Mopar1973Man

Like towing I can see 30-32 PSI on 7% grade towing my RV and stay very cool at 1,100*F at 55 MPH. Empty grade climbing like Goose Creek to McCall, ID its another 7% and I regularly see 10-20 PSI of boost and about 800*F worth EGT's with a speed limits of 45 MPH and corners rated for 25 MPH. Again smaller injectors, stock turbo, etc. But now flip that coin over and go for racing. I'd lose.. I man enough to admit I would lose that battle quick because I got the power out of the hole up to about 65-70 MPH and flattens out beyond that where your setup would be just pouring on the power after that large turbo got spun up. Again its about designing the power band where its more useful for you driving style.

Like myself I rebuilt my calipers for about $28 bucks for all 4 calipers and did the piston cleanup and installed. Super easy but much cheaper. I would only consider replacing the caliper if there was rust damage to the bores.

Bad deck. I've seen this issue before and had problems with rear speakers working. Wasn't my truck but a customers.

Too low of a sub level. Bring it up. Try 5x2 or 5x3. Sublevels 1. 33% of stock fuel till 20 PSI of boost. 2. 50% of stock fuel till 15 PSI of boost. 3. 67% of stock fuel till 10 PSI of boost. 4. Some extra fuel at low boost. 5. Full fuel at 0 PSI Boost. So this is partially why you EGT's are high is your lagging out the fuel and not getting turbo spun up. Sublevels 1-3 are like placing the virtual egg under throttle till X amount of boost is made. You problem is your attempting to build boost but got no fuel for your large turbo. At the top left of the screen click on your user name then select settings. The select signature or photo and you can change both.

Typically I just break down the caliper clean the pistons up and put in a seal kit which is way cheaper than buying new calipers. Now buying new packed calipers is way easier to do than rebuilding. So it depends on how deep your pockets are. I suggest getting stock rotors if your replacing the rotors. As for pads looks for mid grade and avoid high performance pads being they enhance rotor wear. I buy budge pads typically and get 180k miles from the OE pads. Now to my next brake job at 360k miles.

Did mine without jacking up the axle. The key is to pump the fluid through as many places as possible. The rocking action of the steering wheel pushes fluid into both sides of the power piston inside the gear box. The pumping the brakes pushes fluid to both sides of its power piston. If you really want to get the gear box super clean then yes you will need to jack it up and steer from lock to lock with the engine off and it will pull fluid from the pump and push it into the gear box but also pushing the piston complete cycles empty each chamber completely and refilling as you go from lock to lock. Make sure you cycle from lock to lock slowly. This process takes longer because there is no pump to aid in pushing the fluid but it does empty more of the debris and old fluid than the quick method. But remember this will deal with the steering box and does absolutely nothing for the hydro-booster.

Just for fun... A fresh picture today. Hard at work administrating the site as usual.

That's a good idea. To have a valve in the return line and be able to pump it out.

Bingo. That is efficient use of gears and speed vs. EGT's. Like for example I've got a slight grade from Riggins, ID to home which is 15 miles but only climb 1,000 feet of elevation in 15 miles. So if I ran 53 MPH in 4th gear I will drop EGT's to about 650*F vs running 5th gear at 53 MPH where its about 800-900*F EGT's. But I still think your turbo is big on the exhuast housing I would opt back to at least a 12 cm2 exhaust housing. That's going to add to the EGT's. I would consider doing a fuel module like Edge Juice or Edge Comp being I don't see any fuel module in your current setup. This would give you better control over your fuel management over just straight injectors. Then also gain at least 120 HP on top of the 75 HP injectors you got now. The nice part is you could use the defuel modules to tapper out the fuel so to give turbo time to light up. Like myself with +50 HP and my Edge Comp on 5x3 (120 HP with 67% of stock fuel till 10 PSI and then add fuel from there). Timing is the other factor that will improve the MPG number if used properly.

