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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 08:46 AM
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Thanks fellas she's coming along good, the turbo whistle without the down pipe is painfully loud lol....
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 08:48 AM
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Wait, what turbo is that?
It's a 66mm with a 1.0 exhaust housing, design for the super duty I'm officially SUPERFY, bellows and everything, can buy fuel filters from the store, I like this set up better than the old one for sure lol...
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 12:52 PM
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That's awesome good work! Now you just have all the "housekeeping" work to do! That's usually not as fun but it shouldn't be too bad! When are you going to get to test drive it around?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 01:13 PM
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That's awesome good work! Now you just have all the "housekeeping" work to do! That's usually not as fun but it shouldn't be too bad! When are you going to get to test drive it around?
Specially with all the mess I left with the tranny fluid lol... I already have the down pipe flange welded, I used the one from the 6.0 trucks all I need is to install that and the hood and I should be good for a test drive
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 01:55 PM
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Good job Adam! I just took my turbo out. Thanks to your mod it is so easy!
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 02:06 PM
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Good job Adam! I just took my turbo out. Thanks to your mod it is so easy!
Thanks Nate
Yeah the Freakify MOD sure makes the removal of the turbo 100% much easier.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2017 | 09:59 PM
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OK manage to test drive her today over all satisfy with a big *** grin on my face except...... I had a hard *** time installing the down pipe, even had to bang the down pipe in several places to fit and still is rubbing on the firewall, it's either a 2" body lift or cut up the firewall. Also I'm having a hiccup with the truck stalling on me when coming to stops, random not always but the rpm drops to 400rpm then dies, I unplugged the ICP cured the stalling part, but still have the rpm drop, there's no way I can monitor my truck as I haven't had PCM reflashed to accept OBDll, but I'm suspecting bad IPR O rings.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 06:22 PM
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OK manage to test drive her today over all satisfy with a big *** grin on my face except...... I had a hard *** time installing the down pipe, even had to bang the down pipe in several places to fit and still is rubbing on the firewall, it's either a 2" body lift or cut up the firewall. Also I'm having a hiccup with the truck stalling on me when coming to stops, random not always but the rpm drops to 400rpm then dies, I unplugged the ICP cured the stalling part, but still have the rpm drop, there's no way I can monitor my truck as I haven't had PCM reflashed to accept OBDll, but I'm suspecting bad IPR O rings.
Good thing you got to test drive it! As for your issue, I've been having that as well (RPM dropping and occasionally stalling) and am wondering if it might be part of my cutting out issue that just surfaced. I hope not. I just replaced my IPR o-rings so I would hope that's not it but it's easy enough to change with the fuel bowl out of the way.

With your SD setup, I'm not sure how difficult it is to access the IPR. Hopefully we can both fix out issues soon! You need to get your PCM flashed so you can throw in an aeroforce interceptor!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 06:55 PM
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Removing the IPR with the SD set up it's alot easier to access the Ipr than with the obs set up, no need to remove the fuel bowl. I got to put some miles on her today maybe like 100 or so, can't believe how quick the turbo spools up on the stock tune, man can't wait to get her broken in so I can start give a test drive on one of the hot tunes.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 10:15 PM
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How many miles do you figure Adam to get it broke in? I know in the old days there was a break in oil, that isn't true nowadays is it?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 10:22 PM
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How many miles do you figure Adam to get it broke in? I know in the old days there was a break in oil, that isn't true nowadays is it?
some can say otherwise but a break in oil is critical imo.

been a half year since I checked this thread out. Superb progress bud, glad you got her in! Here is to another half million 👯
 
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Old Jul 22, 2017 | 10:25 PM
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Nah Glenn, straight Dino oil, a few forced down shift at operating temperature and a few trips thru down town trying not to keep the RPM at a constant RPM and not let it idle for too long. I'm sure the piston rings found their home already I have zero blow by and zero fumes coming from the oil fill cap, this tells me the rings are seated. I'm taking it her on a 500 mile round trip tomorrow, after that she will have her next oil change that will be changed at a regular 5K intervals.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2017 | 07:00 AM
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Hell yah Adam!! Feels good I'll bet! How's the stalling issue coming?
 
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Old Jul 23, 2017 | 07:56 AM
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Hey Byron I'm planning on changing the IPR right now (remember the baggie with all the sensors I had) well I have a couple of IPRs and one almost brand new so I'm using this one, S a matter of fact I'm installing it right now lol....
 
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Old Jul 23, 2017 | 10:58 AM
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Problem fixed IPR cured it.

Even went to wash her.







 
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