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Summer 2017 General BS Thread
Cargo Master
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From: The Ole' North State.
Yep. For now. I'm going to try to make a push to get the one ton started and running by this weekend.
I took the Jeep over to Wesley for an alignment rotate and balance. Man, it sure does feel better now. But then the last alignment was done with string, a tape measure and masking tape on a sloped floor, and the tires haven't been balanced since I switched them to the jeep, which was the same time I lifted it, probably back in 2009 or 2010. It's amazing what a little TLC will do for comfort. Not that a TJ is ever really comfortable. The guys there did a great job. Thanks Wesley.
If I don't have the one ton ready in a couple of weeks, then I may look at picking up an extended cab OBS truck for driving around town. The guy down the road is selling a PSD Crew Cab truck, that's beautiful, but the price tag is a bit higher than I want to pay. Plus I don't think I need a diesel. But if I could...
I took the Jeep over to Wesley for an alignment rotate and balance. Man, it sure does feel better now. But then the last alignment was done with string, a tape measure and masking tape on a sloped floor, and the tires haven't been balanced since I switched them to the jeep, which was the same time I lifted it, probably back in 2009 or 2010. It's amazing what a little TLC will do for comfort. Not that a TJ is ever really comfortable. The guys there did a great job. Thanks Wesley.
If I don't have the one ton ready in a couple of weeks, then I may look at picking up an extended cab OBS truck for driving around town. The guy down the road is selling a PSD Crew Cab truck, that's beautiful, but the price tag is a bit higher than I want to pay. Plus I don't think I need a diesel. But if I could...
Lead Driver
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^^ what he said...
It would probally cause me to get divorced but I've been eyeballing a wrecked '15 F350 dually 4x4.... The voices in my head us saying buy it and swap everything into my 95, or the body from my 95 on it. My wallet, and the wife say no.
It would probally cause me to get divorced but I've been eyeballing a wrecked '15 F350 dually 4x4.... The voices in my head us saying buy it and swap everything into my 95, or the body from my 95 on it. My wallet, and the wife say no.
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FTE NC Chapter
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From: Coastal NC
So I'm pretty diesel ignorant. This guy in front of me the other day had a super sweet sounding diesel. Serious whine/spool/whistle whatever you call it. But it also sounded a little high strung at the same time. I followed him for awhile and it was like music to my ears.
Why did his sound so much cooler than all the chattering diesels I usually get behind?
Also, he didn't roll coal one time. These other guys roll coal at every stop light.
I want the diesel and tune that guy had. Enlighten me please.
Why did his sound so much cooler than all the chattering diesels I usually get behind?
Also, he didn't roll coal one time. These other guys roll coal at every stop light.
I want the diesel and tune that guy had. Enlighten me please.
Cargo Master
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From: Taylorsville, NC
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FTE NC Chapter
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From: Coastal NC
About what year was it?
At first when I heard it I thought there was a super charger on it. Just sitting at the stop light it was whining/whistling. When he hit the gas you could hear the air getting pulled in like a jet engine.
It might have been a manual as well because there was a slight pause at each gear change.
I'm sorry I don't have more info to give. But it was the best sounding diesel I've ever heard. But, I'm not around diesels much except in traffic.
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From: Norlina NC
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Cargo Master
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From: The Ole' North State.
So I'm pretty diesel ignorant. This guy in front of me the other day had a super sweet sounding diesel. Serious whine/spool/whistle whatever you call it. But it also sounded a little high strung at the same time. I followed him for awhile and it was like music to my ears.
Why did his sound so much cooler than all the chattering diesels I usually get behind?
Also, he didn't roll coal one time. These other guys roll coal at every stop light.
I want the diesel and tune that guy had. Enlighten me please.
Why did his sound so much cooler than all the chattering diesels I usually get behind?
Also, he didn't roll coal one time. These other guys roll coal at every stop light.
I want the diesel and tune that guy had. Enlighten me please.
The old chattering I believe came from the mechanical injectors or 'Poppit' valves they used. Diesel injection works on a much higher pressure than gasoline injection. On Gas injectors, I believe the working PSI is around 30-50 psi, and diesel can go up to 1500 or more PSI. When that kind of pressure releases with a mechanical valve, it can get a little louder. I don't know what the Ford diesels used. My experience comes mostly from Mercedes, when it comes to diesels.
My thought on the whine would be from the turbo. There is nothing as satisfying to me as the sound of a turbo.
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From: Apex, N.C.
Anyone remember the ole' Cummins Formula 290's? Talking about a sweet turbo whistle. You could hear one coming from a mile or two away. Even at idle they were quite loud. I had to be careful at 3 in the morning or I'd **** off half of the neighbors...lol. Some of the older deuce and a half's sounded nice also. Both were like this bone stock from the factory.