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I believe this is known as the "heavy duty insulation group" which is build code "AHL". If so then this is a thicker jute fiber mat under the carpet and a mass loaded vinyl over foam behind the dash area. Pictures would be nice.

-38 is definitely cold for me I'm sure the crane was frozen solid. This is the exact reason I still run ADI fuel additive and the additional 16 Oz of 2 stroke oil for lubricity.

Be safe on your trip and let us know if you see any differences.

Has anyone had higher or lower EGT's with higher biodiesel blends?

I bet they were. I get the EGT's up once in a while its easy to do just mash the skinny pedal until I run out of transmission. Even still an upgraded turbo and injectors only let my EGT peak around 1300-1350 momentarily. Now my Quadzilla cuts the fuel off around 1400-1450. If I disable the fuel derate due to EGT then with the Quadzilla on 10 I can easily shoot the EGT's up over 1500..I wont say how far over . I'm thinking ceramic pistons may be in my future.

I agree. That always helps. According to some research biodiesel helps with engine cleanliness. A little extra oxygen helps with combustion but it also acts like a solvent in the fuel system. Heat helps burn of carbon and in my case larger injectors I probably should blow it out weekly. The ADI additive worked as advertised but from now on I will cut back on the dosage and add 16 Oz of TC-W3.

I agree the audible change is definitely noticeable. What shows you how much is running an existing additive and suddenly that additive plus 16 Oz of TC-W3 makes an even more drastic difference in overall performance and sound.

The only reason I will not run TC-W3 2 stroke on its own is because the additive I have been running helps with more than lubricity. Anti-algae, reducing cold FPP and can prevent gelling. The 2 stroke is a better lube but nothing more. The additive I gave run since owning the truck is from ADI the previous owner also ran it since around the time the VP44 and the injectors were installed. The truck has ran great until sometime late last year when I began having a fuel knock due to injector issues. I have some 7x.009 SAC injectors from Chris at DFI and everything is back the way it was. Funny thing was the carbon would not build up around the nozzle opening when using the ADI additive. This is why I keep using it.

It's probably the Comp. B20 begins to loose too much BTU of heat and it jumps up a point in cetane so it's still not enough to make the engine perform any better. It's actually less powerful per cc of fuel than say B5. I run B5 99% of the time and have had no ill effects but I have always ran ADI fuel additive. Recently I have added less of my ADI additive and a 16 Oz bottle of TC-W3 2 stroke oil and noticed a difference in sound from my VP44 in a matter of 5 mins driving down the road. So a mixture of the 2 is my new additive blend. I normally see about 20 MPG at 75 MPH.

Here is the link to the info. http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy09osti/43672.pdf

I hear you. If the fuel station has no sticker its usually between 2 and 5% biodiesel. B5 is the most common blend I know of so far along with B15. I personally will not fuel up with B15 or higher if I can avoid it.

Apparently biodiesel blends are the cats *** for common rail trucks. You are not the first person to mention gains with the new fuel blends but I will say this is the first time have heard B20 MPG gains.

I stand corrected a second call and this is what they told me 3 micron.

If you degrease then go back over everything with denatured alcohol to remove any residue. I only did the floor and back wall on the truck. I used a hard rubber roller. This is only the first stage of my sound deadening project. The next stage will be adding about 34-50 sq.ft. of Second Skin luxury liner pro.

The Racor is under the truck removing water and the initial contaminants. The final filter is a fleetguard nano-net with a 2 micron absolute rating. This was told to me by Cummins directly. Both filters have water separation capabilities. The Racor I do believe was a Ram truck idea the Fleetguard filter is Cummins OE.

Sadly I've seen 1 truck make the 100,000 mile mark for a tune up. It's common for them to require a plug change at 60,000.

I do not remember the transition year but even fuel stations with no labels stating biodiesel will either be 2% or 5% blend. Higher blends will require postage stating the blend level.

Late 4th generation trucks with the SCR system are much stronger than the previous versions. Now a proper delete on the latest trucks require you to bypass a fire wall within the PCM/ECM. There are currently 2 methods to do this. One is to add a Bully Dog GT to bypass the firewall then use EFI live to configure the ECM with tuning for the delete. There is another newer method I can't remember for the life of me. In all honesty the 4th generation Ram trucks have an excellent fuel filtration system from the factory. 2 micron final filter and a Racor under the truck about the drive shaft. It's a very effective system even in arctic climates. Now for my personal opinion. I believe the latest generation trucks are absolutely great from the factory. They are no hotrods by any means but they will do the job in some cases better than the second gen rigs. They are very strong work rigs. Fuel economy average around 16-17 MPG, in several trucks friends of mine own average 20 MPG or better on the highway.

It failed to send. I will try tonight from my computer.

It is 1.3MB.

What's worse is you cant just pick up the pump with the VIN you have to remove the existing pump to show them which version you have.

Only thing bad about the V10 is the fuel pumps. Unfortunately there are roughly 5 configurations for the same truck as well as 3 possible locations for the fuel pump relay. Also use caution when removing the spark plugs they have a tendency to break off in the head.

I have the entire PDF also if you would like it let me know with your email address and I will attempt to forward it.

Yes the markers are 0%, 2%, 5% and 20%.

Thank you very much me78569.