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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 12:24 PM
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7.3 Idle Surge

So I have been scratching my head on this one for a while.
Truck idles fine when in park without ac or turning the steering wheel. As soon as you turn the AC, turn the wheel or shift into drive it begins to bog and then rpm spikes before leveling off.
When you remove the load and put it back into park, turn off ac or stop turning the wheel the rpms spike and then drop before finally leveling off.
So far the truck has new OEM:
ICP,IPR,UCVH,CPS,EBP/tube and new engine wiring harness.
I’ve also put on Full Force Diesel 205/30’s and running 1023 tunes on a hydra.
I’ll attach a YouTube link so you can see what I am taking about.
what are yalls thoughts?
https://youtu.be/Uv0q0jm0Gqs

 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 12:38 PM
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Tuning.

Sorry for the bad news.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 12:47 PM
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Have you tried the 00 bypass on the Hydra?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bitterroot Diesel
Have you tried the 00 bypass on the Hydra?
I have not yet, but I definitely will now!
After hearing all the bad stuff about ffd injectors, I wish I would have known about you guys at the time of my purchase
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 01:21 PM
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So do we! Hopefully it's something simple...
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by cleatus12r
Tuning.

Sorry for the bad news.
What he said.

Here's my DIY 205/80 injectors hot idle with 1023 tuning:
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 02:58 PM
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Originally Posted by FinnishStroker
What he said.

Here's my DIY 205/80 injectors hot idle with 1023 tuning:
https://youtu.be/ZCQNhqICJkw
what was your fix? Did you go with a different tuner?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Bitterroot Diesel
Have you tried the 00 bypass on the Hydra?
so I tried the 00 bypass and it didn’t make a difference.
I even tried some of the stock hydra tunes and it seemed a little better but still does it.
i was seeing my ipw around 3 ms at idle though. Does that seem a bit high?
it was around 4 ms with the stock hydra tunes
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 08:26 PM
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How many miles on injectors?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Bitterroot Diesel
How many miles on injectors?
probably less than 1000
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 08:36 PM
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No issue before injectors?
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Bitterroot Diesel
No issue before injectors?
not that I noticed, but I wasn’t paying attention nearly as much before I replaced them.
I remember the truck feeling more lively on stocks with generic TS 6 tunes than it does now though. I almost regret fixing something that wasn’t broke haha
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by JT20017.3
what was your fix? Did you go with a different tuner?
Yes.
​​​​​​I also did my own tuning and managed to get it smooth.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by FinnishStroker
Yes.
​​​​​​I also did my own tuning and managed to get it smooth.
Sweet! I may try purchasing one from a different tuner just to see if it makes a difference.
I wish I knew enough to write my own tunes
 
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Old Apr 15, 2022 | 11:32 PM
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It just takes time and money.
 
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