI. Every below that is 100% or less. I place my power band up higher not down low you only make lots of EGTs because the boost is too low for making power. Fuel map need to built around your turbo more so.

I paid $4.50 a gallon in Idaho. @JAG1 and took a bicycle ride and I manage to blow a bead and tube hanging out and shortly tube popped. Jag1 took care of the inner tube and we rode down to the general store and they had a tire in stock. So I get back @IBMobile is have heater issues. I gave him a had and lubed the blower motor and help reinstall the heater. All working good.

The BoD are definitely out and on vacation too. I know quite a few of you are following this thread, I'll try my best to keep updating the thread with adventure. It really does bite when your first bottle always seem to run out a night. 1am getting bundled up quick run out hit the transfer switch and open the second bottle. Propane is bad here at $3.25 a gallon.

Here you go gang... @IBMobile made it to camp. @JAG1 and took off on a bicycle ride down the road from camp head check out the local stores. Did a bit of exploring but it still cold and off and on snowing today. Hopefully tomorrow weather improves. I want to venture out on the bicycle and check out camp and the twin lakes. I brought my ATV but no ATVs allowed in camp so mine is staying loaded in the truck. I'll load up and go out to a forestry road and venture out that way too. Now I hope @IBMOBILE-JEN shows up too. Diesel price is $7.119 a gallon in California. Move the decimal right one position and that your 10 gallon price. $71.19 for 10 gallons.

Well let me get my trip done and return home. My desktop computer has my spreadsheet that does most the math together. Then I'll need a ton of info so then we will burn some time on the phone getting it all dialed in.

Ok. So if I could come remember it gotta be half and half. Half work and half experiencing the area. Furthest I've been east is Minnesota. That was in 1995 took @MoparMom back for a class reunion. So I'm game to travel do some work and getting experience your area. Are you willing...

Good morning.... Too stoned and tired when I was typing. Yeah I'm cutting loose and not giving a damn and still don't this morning. As of last night it snowed slightly, cold and thankful I opted for full hook ups. Left the water trickle all night. I've got a section of water line outside the house which sucks but do what you gotta. Other than that Beast did really good climbing the canyon road getting here. We are like 6,000 feet up I'll check my GPS later on when the sun comes up more. Darn cold out. Wow 2,200 miles from home from me. Some better consider flying me out. Bad enough 5.699 for diesel. Here it like 7 something I look when I go past the shack later.

Well I met up with @JAG1 there in Fernley NV. He led the train as both Cummins packing a load and crawl up here to Annett's Mono Village. It was fun just tag teaming down the highway. Just as we are entering the park it snowing! Yeah thanks @IBMobile for calling and telling me it's going to snow and drop to 15°F. I'm here tucked into a tight corner but manage to fit it in. I'll get photos tomorrow. Yeah I've got wifi but don't tell anyone. Gotta keep the post going. @JAG1 took me out to dinner. Both had steak dinners as the food it's good. Prices are good. After dinner JAG1 went back got a shower. I got the DVDs out and watched Coyote Ugly. JAG1 bought ice cream. Oh man talk about being soiled on vacation with good friends. JAG1 I gotta say thank you for dragging me out of idaho. Very beautiful area yes I promise to get photos and post up.