6.0 More Boost
6.0 More Boost
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first off welcome aboard, i sure max will get to the official welcome sometime (you gotta forgive him he's kinda slow lol ) but any way.
second, these turbos are capable to produce well over 30 psi, but your cac tube boots blow off, when they dont go the intercooler busts, when that gets fixed, you notice under accelleration you are smelling coolant. boost is not the answer, boost will just lean out the truck and cut power. fuelling strategy is changed on diesels to add power, boost is secondhand.
second, these turbos are capable to produce well over 30 psi, but your cac tube boots blow off, when they dont go the intercooler busts, when that gets fixed, you notice under accelleration you are smelling coolant. boost is not the answer, boost will just lean out the truck and cut power. fuelling strategy is changed on diesels to add power, boost is secondhand.
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I agree with bowtiehatr---you get much higher than 30 psi, you have to start thinking about metalurgy. How much pressure and heat will these stock components handle? Back in the 60's and 70's we had to start thinking about forged cranks, stronger rods and pistons. Its no different now. There is no cheap way to do horsepower gains reliably.
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Originally Posted by BowTieHatr
first off welcome aboard, i sure max will get to the official welcome sometime (you gotta forgive him he's kinda slow lol ) but any way.
second, these turbos are capable to produce well over 30 psi, but your cac tube boots blow off, when they dont go the intercooler busts, when that gets fixed, you notice under accelleration you are smelling coolant. boost is not the answer, boost will just lean out the truck and cut power. fuelling strategy is changed on diesels to add power, boost is secondhand.
second, these turbos are capable to produce well over 30 psi, but your cac tube boots blow off, when they dont go the intercooler busts, when that gets fixed, you notice under accelleration you are smelling coolant. boost is not the answer, boost will just lean out the truck and cut power. fuelling strategy is changed on diesels to add power, boost is secondhand.
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Thanks for the welcome, I love this site allready... Is there any tricks for better fuel atomization or volume without the programmer? I am trying to avoid voiding the warranty. But once that is gone, ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE!! I have a new exhaust on the way(turbo back), that sould help a little with restriction. I have had many 7.3's so any tricks for the 6.0 just point them in my direction. Thanks a lot guys!
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kingranch--you might wanna start checking out the competition section just a little bit down from here. Some useful tricks and tips are posted there. It's not gonna be a section where warranty will be retained for the most part, so don't ask, but some small things that you can do will be there.
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Originally Posted by kingranch525
Thanks for the welcome, I love this site allready... Is there any tricks for better fuel atomization or volume without the programmer? I am trying to avoid voiding the warranty. But once that is gone, ALL HELL WILL BREAK LOOSE!! I have a new exhaust on the way(turbo back), that sould help a little with restriction. I have had many 7.3's so any tricks for the 6.0 just point them in my direction. Thanks a lot guys!
1) Warranty on the engine is 5yr/100,000 so keep that in mind.
2) Adding a Turbo back exhaust or replacing the the air induction filter/system can cause warranty issues with your local dealer depending on the problems and wether or not dealer is mod friendly or if FMC is watching them closely.
If you talk with the guys that are running the 6.0 with heavy mods (more than a tuner) they don't change the air induction system/filter until the motor gets really modded (and the trade off is more air flow, but with a shorter turbo lifespan). Also they run Cat back exhaust until the motor gets heavily modded. The addition of a tuner only requires the addition of a Cat back exhaust and gauages.
A 6.0 (366 cu in) motor can only use some much air in its stock form. Without increasing the fuel delivery system etc more air flow is of little to no benefit, so research and spend your money wisely.
Hope this helps
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Thanks for the info. My close friend owns the dealership here and informs me that the turbo back exhaust (if a quality name brand and not a backyard hack job) will not void the warranty since they install them as a dealer installed item. I am installing the MBRP 4" w/o the cat. I have ran these for the past year on my F450 and have been happy with the service that it has given.
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Originally Posted by BowTieHatr
first off welcome aboard, i sure max will get to the official welcome sometime (you gotta forgive him because he is at work ) but any way.
Welcome to FTE kingranch525
More boost is not necessarily the most efficient, boost = heat
