Caleb Hardy

👍🏻Thank you!

👍🏻 Good deal! I’d imagine I would see immediate results so no need to run it for a long period of time, right?

That’s right. I was talking with my uncle about dropping the transmission and torque converter. He was wondering if it would cause any stress on the crank when it was running with no counter weight (torque converter/clutch) since it will still have the dampener on? Also if the flex plate would be ok not being backed by the torque converter? He or myself have never done this and didn’t want to run into a surprise. And maybe we are over thinking it.

That is how I read it as well. But I failed 4 years of English in high school hahaha

Update 9/22/22. I had the injectors and injection pump tested. They reported the injection pump failed 4 out 7 fuel capacity test(?????). The injectors were pop tested and ranged from 270-290BAR. I had them rebuild the injection pump and set the injectors back to 320BAR. After install same issues as before. Still idles at 750rpm, engine load and EGT’s still high. I’m at a loss.

My truck idles at 750rpm as well. Have you had any luck figuring out why it does not idle at 800rpm?

The reason I went 4.10’s is there is a large difference between dodge transmission ratios and Allison. 4.10’s and tires that small get me closest to the optimal RPM range. If I had the choice 4.39 gears would have been perfect. The transmission ratio is .61 on the Allison and in dodges there is a range of .69-.74. (Or round about) so for every .61 engine rpm your output shaft rotated 1. After calculating an average of the stock transmissions and ratios that gear set gets me the closest. And after doing all that and drinking the kool-aid of optimal rpm range I should have left them alone. (3.55) truck was quieter and egts +-75. Lots of money for little gain. I kept all the gears so they might just go back in the truck. Hahahaha. So with all that said I think that’s when I really started looking at the engine load.

👍🏻 I believe the gasket I bought had them separated…..I can see why you remove at that point much easier to get the pan out…..that was my first one hahahahaha I wish I could have read this before I did mine…..damn near had the engine all the way out hahaha

I was able to remove my pan without removing the pick up. I was wondering if there was something I should have replaced while it was removed. Thanks!

I tried something on the way to the hotel today. I maxed out timing on every slider and went all the way to 8.0 on light throttle advanced timing. I kept the rpms under 1700 on the highway. I did not notice any bucking or change in the way the engine sounded at level 0 or level 2 on the quad. On flat ground my oil temperature was 140-150 degrees. I do notice when timing retards pulling a slight hill my oil temperature goes up. I don’t know if that is normal, sounds right though. I’m hoping this might shed some light in the direction I need to go. I’m not to sure what impact it did on engine load difference at cruising speed. Truck does not have head studs and a little hesitant at higher rpms with such high timing. (And I might have that backwards and did more harm) Thoughts on what to try next

Is removing the pick up necessary? Or did you do it so you didn’t have to lift the engine as high? I hope it was just for clearance. I did mine last year and would not be looking forward to doing it again if it’s necessary. Hahahaha

I’m in Bakersfield (when I’m home hahaha) my email address is calebhardywelding@me.com This usually works for me.

So am I!!! Hahaha I had to save the tune as a file on my iPhone. Once it saved as a file go to your files when you pull it up it should have a box with an arrow towards the top in the one of the upper corners. Select that and if you have quad on your phone it should pop up once you hit the box arrow looking button. Select quadzilla and it should pull it up.

Dang…..I guess I’ll pull the pump and injectors to have them tested.

Anyway of adjusting duration with the quadzilla? Or just pull the pump and injectors and have them test everything?