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rogerash0

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  1. What does based on hard fuel tune mean/account for?
  2. I had ddp 120s that were smokey and laggy too. Terrible. They were brand new full price from xdp. Even checked over a second time by ddp. Went with Don at f1 diesel per Jacobs advice and it's the best thing I ever did. My 220s from Don smoke half as much as the ddp 120s. I went with the size don reccomnended. Jacob says f1 or infinite performance or Haley speed. That's all I'd ever go with now after my experience
  3. Towed 800 miles this wkend with a 28' enclosed trailer around 6000lbs thru Virginia and West Virginia mountains using 245/75/16 tires. Towed very well, around 2300-2400rpm at 58-62mph locked in third (OD off) on my 47re. Great power, great engine braking with a 12cm/.70ar exhuast housing on my 62/68 Borg sxe s300. Better towing characteristics than my 265/70/17 set. Got 10.5mpg on the way there with timing set to bottom of the green range on the quadzilla, and 12.13mpg on the way back on the exact same stretch of road returning with timing set to medium of the green range on the timing sliders on the quadzilla. Also drove 60mph on the way back and 50-55mph on the way there because it was dark and raining.
  4. my d&j engine was a whole new kit and kabootle.. top and bottom end. no longer a 53block. so there might be some confusion there sry
  5. Your old problems are all exactly to a T what I have with my D&J head. I had none of these problems with my stock motor til that 54 block cracked.
  6. My ddp 125s were smokier than 225hp mach 6s. Just listen to Jacob and go with infinite performance or don at f1 ...or Haley speed innovations. That's all. I've been happy ever since
  7. That's why I've donated before and donated to the tunes builder spreadsheet as well. Did that include new valves Mike? I wouldn't think you'd run used valves in new guides? Pretty hefty bill if not.
  8. Why a place like d&j wouldn't know to relief the head to fit top hat seals from a third gen on there behooves me. Maybe 2nd gen 24v's are overlooked bc of the vp44. I could imagine that . Let us know everything you got done and the cost please
  9. Great, so the head I got from d&j is probably a bad core they didn't catch. I pretty well figured that. I'm not really the type to kick and scream so now I drive a truck that blows burnt oil from every stop light. It looked hella coked up on the valve stems too thru the exhaust manifold when the mileage wasn't even much. Good luck /w your new head.
  10. Im getting the oil smoke on startup too, and have seen my valve stem seals just like you show there. If you can let me know exactly what needs done to fix that I would really like to know. D&J Precision Machine had my truck for 3 days to fix it, and afterwards I still have the smoke problem. That's three sets of failed seals.
  11. Haha, ya good call there Treed. I haven't actually used the instant mpg at all, ever, but I must say that every time I hand calc my mileage (which isn't much bc my speedo is off by as much as 10mph at crusing) that my outcome lands right around 15mpg. Ofcourse I'm talking about hand calcing exact distances & fuel consumption based off google maps, since I know my speedo is bad. I've been looking at engine load % all along. It does strike me as ironic that the truck seems to burn cleaner with wiretap on while crusing and accelerating; I don't know if that's a function of having semi-large injectors (see 220hp). Here's to wishing the vp44 was more stout. At this point it makes me realize/feel like more fuel and more pump helps the compound turbos function properly, spool properly, and in fact create a cleaner burn. With 125hp injectors and 50hp injectors the truck only seemed to smoke more due to turbos coming online later.
  12. Felt obligated to report on the road trip up to Newark, de this past weekend I noticed engine load on the quad readout was down to 9-12% with wiretap turned on at 5% tps, versus 12-15% with wiretap off (set to come on at 45% tps). I was crusing on flat roads at sea level at 60mph much of the trip when I noticed this. It's the only variable I changed, and I did it on the fly whilst driving. Torque on tap is way up, I notice less smoke while accelerating up to speed from lights (unless I over-pedal), but it is a little more jolty if I let out of the gas too quickly. These findings could be related to my setup perhaps.
  13. If you figure out your valve seals let me know bc my d&j head has had ****** valve seals since day 1, even after 3 new sets, one that they did. Does yours smoke, too? I did 653/1250ish at firepunk with 62/68/14 and 475/96/1.32 with edge juice comp set to max with timing on 2
  14. Who can tell me how the quadzilla *actually* changes fueling between lvl0 and lvl 5. I know about lvl1 ofcourse. But if I have an extreme tune, does level 0 completely take it off and all the levels inbetween are just a % of the fueling that my extreme tune calls for on the screen where you set all the fueling %'s. Does timing stay static across all levels, to wherever I set it? Asking bc I was towing with it this weekend. Also what is the quadzilla policy or stance regarding timing when towing? I had mine set on max and took it out on the highway and got up to 45mph before I forgot to turn it down, whilst towing my 28' enclosed, but I wasnt aggressive on the pedal hardly at all.
  15. If this helps half of ya, it'll be a success. Never done a video before and I'm drinking that good 9% ipa so anyway maybe this video will help ya out. https://youtu.be/MgtAT6CqR8s
  16. I've had a bulb kit and radiators show up from China but both were junk
  17. Mine never came from eBay and it says they no longer sell it. First time I've had something not show up legitimately
  18. If someone, me included, made a video: it could be summed up in 2 minutes or less. Im a few beers deep and did the mod a minute ago, so I cant promise it will be done, but it should be done..
  19. After using a fresh cut key my ignition longer turns too far back when I take it out.
  20. I really enjoy running a new charge wire, too. The stock wire looked cooked. I noticed some disparity between voltages on each battery, so next is run 6ga wire from ground to ground across the radiator. Lowe's had the wire half off at the end of the asile. Big thick copper stuff, not soft strand.
  21. Its a big deal when you starve the truck of fuel so many times you go through a starter. Im pretty sure it hurts the turbos by then, too. TurboS
  22. Ya I emailed them about that and the response was to buy and install a bd light to help get my attention. I mentioned the audible alarm like edge has would be leaps and bounds better, after my fuse on the airdog took a crap and I was without fuel pressure for I don't know how long because I had my eyes on traffic.
  23. My 98.5 does this on the daily. I think it was the cause of a flat battery on a camping trip in the mtns last year. Live n learn
  24. Good chance your fan clutch took a crap. I had similar problems in Montana pulling 10-12k enclosed 28' camper over some serious passes. Don't buy a Chinese fan clutch.. napa $55 HD or Mopar one from genos for 150$ is money well spent. I had a fan go into my radiator with a made in China one from AutoZone. Napa one looked identical but said made in the USA. Maybe the nut was a different color. Chinese one sheared off at the nut. My experiences with camper weight is dead on what moparman said. Verified at the scales