It doesn't take long for them to get dirty does it! Mine looked good when I first got it finished. Every once in a while I get in there and try to wipe stuff down. I'll smooth the welds on my IC pipes and repaint them for RRE though!

 

Thanks Bill & Bill.

 

Looking at Glenn's nice clean engine bay just reminded me of a question I have been meaning to ask. Assuming I'll hit 30+psi of boost and be running a chip, do I need a "boost fooler" (I.e. Regulator). I had always thought one wasn't needed as long as you run a chip, but recently read somewhere that the MAP can be damaged by too much pressure.

I didn't see one in Glenn's setup so I'm guessing not...

 

Im running one in my truck because its a cali truck, i remember reading about it and thinking it was a good idea.. Something with throwing a cel but i can remember if there were any other undesireables the truck would have w/out one... Iirc generally its a superduty thing...

 

This is when I first got it together. I installed a boost fooler, its behind the alternator in front of the black boot. It didn't do any good so I took it off. Its behind my back seat incase I need it. I can get 40lb boost so I guess the chip takes care of it. By the way, those are the straight boots I got from Irate that I replaced and double clamped the one on the right.

 

I'm glad you asked that JP. I have been meaning too and keep forgetting

 

Iirc Jody and Justin said they could keep it from defueling in an overboost condition but id have to use a boost fooler to keep it from throwing a CEL.. Make sense? Course i think the condition is perhaps specific to a cali truck and superduty..

 

I should point out that this boost fooler was from Dieselsite. In the picture it shows a looped line on top which is a by pass vac line to disable the boost fooler. I was experimenting with it and with out it being used. The line on the left can be used to a gauge that will show what the map is seeing. The line on the right can be used to a gauge to show actual boost. You can go to their site and read about it. I never set a over boost code so don't use it. Then again, is my PCM defueling because of over boost and not setting a code? IDK I have struggled with this for a couple years now.

 

Of course - not as simple an answer as I was hoping for :-)

Thanks for the info though. Ill have to read up. I'll prob start without and just see what happens.

I see that you moved your map line from the y-pipe to the outlet of the turbo since the initial setup as well. Won't that give a higher pressure reading?

 

Yes but I always read that the map line should be in the hot side of the IC pipes for better throttle response. I'm now using the two Y pipe ports for my water injection, the top one water and the bottom one in a vac line to the water injection controller that increases water supply injection according to boost psi. I have it set up now to come on at 10 psi boost and progressively get stronger as boost increases.

 

Glenn, gotta ask you this - is your intake side pipe custom as well (off the filter to the turbo)? I only have a short stub of hard pipe, then a longer rubber boot (or at least appears as such) to the turbo.

 

That makes sense. I was thinking I'd run it on the cold side a while and see how I like it. I figure it may keep smoke levels down a bit to read the lower boost numbers (with same oxygen levels) on the colder side. Def should be a slightly slower throttle response though. Did you find it noticeable though - going from cold to hot side?

 

Yes, its from Irate. Its been thru a few changes. In that one photo you can see a 6637 filter on it. In this photo you can see that I shortened it so I could fit a 'turbo muffer' in there. Travis told me about the later Fords and Dodges having this so I bought one from a Dodge off of ebay. I got lucky with the plumbing and was able to fit it right in there with my AFE filter. The AFE filter and housing around it helped with the turbo whistle. I called Travis and thanked him because that muffer really keeps the turbo whistle down. This was all done when I tore everything apart and did the soundproofing to keep my wife happy. https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...dproofing.html



Not a big change but I did notice better throttle response.

 

I'm running a boost fooler. I had to, I kept setting a code without one. No problems since. In this picture its right behind the alternator. You can see one hose running to it with a yellow end. The other end running to the IC pipe.

 

A boost fooler is a good idea even if it will NOT show a code. the MAP sensor is not designed to see 30+ psi and you will damage it