not stuck on airbox. just thought it would look cool.all openings are bigger then cold side of turbo. cut core support for intercooler not much room left. did not want underhood air. unlike the computer trucks, we cant push a button to turn ours down. with a 150 or a 180 what are the egts going to be with a big load and a big hill

 

Um, why do you think that the oil pressure is too low?
Two things here: hot idle 7psi. took two regulators apart cleaned well got 3psi more was 4 psi. must get a manuel gauge to check. tons of mistakes here first i put royal purple in then i didnt notice that diesal cast welding left the oil galley plugs out then ran it for 3 or 4 minnuts who knowes what happened here then i sucked a red shop rag thru the motor real dumb bent a push rod pased leakdown maybe cam bearing. bushings?

 

my 88 has a hot idle between 7 and 10 psi depending on how hard i run it.

 

My 94 is the same. In between 5-10.

 

Idk why its restrictive, but even with no filter, will pull my vac. gauge to 6ish, unclamping the lid gives me 3 more psi.

EGT is all relevant to how heavy your foot is, but idk, thats one of the reasons im stuck. That and if i go 150/180 ill be building a E4OD / 4R100, so $$ ontop of everything else. As much as it pains me to admit, you really only need so much power lol, so yea still cant decide haha

 

This is exactly right. We don't need a computer to do it; we just need a right foot.
Lower throttle = lower fuel = lower EGTs. More throttle = more fuel = more EGTs.
You can literally drive by your EGTs if you have a heavy load -- as soon at your EGTs hit the danger point, just back off slowly on the throttle until you maintain your high limit. If the egts go down, give it more. If they go up, back off slightly.
This is a lot easier to do if you have a digital gauge which responds quickly to EGT changes, the stock Banks gauge can take seconds for you to notice a difference.

 

Hi all; am a new owner of the 1993 F350 diesel; it has the Banks turbo installed awhile back and I'm having Banks Powerhouse do a diagnostic on the system but the truck looks to be well maintained. I am just wanting to get enough knowledge to keep this thing running good. I am no mechanic or speed hobbiest, just want a big old truck to haul stuff when needed.

thanks all
vin