idle boost?
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idle boost?
Those of you with aftermarket boost gauges what is your boost at idle and normal driving? Not sure if I may have a kinked tube (pretty sure I don't) or may have leak (75% sure I don't). At Idle with Eric's xtreme street tune I'm making 1-2lbs just off the needle, at about 75% throttle underload I saw 24lbs. is this correct or is gauge off. Autometer Ultralite gauges.
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I don't show any boost at idle...but I don't run a tuner either. Normal max boost for a stock (empty) 6.0 is 25-27. Not sure what max boost would be with the SCT but I would imagine its somewhere around 34...but I could be wrong.
Altitude, Temperature, grade of the road (load)...all play a factor...so its kind of hard to estimate what it would be at 75% throttle.
Altitude, Temperature, grade of the road (load)...all play a factor...so its kind of hard to estimate what it would be at 75% throttle.
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I never show anything at idle.......not sure about 75% throttle........usually I peak about 28-30 and it falls off to about 26 after that. Autometer gauges also........where did you tap in for the gauge?
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
I never show anything at idle.......not sure about 75% throttle........usually I peak about 28-30 and it falls off to about 26 after that. Autometer gauges also........where did you tap in for the gauge?
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All the sludge is "normal" because the crankcase ventilation hose is plumbed into your intake from the drivers side valve cover. There is a delete mod for this. GRRRRR--I wish the tech folder was back up. Do a search for CCV delete and you might be able to find the modification. My truck was pretty gunked up when I did it at 71K and it's taken the past 3K miles to get the intake system cleaned up.
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
All the sludge is "normal" because the crankcase ventilation hose is plumbed into your intake from the drivers side valve cover. There is a delete mod for this. GRRRRR--I wish the tech folder was back up. Do a search for CCV delete and you might be able to find the modification. My truck was pretty gunked up when I did it at 71K and it's taken the past 3K miles to get the intake system cleaned up.
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Originally Posted by npccpartsman
All the sludge is "normal" because the crankcase ventilation hose is plumbed into your intake from the drivers side valve cover. There is a delete mod for this. GRRRRR--I wish the tech folder was back up. Do a search for CCV delete and you might be able to find the modification. My truck was pretty gunked up when I did it at 71K and it's taken the past 3K miles to get the intake system cleaned up.
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/28...se+Ventilation
Now if we can just get Matt to update the pictures so they work again
Hope this helps
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