Kwik mod damage turbo?
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You've done very well to make your factory brakes last that long.
With that said, I would be hesitant to change anything. I would get some factory pads.
If your rotors need changing, I would recommend the cryo'ed rotors. Something about that liquid nitrogen bath that does them good. (Ok, it's probably just a freezer, but still just as cold.
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Another thing that I could mention about brakes. I have NEVER had good luck with turning rotors. They always end up with too much runout and then you get some bad pedal pulsation/vibration when the brakes are applied. Just get new rotors if you need to.
With that said, I would be hesitant to change anything. I would get some factory pads.
If your rotors need changing, I would recommend the cryo'ed rotors. Something about that liquid nitrogen bath that does them good. (Ok, it's probably just a freezer, but still just as cold.
)Another thing that I could mention about brakes. I have NEVER had good luck with turning rotors. They always end up with too much runout and then you get some bad pedal pulsation/vibration when the brakes are applied. Just get new rotors if you need to.
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Man, this post is getting long. I will just say this for now as I have to go to bed real soon. A guy I spoke with today recently had his truck on a dyno at a tranny shop after getting a new tranny with shiney pan. Well they were all stumped with the lower than expected #s so they pulled the 6637 off and ran it with the tymar intake tube just to see what would happen. Well, 25 hp more happened. And before anyone asks, the filter was cleaner than mine so relatively fresh.
I will be curious about my numbers when I get my gauge. I will probably do a run without filter as well as the stock unit comparisons. There may be more to this turbulence than I imagined.
I will be curious about my numbers when I get my gauge. I will probably do a run without filter as well as the stock unit comparisons. There may be more to this turbulence than I imagined.
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Originally Posted by mtgrzlyman
im in missoula if you need a great shop let me know. been around here for 38 years and know of agreat diesel shop
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Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
...You've done very well to make your factory brakes last that long.
Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
...With that said, I would be hesitant to change anything. I would get some factory pads. If your rotors need changing, I would recommend the cryo'ed rotors. Something about that liquid nitrogen bath that does them good. (Ok, it's probably just a freezer, but still just as cold. )
Another thing that I could mention about brakes. I have NEVER had good luck with turning rotors. They always end up with too much runout and then you get some bad pedal pulsation/vibration when the brakes are applied. Just get new rotors if you need to.
)Another thing that I could mention about brakes. I have NEVER had good luck with turning rotors. They always end up with too much runout and then you get some bad pedal pulsation/vibration when the brakes are applied. Just get new rotors if you need to.
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Originally Posted by ernesteugene
Thanks I'll keep that in mind, Missoula's a nice town. We spent two weeks there a few years ago, and liked being to walk downtown along the river, and I especially liked the brewery and winery. My wife has now informed me that when we get to Bozeman, she wants to check on the availability of RV parks just south of there at the west entrance to Yellowstone, so we might be headed that way?
This is where we stayed. It was very nice, quiet at night. If I return to W. Yellowstone again in the near future I will stay there again.
http://www.wagonwheelrv.com/
There is also this place. It looks like a nice clean place. I think it's brand new as I remember a big vacant lot in that area of town when I was there three years ago, but I may be mistaken.
http://www.grizzlyrv.com/
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Originally Posted by ernesteugene
I've averaged about 1 mm per year, at least that's what I came up with when I measured a set of new pads at a Ford dealer and got 12 mm on those.
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Originally Posted by ernesteugene
I agree about turning! I've talked with Guzzle, and I've got the complication that none of the new parts, slide pins, etc... fit my old early 99. If I go the upgrade route, I think I've got to get new everything, calipers, rotor, hubs,..? That's why I want to find a shop that is familiar with the issues of updating an early 99 brakes.
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Originally Posted by John311t
If my math is correct, you have NEVER bought brakes? Damn, if that is true, good job.
Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
If you have made it this far on the early brakes, why bother with the extra expense of upgrading? You've done quite well with things as they are.
Originally Posted by Kwikkordead
Hahaha, this started out as an air filter thread. 
Regarding your comment "you have made it this far on the early brakes", it reminds me of what I've already posted here ...
Originally Posted by ernesteugene
... At almost 65 years, one of my favorite sayings is that "just because I'm not dead yet doesn't mean I'm doing everything right!", and I'm always on the lookout for things I might be doing wrong. For modifications to our trucks, as with lifestyle choices in general, only time will tell what detrimental effects they might have. That's why I measure my blood pressure as well as my CC pressure (and now also turbo inlet pressure) on a regular basis, so I can find potential problems early on and hopefully correct them before major damage results ...
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