Everything posted by leathermaneod
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Steering upgrade
Haha sorry for the long absence. Sadly, I had to sell my truck. My new job/location made it almost impossible to drive except for very rarely and I just couldn't see having so much $ tied up in something I could barely use. I got 14k for though :-) hoping to own another in the near future, maybe a new one though. I often get to drive a 2016, 4 door, long bed, daully at work and that thing is amazing! It tows like a dream and the factory exhaust brake is wonderful!!
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Steering upgrade
Be careful, I did the same thing when I did the upgrade, but realized very quickly that wasn't the only clearance issue. The passenger side of the tie rod was much fatter than the old one. It knocked off the wheel weight and started machining a groove lol. This was with the Mopar kit, so depending what parts you used, may not be an issue.
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Cummins additives
Very interesting! Unfortunately I don't often get above 1000°. I don't have a trailer to pull around most of the time lol. I do get the rpms up pretty good sometimes though
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Teardown and Rebuild
Just something to keep in mind if using a timer or only plugging for an hour or so, my trucks coolant temp didn't get above 90° even after being plugged in all night IIRC. Maybe a little over 100°, but the point is, if your in really cold weather, plugging in for an hour, or even a few hours doesn't do a whole lot. Just my opinion and findings of course.
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Cummins additives
I haven't used it yet, I was planning to use up what 2 stroke I have left, but I don't drive my truck as much now so that will take quite a while. I also have some amsoil stuff that I decided to try and use up. I'm wanting to get away from the 2 stroke because I'm getting the idea that it's not so good for guys who don't work their trucks very hard. I thought that a couple 10 mile drives per day were enough, but I'm not sure that's the case anymore, so I will be going with optilube XL when I finish the amsoil stuff I have.
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Teardown and Rebuild
It certainly could be weak batteries, but I really hope not because they are napa golds and less than 2 years old....at this point, I'm not really concerned because the difference in starting isn't much, and my truck also sits a lot right now so that may play into the equation as well. I agree though, it's very interesting to hear how everyone's truck is different!
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Teardown and Rebuild
This is an interesting discussion. My truck will generally start better without the grids down to 40 or so. Like if I forget to switch off mpg mode and start it, it will fire off quicker than if I let the grids run. May get just a bit of white smoke, but not the slightly slower/longer cranking I get after the grids run. I guess that's just because of how much they draw on the batteries.... On a slightly different note, I will plug in every chance I get if temps are below freezing, and I'm even running synth 5w-40. I don't agree with what some say about spoiling the truck and I figure why cause any more wear then necessary on a cold start? I'll save it for those rare times when temps are in the negatives and I can't plug in
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Turbo opinions
Thank you for the insight! I'll most likely be going with 7x .009 VCO's so hopefully that will be ok. I am still thinking/researching though so I do appreciate the input!
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ATF in fuel
Well reading through this thread gave me quite a few good laughs! You guys are great @notlimah did you also look into the Optilube XL? I found a chart on their website that outlines the differences between all of their products and based on it, I will be going with the XL when I order some in the near future. I found a guy on CF a while ago saying he was new to his 3rd gen asking for advice about adding ATF. There were a bunch of comments but none telling him to stop adding ATF. So, I jumped in and said I didn't think it was a good idea an I was surprised no one else had mentioned it yet. A few guys then agreed with me, but more than a few jumped in saying I was dead wrong and how wonderful ATF is and how it fixed their injectors, blah blah blah. Didn't make any sense to me, but I try not to start wars and really don't know all the facts so I just backed down lol just found it to be very odd
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Turbo opinions
I don't know anything about the batmowheels, but i looked into the wicked wheels and found them to be expensive, very little if any better as far as air flow, and I heard that they have come apart....maybe I've been misinformed. Do you have experience with the wicked wheel?
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Turbo opinions
No I don't have a link. Just something I read somewhere recently. I'll try an see if I can find it again. I just did a little digging on the subject and it seems I must have just read someone's personal opinion before. From what I fond this morning, it sounds like Holset has said it makes no difference and is an option. Guess thats one less thing I need to do lol
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Turbo opinions
Lol wow. I don't think I'm smart enough to build my own like @Me78569 either lol
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Turbo opinions
Sounds good thank you!
