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upgrade?
Ok so I have managed to put some money together now Im ready to make some upgrades. I mostly just want a fast street truck so..... I have 4 inch straight pipe. edge evo stacked with juice. K&N cold air intake. 35x13.50 mickeys 4 inch lift. But I dont know much about injectors or turbos. I want more power tho. Any suggestions on injectors and turbos?
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Originally Posted by suzuki_vinson
Ok so I have managed to put some money together now Im ready to make some upgrades. I mostly just want a fast street truck so..... I have 4 inch straight pipe. edge evo stacked with juice. K&N cold air intake. 35x13.50 mickeys 4 inch lift. But I dont know much about injectors or turbos. I want more power tho. Any suggestions on injectors and turbos?
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Pissing kinda high up the tree are ya?
You've barely begun to crawl yet you're ready to leap bounds.
I'd prepare the motor first. You should be asking what's needed BEFORE injectors and turbo.
What's your HP goal.
The 1990 454 SS was a fast street truck. Have you tried to find one of those. For the price of decent injectors you could have a whole truck. And it would actually be fast.
You've barely begun to crawl yet you're ready to leap bounds.
I'd prepare the motor first. You should be asking what's needed BEFORE injectors and turbo.
What's your HP goal.
The 1990 454 SS was a fast street truck. Have you tried to find one of those. For the price of decent injectors you could have a whole truck. And it would actually be fast.
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Ok well what do I need then. Im wanting to make it faster. But im only 19 and going to school. So everything I do to my truck is one step at a time. Plus this is a whole new learning experience for me. Its the first diesel I have ever owned and I dont really know much about them. But i am learning.. So any suggestions?????
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Originally Posted by suzuki_vinson
Ok so I have managed to put some money together now Im ready to make some upgrades. I mostly just want a fast street truck so..... I have 4 inch straight pipe. edge evo stacked with juice. K&N cold air intake. 35x13.50 mickeys 4 inch lift. But I dont know much about injectors or turbos. I want more power tho. Any suggestions on injectors and turbos?
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Ok so I guess Im gonna order a dp today. And order some gauges because right now Im just using the juice monitor. But.... Does the new dp gauge switch mount right into your pillar block with your other gauges?
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good choice on starting out with the Dp and gauges
and yes, the dp gauge switch fits in a 2 1/16" hole. so whetehr it be a gauge pod or drilling a hole in your dash 2 1/16", it will fit.
and yes, the dp gauge switch fits in a 2 1/16" hole. so whetehr it be a gauge pod or drilling a hole in your dash 2 1/16", it will fit.
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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Originally Posted by HookedOnFuel
Pissing kinda high up the tree are ya?
You've barely begun to crawl yet you're ready to leap bounds.
I'd prepare the motor first. You should be asking what's needed BEFORE injectors and turbo.
What's your HP goal.
The 1990 454 SS was a fast street truck. Have you tried to find one of those. For the price of decent injectors you could have a whole truck. And it would actually be fast.
You've barely begun to crawl yet you're ready to leap bounds.
I'd prepare the motor first. You should be asking what's needed BEFORE injectors and turbo.
What's your HP goal.
The 1990 454 SS was a fast street truck. Have you tried to find one of those. For the price of decent injectors you could have a whole truck. And it would actually be fast.
, I like the heck ot of this, Good post, Reps to you.
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Originally Posted by miller_feed
, I like the heck ot of this, Good post, Reps to you.He might rub some the wrong way, even started the my 'stupid looking stacks' thing. But, I like the guy. Just big enough of an ********* to be hilarious.
To the OP, Robby's right, along with the general concensus around here. Aim a little lower.
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I'll post my usual response to comments about the K&N, since I doubt most people have run them before but provide comments stemmed from others comments.
Don't worry about getting rid of it. As long as you maintain it properly, it will work as well as any other filter you put on your truck. I've been running a K&N for 5 years and it has kept my intake tube and turbo cleaner than any other filters I've tried. I tried the 6637 filter, and, in my opinion, it didn't work as well as my K&N. It does take more maintenance than a paper filter, but it has worked well for me.
Don't worry about getting rid of it. As long as you maintain it properly, it will work as well as any other filter you put on your truck. I've been running a K&N for 5 years and it has kept my intake tube and turbo cleaner than any other filters I've tried. I tried the 6637 filter, and, in my opinion, it didn't work as well as my K&N. It does take more maintenance than a paper filter, but it has worked well for me.
Hook it, I'll pull it.
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I ran the k&n filter for a year before I came to FTE. I thought it strange the directions on the package said the filter was good for 100,000 miles. And it says the dirtier it gets the better it filtes. I would check the filter and could not believe that this dirty filter is just now starting to filter good. I also wondered, how in the heck is air going through this thing. The amount of air the 7.3 needs, I was stumped. When I joined FTE and heard the talk, I looked inside the intake hose and it was full of oily dirt. I could take my finger and rub the inside and it would come out caked with it.
I'm not saying everyone had or has that problem, but I did.
I'm not saying everyone had or has that problem, but I did.