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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 01:03 PM
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he guys where does the bb go, do i put it toward the inside of the spring or the outside where the bolt is? i got 50 psi and wanted to try this see if i can boost it up some.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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Inside of the spring. "bb then spring then bolt"
 
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ok thanks hussler
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jleal_21
he guys where does the bb go, do i put it toward the inside of the spring or the outside where the bolt is? i got 50 psi and wanted to try this see if i can boost it up some.
Check this:
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/1344...67175480afBLqR
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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Well jstu to wonder I assume you can do this while leaving the FPR in place and just taking the bolt off? Cause I want to do this but I don't want to take the FPR off.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 06:45 PM
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yea you can leave the fpr in. I used the spring to "hook" the triangle and pull it out. Good luck
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 06:47 PM
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Oh and make sure you don't drop anything in the valley. It is a pita to go retrieve anything there.
 
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thanks for the help guys. fuel pressure on my truck went up about 15 psi. had about 50 and got to 65. truck does seem to run a little better.
 
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Yeah, when I did mine I went from 40 psi to 65 psi. Runs better now.
 
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it was a 3/16 bb "ball bearing" right
 
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I just used a BB for a bb gun... worked great!
 
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I just used a BB for a bb gun... worked great!
X2 what he said. And the recommended 3/16 BB could fit in the hole in my case and the BB gun worked fine.
 
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