Just another "impossible" build
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Well a little update I guess, truck has been running flawlessly since I changed the fuel filters this winter, I guess it was just sucking some crap out of the fuel tank I had in it at that time. At most I ever see is 15psi out of the big charger but I have plans to help it spin a little faster, I can hold my own against most any "older" diesel, early 2000's. Possibly considering trying a 4r100 swap to help it a little bit, but I'm not sure if I really want to do the work. Other than that I'm awaiting the big bore to see what else I can break and will update then!
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Well a little update I guess, truck has been running flawlessly since I changed the fuel filters this winter, I guess it was just sucking some crap out of the fuel tank I had in it at that time. At most I ever see is 15psi out of the big charger but I have plans to help it spin a little faster, I can hold my own against most any "older" diesel, early 2000's. Possibly considering trying a 4r100 swap to help it a little bit, but I'm not sure if I really want to do the work. Other than that I'm awaiting the big bore to see what else I can break and will update then!
As far as the 4r100 goes, if you are building a truck for speed that would be a good swap and worth the work. If you mostly use your truck for work or whatever, I would just keep the manual...
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Highway with a bit of mixed driving around town, 25 mpg, and it's a little v8, super comfortable car, in fact most comfortable vehicle I've been in for a while. Rear wheel drive, so if you blow transmission, not a huge deal.
I know 25 mpg isn't the best, but considering the cheap parts, and plus it's not a tin can either, it rides nice and I'm guessing would do pretty good in a collision.
I bet it would do close to 30 mpg on a long trip, no problem.
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You guys, I also have a car for beating around town. It's a caprice classic, 1996, and it's actually pretty good on gas, reliable, and super cheap to fix.
Highway with a bit of mixed driving around town, 25 mpg, and it's a little v8, super comfortable car, in fact most comfortable vehicle I've been in for a while. Rear wheel drive, so if you blow transmission, not a huge deal.
I know 25 mpg isn't the best, but considering the cheap parts, and plus it's not a tin can either, it rides nice and I'm guessing would do pretty good in a collision.
I bet it would do close to 30 mpg on a long trip, no problem.
Highway with a bit of mixed driving around town, 25 mpg, and it's a little v8, super comfortable car, in fact most comfortable vehicle I've been in for a while. Rear wheel drive, so if you blow transmission, not a huge deal.
I know 25 mpg isn't the best, but considering the cheap parts, and plus it's not a tin can either, it rides nice and I'm guessing would do pretty good in a collision.
I bet it would do close to 30 mpg on a long trip, no problem.
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Plans on the s366 include a billet wheel and some kind of diverter valve for the exhaust side of the turbo. I just cleaned up my setup a little bit and now I can hit 20psi without much work, thats pretty darn good on a DPS Turbo Cal, who knows what it actually puts out because as we all know Ken was a quack. I have a hard time keeping the tires sticking when I drop into 2nd gear! Its very fun to drive!
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I'll try to get up another picture of the manifolds and the cross over, it goes from the driver side down under the transmission and up to the turbo where it sits in the wheel well.
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Plans on the s366 include a billet wheel and some kind of diverter valve for the exhaust side of the turbo. I just cleaned up my setup a little bit and now I can hit 20psi without much work, thats pretty darn good on a DPS Turbo Cal, who knows what it actually puts out because as we all know Ken was a quack. I have a hard time keeping the tires sticking when I drop into 2nd gear! Its very fun to drive!
Is your turbo cal cranked on the fuel?
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Yes its cranked all the way but it never was until I had it apart this last time to install that washer in the gov assembly.
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You know what is funny Austin, I was running a few numbers on turbos, and just decided to throw your setup in at 20psi to see where it would map out on the S366 compressor map.... At 2800rpm, at 20psi, your engine is flowing 46lb's/min of airflow at a pressure ratio of 2.4 (Assuming your less than 1000ft above sea level) and that puts you smack dab in the middle of the compressor map, so you are probably making pretty good power now with the pump... Id say around 250whp.
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You know what is funny Austin, I was running a few numbers on turbos, and just decided to throw your setup in at 20psi to see where it would map out on the S366 compressor map.... At 2800rpm, at 20psi, your engine is flowing 46lb's/min of airflow at a pressure ratio of 2.4 (Assuming your less than 1000ft above sea level) and that puts you smack dab in the middle of the compressor map, so you are probably making pretty good power now with the pump... Id say around 250whp.
I wouldn't doubt it, not trying to talk it up or anything but, I can smoke a brand new dodge 1500 with a hemi, and I can have it pegged in every gear and it never smokes unless I lug it on purpose, just a light haze at WOT, its using all the fuel its got that's for sure, how many horse do you think I could get with W/M?