How high can you actually get the temps? 1100 doesn't surprise me. Where they help most is when you're really pushing it. I don't think you have any problems, just overthinking it. I do that too..

 

I just ran across a 95 f250 auto ec with 125K on it. Runs and drives nice but the eg light is on, no ac and lots of rust! He wanted 4K but got him down to 2.5 even though I'm not interested.

 

Wish I had the scratch sitting around. I would pick it up for the motor!

 

I would pick and it up for a lil big rig project if I had the time space and money.

 

Well driving home last night I hit a dip on the freeway. The kind that makes you bounce a little in the seat. The same one that was the final straw on my old seat. Anyway, went over the dip at 70mph (speed limit) and heard a pop and sank down in my seat. The stupid wire frame that holds the cushion had broke again.

Work was done on 6/30/14 with a 1 year warranty. New wire, extra foam, blah, blah, blah. Was nice and comfy till last night.

Went back to the shop today to see about maybe just buying the wire frame from them and doing the swap myself to save a little money, and since I was a little short on time.

The guy at the shop decided that if I'd give him an hour he'd replace it under warranty right then. He also added some reinforced fabric over the wire to give it more support. Wouldn't take any money and just apologized that it broke even though it was out of warranty.

 

Can't beat that for service!

 

I'm happy. After driving in the hole I feel like I put a lift on my truck or something now that I'm sitting up high on a nice seat again.

I'm also always willing to pass along a good story since we hear so many of the negative ones.

 

That's awesome when people go above and beyond with there service.

Glen you want to call a guy about an excavator for me lol

 

I hear you Chris. I have had really good service and luck with the vendors on here and just the ones by word of mouth (John Wood, Joey at Terminator, Jim Rosewood, Clay at Riff Raff) just to name a few. When I put it like that, I see that there is definitely more good service than bad. Rock on! Glad to hear your experience was no different.

 

I can't push it much higher than 1100 degrees. Though, then again, I haven't really tried to see how high I can get it to go. I can do that 1100 empty in my 60 HP tune (TS canned tune) but I can hold it there pretty easy with 5-6000 pounds in tow. Last week when I brought that Jeep home, I could get it up there pretty easy.

I was seeing about the same temps before the IC install. Maybe you guys are right and I'm just overthinking it. It's not going above 1200* but I don't think that would be hard with stage 1s. Maybe I'm wrong. Then again, maybe it's just a function of my motor showing its age. I'm positive that my low compression doesn't help me any. The turbo doesn't build boost like it should until I really wrap out the motor. I can make 16-18 PSI boost, but I have to be upwards of 3,000 RPM to do it. It's just not moving the air it needs to be to drive the turbo. It's probably just tired. It needs replaced or rebuilt, I know that, I just can't afford to do it right now so I'll just keep running it.

Today on the way to work at 5:15 I switched tanks and wasn't watching the FP gauge. Apparently the valve stuck in between tanks (I'd seen it do that before and flipped the switch again and it would free up the valve). Then it blew the fuse. I didn't notice it until about 10 minutes later when I looked up and the fuel pressure gauge was pegged (at 100 PSI). I think it's stuck between tanks and restricting the return. So now, I guess I'll be out there under the truck at lunch trying to get it to flip one way or the other so I don't burn up my fuel pump on the way home this afternoon. Not what I wanted right before we leave for camping this weekend...

 

I hear you there Nate.

The difference towing between Green Machine and Great White are night and day. And I know its not just the gearing. 3rd in GW and OD in GM are aprox the same RPM at 60MPH. Which you would think wouldnt make any difference. GW cant get out of its own way pulling the Mallard (only 22FT) while GM makes it look easy. I don't get it. I know for a fact my motor is tired in GW, with all the blowby I'm thinking its got bad rings. GM has minimal blowby with almost 25K more miles (Just flipped 403K)

Its all in the care I think. One owner who didn't give a rip in the lifetime of the truck could make all the difference.

Still, even with as good as GM runs, I think swaping that motor into GW would be stupid. It will get a nice low mileage motor put in when the time comes.

 

If you can swing it, Id look into rebuilding another motor. I know itll cost macho deneros but after your done, youll know you have a motor thatll last another 20 years and 400k mi. Plus you've got a spare truck to drive for now and you can take your time


I know a guy with a good rebuildable engine

 

Thats the kicker. Buy an engine and pray? Or rebuild and know. lol. I like rebuild and know, but buy and pray is considerably less...lol.

And yes I thought about asking you about your spare engine, wasn't sure what you were going to do with it.

 

In all honesty. If I were to do it again I would buy used. However I am glad I was able to rebuild my motor

 

If you are parking great white, why don't you take that motor out and rebuild it. That would save you the price of a used one.