DIY kit ay good?
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DIY kit ay good?
anybody use these kits? think they are any good? anybody have any input?
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http://diy-injectors.com/
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http://diy-injectors.com/
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AND, would my injectors be worth rebuilding? my trucks right at 140,000 miles.. the website says too check them if you have high miles.. but how manys miles is a LOT of miles? never rebuilt injectors, so this is all greek too me yet..
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Yep I will soon be send mine in to have Jim work his majic. I was gonna do them myself but I have high mileage injectors with worn poppet valves. If you have Jim do the build he doesn't charge to correct poppet clearances so its money in my pocket to have him do the work. Also Jim is recommending new nozzles on higher mileage injectors. I will be getting new nozzles as well. I think they are just shy of $400.
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I just got done building my second set of DIY injectors. Excellent product and customer service. I highly recommend them. I built one set of stage 1's and one set of stage 2's for the new truck (not in because of the darn weather.!!!!) Very easy, and lot's of hp to be had. Love the DIY.
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hey there folks... i have a set of beans stage 1 injectors and i was just wondering if i bought a new set of nozzles from diy injectors to upgrade to stage 2 injectors would it be hard to install???? how do the nozzles go onto the injector????? do i need any special tools???
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Kawa I spoke to Jim about turning my splits into single stage 1's and it can be done but requires new Plunger and barrels which adds alot of cost. I think the kit he quoted me was between $700-800 which is what it is still costing me now because I am going with new nozzles.
808trucken to go to stage 2's yes its just a nozzle upgrade but you will still need to most of the stage 2 kit. If I were going to upgrade stage 1's to 2's that had low mileage on them (less than 30K) I would probably ask Jim about a kit with nozzles, tools, internal and external o-rings, and a parts kit. You won't need the nozzle springs. But I would send Jim an email and let him know what you are thinking and he will make suggestions and probably quote you a price for a custom kit.
808trucken to go to stage 2's yes its just a nozzle upgrade but you will still need to most of the stage 2 kit. If I were going to upgrade stage 1's to 2's that had low mileage on them (less than 30K) I would probably ask Jim about a kit with nozzles, tools, internal and external o-rings, and a parts kit. You won't need the nozzle springs. But I would send Jim an email and let him know what you are thinking and he will make suggestions and probably quote you a price for a custom kit.
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I just did the stage 1's 2 weeks ago. Just not that hard to do. The instructions and pics are great. I went with the new pistons. Same reason as Fordforever. Like the duck says, lots of HP to be had. Well worth it if you ask me.
808trucken, there's no special tooles needed for the tips themselves. Once the injector is dissassembled, you can just dump them out.
808trucken, there's no special tooles needed for the tips themselves. Once the injector is dissassembled, you can just dump them out.
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I would highly recommend Jim as well. When I had mine done he was extremely helpful with answering all my questions through email and phone calls. In the end I sent mine in for him to do. He swapped a few parts and corrected the armature clearance on those that needed it. He also tests them before they are returned. All said and done it was a week and less than $500 including shipping and insurance both ways for mine. Very happy customer, good customer service goes a long way with me.
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Originally Posted by Tim Shultz
AND, would my injectors be worth rebuilding? my trucks right at 140,000 miles.. the website says too check them if you have high miles.. but how manys miles is a LOT of miles? never rebuilt injectors, so this is all greek too me yet..
Again, maintenace is critical. I've personally seen injectors with 100k miles that were totally trashed, and 300k mile injectors that needed nothing but an overhaul. I'd also point out that 150k miles seems to be the practical service point when these injectors need an overhaul. They are mechanical items and have parts that were out like everything else. Just because your truck 'Runs Good' doesn't mean it's running as good as it could be...
Good luck.
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