Is there a difference between the Cackle Cure mod and the HPX mod? is there a benefit difference? i just ordered CC but it looks like a lot more work than the HPX. Can some one set me straight?

-dave

 

Here's my understanding for the case, but the real "big boys" can correct and add a lot of info.
The HPX is for connecting the oil rails together to ensure steady oil pressure to the injectors. Now the oil pressure can be different in the two rails and in those injectors.
CC is to remove the air from the fuel line and ensure the steady fuel to all injectors. Air is the "diablo" here which makes our beloved engine knocking and rattling like crazy

To add these mods, as a side effect to the fact you'll get engine running better, is that the noise will calm down a lot. That's of course not the main idea here, but that happens when everything (fuel and oil) goes like in the "real" diesel engines. The Ford diesel engineers must have been busy when launching this 7.3 PSD

 

Thanks for the explanation

 

And it is absolutely true as you said, the CC is much more time consuming than the HPX (I'd prefer the SS from ITP here).

CC will take 3-5 hours and you have to remove the IC pipes. I'm going for this one soon too. As I don't have the garage, it is outside job (98*F afternoon), I'll try to start in the cooler morning.

HPX 30min, if doing everything calmly and doesn't have to remove anything.

 

tamte's got it right, HPX is oil, CC is fuel.

 

I made my own cackle cure out of SS hardline, and a bunch of fittings I got on line. I never had to remove the intercooler tubes. I just took off the intake tube and went to town. There is a great thread that tenn started a couple of weeks ago w/ pics on how to do this mod.

 

thanks again. I just received my CC mod yesterday, now i have to set aside a day to do it.

 

Can I ask where you purchased it??

 

FN74 has a great cackle cure kit- I'd hit him up.

 

Here is FN74( jason)'s site great kit fairly easy install worth the money.
http://store.vegistroke.com/ford-powerstroke.html

 

[QUOTE=bdrummonds]Here is FN74( jason)'s site great kit fairly easy install worth the money.
http://store.vegistroke.com/ford-powerstroke.html[/QUOTE]

Yep, just ordered mine. Hopefully it is as good as advertised here.
I can understand the problem in the stock fuel lines and I believe that this will help.
After "burn out" and hitting the gas and speeding somewhere 70mph (normal industrial area, 55mph limit, driving ), my engine always seems to be little "confused" after you stop to e.g. signal lights and let it iddle, after like 10s it seems to run steady again. It is maybe de-fueling or air problem. I don't have the tank mod yet.

 

Yes, the CC or any decent fuel system mod at the engine is a good investment, but the best thing you can do is eliminate the source of air intrusion in the first place. Even the stock system responds quite well to the Hutch mod.

 

i got mine from DFA