Exactly... You can't built for racing power and expect daily driver efficiency. This is the common up-side-down problem. You get everything perfect for racing now your MPG's will be lower. Efficiency is based on quick spool of the turbo so actually a HY35W turbo would be better than my HX35W turbo. Better spool up for daily driving light to light less smoke. Smaller injectors atomize fuel better than bigger ones. Smaller the atomize droplet the quicker it can convert from liquid to vapor and go BOOM. Warmer air is more efficient than cold air. The warmer air aid in the conversion process getting the fuel to ignite quicker. Optimal IAT temps are 100-140*F for every 10*F drop you lose 1 MPG. Using lower cetane fuels have more BTU energy than high cetane fuels. Building for efficiency is different that racing power. You build in the design to be near 0 PSI of boost at cruise but to have quick spool and little smoke.So you use a slightly larger injector to aid in spooling a stock turbo but this is limiting top end power. But your mid range power is massive. I start to lose me efficiency after about 60 MPH but I'm design around the mountain of Idaho and not the interstates of the midwest. This is where people screw up again. They follow someone else designs and expect the road manners and end not getting what the expect. Because driving style and road type is different. Building a diesel for efficiency or for race is just like building V8 gas engine. It should be done 1 step at a time. If you make a step bench test and watch your time logs or MPG logs. Once satisfied with that change do another step watch again. Too many people buy a bunch of part and toss then on blindly not understanding the changes and impact the combo of parts will do. So like you installed a intercooler and it will actually degrade MPG's great for racing but bad for MPG. Too cold will draw MPG's down. Like I based my design of the efficiency of the stock intercooler. Flow improvements like you done typically will not alter the MPG characteristics. Those are great for 500 HP and above typically where they stand out. But during efficiency you boost should be near zero (0-5 PSI) so flow improvements are not required. S&B intake again cold air does not help MPG's. Then the Turbo is too big for light to light launching to it never spools up to help get the truck moving but once its moving the turbo is great because the boost pressure does fall to near zero PSI. Me78569 and Cowboy is making a VGT controller that would be excellent for you. Still in the Alpha stages of design. So this what I meant about up-side down.

Here you go. I finally got my power steering flush out today. Just like I always do. I pull the power steering gear box return line the one closest to the fender off the power steering pump. Now using a piece of junk tubing I slip over the nipple to keep the fluid from running out. Then routed the hose down to my waste bucket. Do add a extra chuck of hose on that to keep the mess down. So I jump in the cab. Fire up the engine and rocking the steering wheel left to right just enough to open the power valve in the gear box. Just as the pump whines shut down the engine. Now load it up a second time do the same thing again and shut down. Then 3rd time place your foot on the brake and pump it and flush that out again when it whines shut down. Now re-hook up your return line and refill to the rim full. When it starts it will draw some of that back in. Then shutdown and allow the foam to settle. Check your level again in about 30 minutes. Takes about 15 minutes to do this job.

Straight wire.

I'll race you for MPG's not speed. But power wise ask JAG1 my truck has nasty problem with breaking loose in 4th gear. My power band is designed around towing and daily driving not top speed. So racing won't prove much other than who can dump the most fuel. But how about how far can you go on a tank of fuel? My record high mark is 27.2 MPG (corrected) 26.12 MPG (Uncorrected).

No picture previously... Now I understand...

Bill ain't that good...

Flat ground where? Everything is on a grade here and highest local point to me is 9,000 feet with grades exceeded 16% locally. Built up-side-down. Now compare me to you. Stock HX35W turbo, Stock 3" exhaust with NAPA 3" muffler, Edge Comp, +50 HP injectors, BHAF, stock intake and exhaust manifold. So most of the stuff you've added creates your issues. Now where my gains are I dumped the stock 16x7.5 stock wheels and got 16x7 wheels. Dumped the stock 265/75 R16 tires and went to 235/85 R16 tires. For every 1 pound of rotational mass you ditch your taking 8 pounds off the frame. The difference between my old 265's and my new 235's is about 96 pounds total or about 768 pounds off the frame. Even myself climb grades I rarely ever see 1,000*F EGT's because typically I drop from 5th to 4th direct (1:1) and torque is improved, boost is elevated, EGT's reduced, and MPG enhanced.

Easier yet reduce your drag and the EGT's naturally fall. At 60 MPH I typically float 550*F. No water / methanol. Smaller and lighter wheels and tires. Proper use of gears vs speed will reduce EGT's. Water / Methanol is use typically for high horse power to keeping EGT's in check. But if your running 1-2 PSI at 55-60 MPH for boost so there is no heat in the manifold. So the EGT's at that point would be more so drag related. The other factor is methanol is a mild fuel as well. This is kind of like propane injection. Except the water is a cooling agent when its converts to steam. Calculate your temps... http://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm Set IC Efficiency for about 90%.

I'm going to post this out on Facebook knowing there is a lot of local folks reading this too. Please folks don't be lighting fireworks this 4th July. I know its a US tradition to do. With the extremely high temperatures we are having, tall grasses, and explosive fire potential it just not a good idea. So please pass this along to your friends and families to tell them not to be lighting fireworks this summer the fire danger it just too great this year. I know some of you are very wet yet but there are some of that are extremely dry. Please folks be safe.

I just did a ATV ride up Hazard Road and Wow! The wild plants and grass are taller than my ATV. We are forecast for 90's all week now. Today we are forecast for 50% thunderstorms. Not good. Last night the temp never fell below 70*F so the house stayed rather overly warm last night being we don't have A/C here.

According to the thermometer on my desk it topped out at 106*F here at the house.

Shop shows 105*F and the main house shows 103*F right now. (Melting). Anyone says it doesn't get hot here is crazy. The bad part is the humidity right now is 16% right now and makes fire danger even higher.

Warm? Not liking the 20% thunderstorms... Ekk!

As long as you can increase the line pressures properly.

