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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 05:03 AM
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10k Resistor mod. does it do anything

have a few resistors laying around and was thinking of adding one to the ICP sensor. which it what they are selling on ebay foe $30 but i have a few already laying here. does this actually have any positive effect on how the truck runs? I know i'm not going to get a 100 HSP gain or 30 MPG but does it in fact have any positive effect. will eventually put on a good tuner but figures would try this if it has a good effect.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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have a few resistors laying around and was thinking of adding one to the ICP sensor. which it what they are selling on ebay foe $30 but i have a few already laying here. does this actually have any positive effect on how the truck runs? I know i'm not going to get a 100 HSP gain or 30 MPG but does it in fact have any positive effect. will eventually put on a good tuner but figures would try this if it has a good effect.
Some guys liked to try it on the early years but it's generally not something you do to the 6.0, there's already enough pressure going through the injectors to begin with. If you're looking for cheap power a tuner is better
 
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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 09:49 AM
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It does nothing good. You don't get any gains by just making it raise oil pressure in the rails.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2014 | 11:30 AM
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I'm gonna end up going with a tuner. just figured if there was a gain with the resistor i would do that till i scrap enough together to buy a tuner. well, no sense in doing it since not gains are experienced.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 12:46 PM
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I would think the pcm would adjust FPW with higher then normal ICP


this isn't something I would suggest


your right to use a tunner
 
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BLADE35
I would think the pcm would adjust FPW with higher then normal ICP


this isn't something I would suggest


your right to use a tunner
The idea behind it is putting a resistor in line to the signal input to the PCM, in turn " tricks " it into thinking it needs to raise the pressure.

I also would not recommend it unless you want to create / find HPO leaks faster.
 
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Old Dec 26, 2014 | 08:23 PM
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right I understand the concept


Im just wonder if the pcm is smart enough to correct high icp with a shorter fpw
 
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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right I understand the concept


Im just wonder if the pcm is smart enough to correct high icp with a shorter fpw
Nope.
You would be taking the tool (sensor) that it uses to tell just how much
pressure it has in the rail and lying to the PCM about it. So the PCM will
put in what it thinks is X and act like it really is X when it's X+10K resistor
value. In other words you have a X+ factor and the PCM will never know.

It's like telling the wife that there is $500 in the checking account when there
really is 600 or 700 but you have "fixed" the register to show $500.



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EDIT : Before all the wives bite my head off I know that your all smarter than the PCM and would not fall for that trick.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 08:35 PM
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Does rpm go up at idle with this mod
 
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 08:52 PM
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Not sure because I have not tried it.



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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 09:04 PM
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Does a properly running truck make more power at high rpm with the ICP disconnected?
 
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These resister mods remind me of those cummins egr delegates
 
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I'm thinking rpm should go up If the PCM don't regulate it somewhere else down the line like rpm or ebp should both go up but how much idk

Maybe this resister isn't enough to upset things
 
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty Axlerod
Does a properly running truck make more power at high rpm with the ICP disconnected?
Another idea
I can't remember


So rpm does go up icp unpluged
 
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 11:16 PM
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RPM would not be affected. Oil rail pressure has nothing to do with maintaining idle.
 
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