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Old 04-04-2009, 03:22 PM
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best towing combo

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what do YOU think is the ultimate set up for towing heavy? (20k#+ combined)

which injectors plate and turbo?

all the other stuff is a given (studs, clutch, bhaf, ex sys, fuel sys, brake, h2o inj, high gear update, splitter, etc)

talking about starting off with a 215 pump truck. nv4500. 3.55 d80

curious what you guys think is the ultimate set up

which injectors, plate and turbo would work the best together at this weight?

thanks

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ps - current set up is

ddp stg III

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62/65-13 s.s.

works really good

just wondering if there is something better?

guess part of the equation would be how hard one would want to work it (max cruising speed)?
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Timing around 18 degrees, 100 plate and a good set of towing twins, more usable power than the cooling system can cool but the exhaust temp will be right. I'm a firm believer in small twins for towing. 4000 rpm governor springs are one of the best performance mods on a twelve valve.
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mach 1.6s , 6spd , 2wd low ,e brake, works great for me in the 26k range
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what do you consider small twins?

and thanks
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Originally Posted by DTanklage
what do you consider small twins?

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Havent built my own yet but alot of guys like to run a stock turbo on top (HX35) and an HT3B turbo under it, suppose to do well up to 500hp for towing.

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I really like the he351 over the 3b I have. I'm kinda leaning towards putting together a he341 over something in the 71 mm range for the big turbo. I think it would light real quick and support 400 horse good. I've pulled trailers with a stock turbo, 35-40 and a hx 40. The 35-40 in the low 300's ain't bad, the 40 stunk, by the time it spooled it couldn't cool the temps back down. The stock over a 3b wasn't bad, it would supply enough air the cooling system wouldn't keep up. I never towed heavy with the b1-b1 I had but light towing it seemed to need a lot of fuel to get it to spool up.
If you stay at 400 or less a good single would probably work I just like the way twins work.
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