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Ok guys, I am doing some upgrades next week! My ficm has been dropping to 44v occasionally so I have ordered a 270a alternator from Ed at ficm repair along with the complete battery cable kit. I also took ends advice and bought two new odyssey 65 series batteries. I went with bpd 6phase ficm though because I like the idea of the extra phases to share the load and back up the 4 primaries. I am also doing the blue spring upgrade while under the hood as well.
So my question is this.... My truck is bone stock no mod 53k mi. The bpd ficm can be set to 48,53 or 58 v. I do not see the need to do 58v but have seen a lot of guys doing the 53v option.
What is the advantage of 53v? I know if you run 220 thru a 120v light bulb it will burn bright as hell for a little bit till it blows, is this the case with running a higher voltage ficm? Will it eventually wipe out injectors? Or even the ficm processor board? Should I just stay at 48v setting?
Some real world and long term testing from guys that have this setup would be great! Thanks again all!
You might get an out of range reading on your Edge from what I have read on those users. I don't know for fact if this is true or not but have seen the subject pop up more than once. I don't have strong feelings either way, some love them and some say little to no improvement at higher voltages.
Some say injectors not meant to run hotter, some say they will be just fine and work better.
You get my point.......it's an open ended discussion.
Diesel Tech Ron has a video showing why not to exceed the 48 volts on a FICM. His example is of a FICM with the Swamps 58v setup. Anyways, he also states that most of the components are only rated for a 50 volt max. I wouldn't go any higher then 48 volts (and I didn't when I had Ed rebuild mine).
It's too bad that the extra phases don't work as a redundant system would work.
When you get lucky and one goes dead you would want the other to pick up the
slack and let you know that there is a problem brewing. But no is just hides in
there and one day you just hop in and dead FICM.
All good info! I thought that the higher voltage would at some point cause trouble. So I guess I will stay at 48v! And if the phases do start failing I will still be monitoring the voltages so I should be able to catch it like I did this time. If a phase just drops out completely without warning I don't think it really matters if it's 4 or 6 at that point, your just boned...lol
All good info! I thought that the higher voltage would at some point cause trouble. So I guess I will stay at 48v! And if the phases do start failing I will still be monitoring the voltages so I should be able to catch it like I did this time. If a phase just drops out completely without warning I don't think it really matters if it's 4 or 6 at that point, your just boned...lol
Because they are not a redundant supply it can go poof with any warning.
You may never know till is leaves you stranded on a trip somewhere.
Just recognize that the vast majority of FICM failures are CAUSED by messed up batteries or alternators. Keep an eye on those things and life will be good for you!
Just recognize that the vast majority of FICM failures are CAUSED by messed up batteries or alternators. Keep an eye on those things and life will be good for you!
Should be getting my new alternator from you Ed soon. Got the shipped confirmation for the 270amp xp and complete cable kit. Also took your advice and bought new odyssey's to put in! Thanks for all your great advice Ed!
Should be getting my new alternator from you Ed soon. Got the shipped confirmation for the 270amp xp and complete cable kit. Also took your advice and bought new odyssey's to put in! Thanks for all your great advice Ed!
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