Check this out... http://allenbwest.com/2015/06/yeehaw-this-side-effect-of-the-***-marriage-ruling-will-make-liberals-explode/ Yesterday, as you know, five justices on the SCOTUS redefined what marriage is in America and also found the time to violate the concept of federalism. They decided that an individual’s behavioral choice was grounds to create a new “right” in the U.S. Constitution. Now of course there are those of you who are somewhat despondent, but just know that in every storm there is a rainbow — quite sure y’all get my tongue-in-cheek comment. Yep, since now the SCOTUS has determined it can bequeath a right to marriage across all 50 states, there is an interesting point to be made. As reported by BearingArms.com, “If you’re following any of the various media outlets this morning, you’re probably aware that the U.S. Supreme Court has just extended *** marriage to all 50 states. The Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide, in a historic decision that invalidates *** marriage bans in more than a dozen states. *** and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia. The court’s ruling on Friday means the remaining 14 states, in the South and Midwest, will have to stop enforcing their bans on same-sex marriage. The outcome is the culmination of two decades of Supreme Court litigation over marriage, and *** rights generally.” The Court used Section 1 of the Fourteen Amendment to justify its argument, which reads: Amendment XIV Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law, which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Now here is the kicker, as the writer articulately brings to light: “By using the Constitution in such a manner, the Court argues that the Due Process Clause extends “certain personal choices central to individual dignity and autonomy” accepted in a majority of states across the state lines of a handful of states that still banned the practice. The vast majority of states are “shall issue” on the matter of issuing concealed carry permits, and enjoy reciprocity with a large number of other states. My North Carolina concealed carry permit, for example, was recognized yesterday as being valid in 36 states, which just so happened to be the number of states in which *** marriage was legal yesterday. But 14 states did not recognize my concealed carry permit yesterday. Today they must. Using the same “due process clause” argument as the Supreme Court just applied to *** marriage, my concealed carry permit must now be recognized as valid in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.“ Yes folks, there is a standing right called the Second Amendment, which grants the right to keep and bear arms, and that specifically granted right shall not be infringed. So, the SCOTUS does not need to have a court case and prolonged legal, judicial activism — that right exists. So, since I have moved from Florida to Texas, my concealed weapons permit is not only transferrable here, but all across the country, in all fifty states — or fifty-seven if you are President Obama. Yeehaw! Thanks to the LGBT community for making it very clear, my constitutionally declared right MUST be recognized in every state. Not only is it my right to keep and bear my arms (weapons) but that personal choice is central to my individual dignity and autonomy — the protection of the unalienable rights granted to me by the Creator, the first of which is life. Hot doggone, I just cannot wait to hear the liberal progressive socialist anti-gun argument against this premise — which is now established! Perhaps I should probably remind folks of some of the quotes of the Founding Fathers on the Second Amendment: “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!” — Benjamin Franklin “I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.” — George Mason “No free government was ever founded, or ever preserved its liberty, without uniting the characters of the citizen and soldier in those destined for the defense of the state…such area well-regulated militia, composed of the freeholders, citizen and husbandman, who take up arms to preserve their property, as individuals, and their rights as freemen.” — Richard Henry Lee “[W]hat country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms.” — Thomas Jefferson “A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent on others for essential, particularly for military, supplies.” — George Washington “An armed person is a citizen, and unarmed person is a subject” — Allen B. West…I know, I’m just a regular fella, but just thought I’d sneak this one in. Now, I suppose someone will say the words of Franklin, Mason, Lee, Jefferson, and Washington are invalid because of some lame excuse like — “ya know they owned slaves.” But the point is simple and easy to comprehend. If the SCOTUS could create a right that is truly non-existent in the Constitution using the 14th Amendment, then it seems reasonable and logical to use the same Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment and equal protection to extend the concealed carry right to all 50 states. So here is the call to action: since we are coming up on our 239th Independence Day celebration, let’s all call the White House and inform them that we CCL owners are going to be traveling for the Independence Day holiday and we plan on carrying our weapons wherever the heck we please. And if anyone decides to stop an American citizen and challenge his or her Second Amendment right, then let’s discuss the violation of federalism by the SCOTUS mandating same-sex marriage. As a matter of fact, we expect the ATF to start issuing NATIONAL CCL cards to all of us who are current holders of valid CCLs — heck, we know the DHS is planning on printing ID cards for illegal immigrants. Therefore, celebrate your 4th of July knowing that the SCOTUS just solidified our right to keep and bear arms — and that no state has the “right” to infringe upon our Second Amendment right. If the violation of federalism works ok for LGBTs — then it works well for gun owners! Yeehaw!

Here is my 2 cents to the pile. This is with my Bigtex 70TV trailer hitched up and half loaded with miscellaneous fire dept trash. (old hose, old boxes, empty water jugs, junk steel, etc.). Take notice I start out with the window down and roll it up later in the video but very quiet inside even towing a small trailer. I'm running about 60 MPH. (Please no comment on the crack... I'm going to fit time this summer to get the glass done...)