Hydra Problems
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Hydra Problems
I recently had my injectors rebuilt to stage 1 by Rosewood for my ‘95 F350, 7.3, manual. The truck ran great after installing the rebuilt injectors. I then decided to install a Hydra w/6 tunes from JeliBuilt Performance and have been pretty disappointed so far. When the hydra is in the “daily driver” tune it runs good when my foot is in it but as soon as I let off it’s spits and sputters almost like it’s missing. It idles poorly and the foot pedal has a dead spot when you press on it making it hell to drive the manual trans. The other tunes seem to be about the same. I switched the tune to 00 which I believe takes it back to bone stock but it still doesn’t seem to be running right. It spits and sputters when I let off the throttle, smokes at higher rpm and hesitates almost like the engine is shutting off for a split second while driving occasionally. Also, after starting the pickup and switching to the high idle tune the engine just shuts down occasionally.
Are issues like this common with the Hydra or might I have a bad unit? I send a message to JeliBuilt but have not received a reply yet. Also, is the 00 tune truly back to bone stock or do I need to completely remove the unit to go back to stock?
Are issues like this common with the Hydra or might I have a bad unit? I send a message to JeliBuilt but have not received a reply yet. Also, is the 00 tune truly back to bone stock or do I need to completely remove the unit to go back to stock?
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Found some time tonight to remove the Hydra. It runs and idles great again. I guess I’ll try to contact JeliBuilt tomorrow to see what my options are.
Also, it still really blows smoke when getting in it and the turbo spools up? I don’t recall it doing that before or is this typical and I just wasn’t paying attention?
Also, it still really blows smoke when getting in it and the turbo spools up? I don’t recall it doing that before or is this typical and I just wasn’t paying attention?
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Should be zero smoke with 160/0 with stock tuning. Check for pre turbo exhaust leaks and boost leaks.
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Yep, cleaned it exactly as he did in the video and finished off by wiping down the connections with a little acetone, per the instructions that came with the Hydra. I've even double checked the connection and it is clean.
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