over boosting?
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From: whitney
over boosting?
my truck hates hills, hills that most gas engine trucks could fly up mine drags
its *** up. It will go up a fairly fast rate, but with a lot of boost sometimes
up to about 15. theres a grade here just out of town thats not steep but
long, if i wanted to keep 70 i would have to be running 5,6 maybe 7 lbs of
boost and the engine sounds like its hauling a 25 foot goosenck with about
8k lbs on it. I mean it has to flat work. Im beginning to wonder about this
engine and how powerful it really is, & i hate to say that but its not that
impressive to me.
its *** up. It will go up a fairly fast rate, but with a lot of boost sometimes
up to about 15. theres a grade here just out of town thats not steep but
long, if i wanted to keep 70 i would have to be running 5,6 maybe 7 lbs of
boost and the engine sounds like its hauling a 25 foot goosenck with about
8k lbs on it. I mean it has to flat work. Im beginning to wonder about this
engine and how powerful it really is, & i hate to say that but its not that
impressive to me.
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From: colorado
what is the max boost you can attain? because the numbers you are quoting are pretty low for pulling a hill if you have your foot in it. you should be able to get close to 20psi stock and more with a chip. 1st thing check all you intercooler and intake boots(the rubber hoses that connect the intercooler tubes and the intake manifold tubes) to be sure the clamps are good and tight, there are 4 intercooler tube boots and 2 intake manifold tube boots.
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im not sure, well today i drove 70 up the grade 7 psi all the way up it and a hair over
800 degrees pre turbo. Oh Im sure i can get 20 lbs of boost, it will get up to 15 real
easy and more if i want, but by that time its almost running 1200, and working its ***
off.
800 degrees pre turbo. Oh Im sure i can get 20 lbs of boost, it will get up to 15 real
easy and more if i want, but by that time its almost running 1200, and working its ***
off.
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From: colorado
i still dont think you are making enough boost, and now with the added info of you way to high EGT i would also start looking for ubstructions in the exhaust system. check the cat(if you have one) try to confirm that your EBPV is opening.as well as checking you boots
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From: whitney
i dont have a cat converter so i wont check that lol, I dont see how a muffler could
actually get plugged up so i dont think its that, now I will check the boots & i will
check the butterfly valve, wait how do i check it though?
actually get plugged up so i dont think its that, now I will check the boots & i will
check the butterfly valve, wait how do i check it though?
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I don't think there's anything wrong with it. 7 psi and 800 degrees to hold 70 mph up a grade sounds normal to me...and being able to punch it to 20 psi and 1200 suggests there is plenty left.
Maybe you just aren't used to how loud the PSD is when you wind it up....dosen't mean it's working particularly hard, just that it's loud.
Maybe you just aren't used to how loud the PSD is when you wind it up....dosen't mean it's working particularly hard, just that it's loud.
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From: whitney
yeah could just be me, i do kinda think maybe the ebpv is possibly staying partially
shut tho, how do i check it, better yet cant you adjust it to where it stays open all
the time?
shut tho, how do i check it, better yet cant you adjust it to where it stays open all
the time?
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Originally Posted by dieselstroke
yeah could just be me, i do kinda think maybe the ebpv is possibly staying partially
shut tho, how do i check it, better yet cant you adjust it to where it stays open all
the time?
shut tho, how do i check it, better yet cant you adjust it to where it stays open all
the time?
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From: colorado
Originally Posted by cookie88
I don't think there's anything wrong with it. 7 psi and 800 degrees to hold 70 mph up a grade sounds normal to me
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well here's the deal, I unplugged that connector, i tightened both boots on the inter
cooler pipe on the hot side or exhaust side how ever you'd say it. I've heard of ppl
having a oil leak after disabling the ebpv, surely not? Tomorrow afternoon, after I get
back from work, Im gonna try & remember to post how it does tomorrow. And i did
drive it just 5 mins ago but it was all flat and level and partly in town.
cooler pipe on the hot side or exhaust side how ever you'd say it. I've heard of ppl
having a oil leak after disabling the ebpv, surely not? Tomorrow afternoon, after I get
back from work, Im gonna try & remember to post how it does tomorrow. And i did
drive it just 5 mins ago but it was all flat and level and partly in town.