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Turbo opinions
Hmmm interesting. Do you have a source handy for a genuine wheel and silencer ring? And what about balancing if I put a different wheel on? That was another reason I had though of for buying another...keeping the wheel on its original core...and I'd really hate to go through all the work of removing and rebuilding without replacing the wheel... i already have the rebuild kit, and I actually kinda want to do the rebuild if only for the experience. Otherwise I would buy one from you. I saw your ad on CF and thought about it. Wow that is a lot less than I expected! Right now though I think I'd like to keep things simple. I know I can always go back to smarty for a quick spool if the injectors don't do it, and I assume the quad could be tuned to help as well. I guess right now I just need a good source for holset parts... and of course to get my injectors ordered and installed. Problem is the truck isn't my only hobby right now....trying to buy more guns and do more shooting lol
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Turbo opinions
Doesn't all that get pretty expensive though? I'm kinda short on funds, don't really wanna make this any more complicated or expensive than it needs to be lol
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Turbo opinions
You have a VGT though don't you?
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Turbo opinions
No I don't think it's overly sloppy. It definitely does not contact the housing, and as far as I know there is no in/out play, just a little side to side. I believe it leaks some oil though and maybe some air too. The wastegate is also frozen and the exhaust side and elbow are very rusted and pitted. I just figured might as well rebuild and get some parts that are in better shape. Id also like to find a silencer ring to put back in because I read somewhere that the turbo is more efficient with it and I wanted to test the theory. I don't use the truck much right now so it's a perfect time to get this stuff done lol. All that said, I don't know much about turbos, so that's why I'm asking for advice :-) Here a pic of the gouge Thanks for the help btw!
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Turbo opinions
Hey guys, So I'm finally getting close to ordering some DFI injectors! I spoke with Chris yesterday and after chatting about my truck and goals for a bit he recommended some of their 100hp .009 injectors. Now at the same time I'm also looking at rebuilding my hx35. I already have a rebuild kit from DAP, so I was planning to pick up a worn out stock turbo and rebuild it because I need a new compressor wheel as mines got a knick in one of the blades. Anyway, all this got me thinking that maybe there is a better option turbo wise. I have an edge comp right now and honestly, switching from the smarty had me disappointed with the lag. Smarty had zero lag, instant boost and I miss that. I'm looking to switch programmers again. Trying to get a quadzilla but may go back to smarty if I can't find a used quad. My biggest goals are instant boost, fuel mileage, and reliably towing up to 12k once in a while without having to worry about egts too much. All that said, what are you thoughts on turbos with 100hp injectors? What size and all that. Or should I just keep the stock one and rebuild it? Or a hybrid?
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The time has come to produce the Mopar1973Man High Idle & MPG fooler switches again.
Haha no problem. Yes in mpg mode it fools the iat to retard timing back to normal I believe. Ordinarily, timing is very advanced in cold temps and that reduces mpg. Unless I have it backwards lol someone please correct me if I got it wrong
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The time has come to produce the Mopar1973Man High Idle & MPG fooler switches again.
I don't believe that's the case with mine. I always verify the fooler has set iat to 143° via the scangauge and it still cycle the grids when cold after starting.
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The time has come to produce the Mopar1973Man High Idle & MPG fooler switches again.
Mine also cycles the grids after a cold start with the switch in mpg mode. Mike and I talked about it before and, iirc, we concluded that it must be tied to the coolant temp somehow just like @Dieselfuture said. Just weird how it doesn't run before starting but it does after.
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Quadzilla Adrenaline V2 Testing
Hey guys, just found a guy selling a quad for $250. It's the old style with the monitor with the buttons on the side of the screen. Just want to confirm that it can be updated to use with the iquad and new software? Also, does year matter with the quad like it does with the edge? Or can the different map sensors be adapted to work?
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Squeaky Clutch Pedal
glad to hear you got the job done and it fixed your issue!
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Teardown and Rebuild
Looks a lot like a fleetguard fuel filter lol
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New guy with questions-added a few pics
Look to Fuel Boss from Glacier Diesel for your lift pump. You'll never regret switching the lift pump to mechanical! Also be sure to look into a snubber and needle valve on your fuel pressure gauge line.