Just another "impossible" build
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I don't now how good your hoist is, the 7.3 is around 900lbs and the trans is another couple hundred. I had to go to a 8 ton jack on my hoist, the 2 ton thatr came on it didn't last long
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Thought about it, I would never pay 2k for that controller though that's my problem. I have a friend that does computer programming that I would see if he could work on something before I ever paid that much. I could have a nice laptop to control trans and turbo before I could even afford the controller, that being said, on the next build I want to use one, or two, a 6.4 setup. But on this truck I just want simple mechanical horsepower, and not have to worry about tuning a turbo to work(even though my 5r needs tuning it will only take a day or so)
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I just believe there is a lot more to getting full potential out of a vgt than boost pressure is all. And I got my engine and trans out in one swoop. Took about half an hour after i got my bolts out cause I had everything ready to pull. Do I have to pay any special attention to the timing marks when I take ip gear balancer and cam gear off, or can I time it when I put it back together by just lining everything up?
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you just line everything up, you still have to fine tune the ip when it is running.
I run mine one tooth advanced on the pump gear and fine tune the ip by ear like a distubtor witch isn't the right way but it worked for me, I don't notice more power, one mpg on the one and 3 gain on the other, but both of them are worn out.
I run mine one tooth advanced on the pump gear and fine tune the ip by ear like a distubtor witch isn't the right way but it worked for me, I don't notice more power, one mpg on the one and 3 gain on the other, but both of them are worn out.
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you just line everything up, you still have to fine tune the ip when it is running.
I run mine one tooth advanced on the pump gear and fine tune the ip by ear like a distubtor witch isn't the right way but it worked for me, I don't notice more power, one mpg on the one and 3 gain on the other, but both of them are worn out.
I run mine one tooth advanced on the pump gear and fine tune the ip by ear like a distubtor witch isn't the right way but it worked for me, I don't notice more power, one mpg on the one and 3 gain on the other, but both of them are worn out.
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Last time I took it to ford to have it timed, that's not the timing I am talking about however, the cam gear and all of those gears getting timed is what concerns me, when I tore apart my 7.3 block I never had to worry about putting it back together, I want to be able to get this one back together. And just I am shooting you an email I ran into some trouble I want you to look at.
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I can say first hand that this isn't the best advice. Fine tuning the IP by ear is a poorly fitting bandaid... You cant tell what is going on by ear, and what is going on my ear isn't a good measure of what the engine is doing. The dyno doesn't lie, you would be surprised what equates to what as far as tuning is concerned. Even I have been surprised by my own "assumptions" even with dyno time... It is highly dependent on setup, and even a stock setup cant be effectively setup by ear. I realize not everybody has the access or time/money for dyno tuning, but your best bet is to get the thing timed, try a few different settings, and see where thing feels the best, not sounds the best. Just my two cents.
By ear worked for me because the nearest shop that can time it right it 80 miles away and when they rebuild my ip I wasn't fully satified by what they did. I've also read that advanceing the ip gear messes with the timing device.
But for timing the gears them selves you line up the dots. My crank has one dot that matched the two dots on the cam, the cam had a "Y" to match the ip gear, I bought a chilton's that covered my year and Haynes Diesel repair manual, I used it for most the build.
A helpful hint that isn't covered in ethier book, blow with compressed air your bearing off after you clean them and before you install them
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Well this
Has really slowed my progress lately, but, all that's left in my block is a cam and crank, so it should be sent out this week along with my heads, man am I nervous. And found the reason for my HUGE oil consumption...two pistons had broken scraper rings.