Mopar1973Man

Easy to answer if your normal highway speed is 65 MPH then 3.73 final ratio would be optimal. This would put your at a perfect 2,000 RPM's at 66 MPH. This has just been pushing my MPG just over 21 MPG just before I parked for the head gasket. Quadzilla Adrenaline

4 choices... 1. Deal with the ugly faces and pissed off people and possible smog violation. 2. Change out the wheels and tires to correct your final ratio. 3. Spend the big money on getting the gears changed in both front and rear axles. (about $4,000) 4. Change from the Edge to Quadzilla and add some lag to your daily fuel map to control smoke,

Final ratio to the ground is 3.39 to 1. So your very tall geared...

Basically, with Ibmobile he's got 30" tires (245/75 R16) and 4.10 gear ratio in both front and rear axles the means it takes less fuel to get rolling and spools the turbo faster so smoke is not an issue. Basically the 245's tires change the 4.10 gears into 4.26 gears making more torque for the tires. Now with 265/75 R16 tires and 3.55 gears in the axles, your much taller gear and takes much more fuel to launch and spool so smoke is now more common place. Now with 265/75 R16 tires and the 3.55 gears is factory SLT package. So you are 3.55 final to the ground. Now if your tires are larger the ratio number goes lower so by the time you reach 37" tires your final ratio is 3.00 to 1. This makes the truck struggle and smoke is typically way worse. Optimal is about 3.73 to 1 to the ground. Basically 245's tires and 3.55 gears.

There is most likely a gear and tire difference between @IBMobile and @leety . I know Ibmobile is 4.10 gears with 245's. But I'm not sure what Leety is running. This will make a difference for smoke.

Edge EZ is easy to remove. There is power, ground, MAP sensor and CANBus lead. Unplug all that its gone. Quadzilla will hook up the same way except for 2 extra wires. There is the wire tap for the VP44. Then the extra keyed hot lead into the dash fuse panel. You do have the optional fuel pressure and trans temp. Then EGT gauge hook up.

The problem is the Edge EZ fuel map is design around only the stock injector. So now that you step up ot the RV275 there is no way to remap the fuel curve versus boost to control the smoke. This why people like myself in the early years raved about RV275 injectors and Edge Comp because you gain a good amount of power be could clean up most of the smoke with the limited setting you had. You couldn't step up above +50HP because of the smoke issues. Now that I dropped the Edge Comp and replaced with the Quadzilla the +75HP (7 x 0.0085 VCO) that I've got installed I've got cleaned up to near nothing for smoke starting my fuel map BELOW stock fuel at 80% and rising up from there. Then with the timing I'm able to push a bit more advancement to get more fuel burnt in the cylinder and without pushing out the smoke.

@Dynamic I know he would know the exact answer... Myself I would check for error codes. Then hook up a live data tool like an OBDLink LX or similar and now with the key on and engine off. Watch the TPS display as you slowly squeeze the throttle if it does jump or drop suddenly or trip error codes the TPS is not the cause. As far as what I know 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear shifts are all hydraulic. 4th gear is electronic. You might look at the fluid condition and check your throttle valve cable adjustment. If it too tight or too loose can change shift behavior.

They are done. 100k you're basically already lost most of your pop pressure. Like my stocker injectors are 150k miles and down to 240 bar when DAP tested them. They are basically junk now or good core bodies. My current injectors are closing in on 100k miles now and I'm planning on having my old stock bodies set up with 7 x 0.0085 at 315bar again. Then hang on my use injectors as spares.

Take a few split shot fishing weights and put them on there. That will take up the slack.Then you can test if you are getting a full pull. You might pull the cover of the bellcrank and check the way it is now and see how much split shot you need and adjust accordingly. Side note, I would address that hydro booster and get it rebuilt its leaking power steering fluid on the inside.

Here you go.

Already have Mopar Performance PCM and the timing is running a full 40* cruising down the highway. It requires 91 octane now I'm sneaking by with 89 octane.

354k miles here. I'm not going to complain. Rather common for head gaskets at 300k to 400k range from talking to people. Yeah there is people that get more miles but nothing out of the ordinary for my head.

Truth is they are not just a pet or just a dog. They are a family member! They are part of your life and family. When they are gone it leaves a hole in your life. Just like this morning not having to do certain things anymore and not having Diesel push my bedroom door open when my alarm goes off. Things like this you miss... Seems simple but still part of your life.

One of my favorite times with Diesel. He always loved to get a good howl on when we traveled in the truck or vehicle. Like this video I was driving an 8 speed Frightliner that day and going be hauling hay. Diesel, later on, was able to howl with me as travel on the road. @Taz is in the background with a deer horn whistle...

UDC = User Defined Catcher In other words you program everything in Windows and save on the SD card then the Smarty Touch flashes the tune into the ECM. I know @AH64ID is a Smarty user, @4Play is another Smarty user.

Not smarty Jr... Smarty Touch UDC.

Smarty Touch UDC would be the tuner for CR engine.

I would suggest looking over in the Article section and reading about Quadzilla. At least Quadzilla with a handful of numbers you can create full tune.

I wish I could. It wont be fair to new dog or puppy to be locked up 3 days a week in the garage. Now if MoparMom was doing home dialysis then sure I'd be looking for replacement. Sadly its not fair to a new pet to be locked up 3 days.

Personally. I would just replace the fan pulley assembly. I'm going to bet the bearing took damage from the impact. As for the gear case, I'm going to bet it just fine other than it needs to be re-sealed and the crank seal replaced. The water pump I kind of doubt even got hit. I would take the belt off and the fan pulley and then fire it up. See if it runs and shake out any bug. Beyond that, it would be to fix the frame and body and get back to driving that truck.

You could but in a nutshell you'll find the bigger the electrical load higher the AC voltage. Faster the RPM the higher the frequency.

Fixed. No problem.

The only thing I can suggest is talking to a frame shop and seeing if they can scab in a chunk of frame or straighten that. I'm doubtful they can straighten that out.

With a heavy heart I sorry to inform those of you that had the pleasure of meeting "Diesel" he has been put to rest today. My 10-year-old truck buddy started degrading and having neurological issues and troubles even walking or standing up. He's no longer suffering. Diesel will never be forgotten. Diesel 2008 to 2018 - We all Love You!