Dif size Flux injectors in one engine!? :S
08-06-2009, 06:48 PM
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Dif size Flux injectors in one engine!? :S
I figured putting in a smaller injector on the #6 cylinder would keep the last piston from melting all the time (3 times in 1 year)...
Honestly now... I believe a good eye can see the different hole sizes from say flux 4 vs flux 6!
We pulled all the injectors, during the engine rebuild to find out number 6 injector has way larger holes then the other 5 injectors. Almost like comparing a 5 x 0.010 to a 5 x 0.014...judging by the look. Heck our twins wheren't built for a flux 6 injector, nor our almost 7000 feet elevation.
I truly believe DonM mixed them up sometime and sent us a wrong stick!
Its not to long ago that we sent in the injectors to F1diesel for a checkup and it costed us $900 to rebuild some... we got them back in the truck... the truck ran the same - like crap, since the first startup, smoked blue/white even with a warm engine (i have video) and had an awful injector rattle/knock under normal acceleration with low boost condition, and it burned a piston, during a 1/8 race with TNT-R on Sw 7 Rp=1 Timing =3
The engine is now done being rebuilt (at a different mechanic) with a sleeved block, and new haisley ceramic coated/teflon skirts pistons!
Edit: Im gonna send in the sticks to DonM and report back, going through Bill@sourceautomotive
Mods:
06 dodge
flux 4
dual evil cp3, stock cp3, modded dmx
TNT-R POD Smarty
62/71/14 and S400 Twins
Helix 2 cam
mp-8 pressure box
water / meth kit
5"exhaust, Banks intercooler
Gauges, and tranny
ran 11s at over 6000' elevation
Honestly now... I believe a good eye can see the different hole sizes from say flux 4 vs flux 6!
We pulled all the injectors, during the engine rebuild to find out number 6 injector has way larger holes then the other 5 injectors. Almost like comparing a 5 x 0.010 to a 5 x 0.014...judging by the look. Heck our twins wheren't built for a flux 6 injector, nor our almost 7000 feet elevation.
I truly believe DonM mixed them up sometime and sent us a wrong stick!
Its not to long ago that we sent in the injectors to F1diesel for a checkup and it costed us $900 to rebuild some... we got them back in the truck... the truck ran the same - like crap, since the first startup, smoked blue/white even with a warm engine (i have video) and had an awful injector rattle/knock under normal acceleration with low boost condition, and it burned a piston, during a 1/8 race with TNT-R on Sw 7 Rp=1 Timing =3
The engine is now done being rebuilt (at a different mechanic) with a sleeved block, and new haisley ceramic coated/teflon skirts pistons!
Edit: Im gonna send in the sticks to DonM and report back, going through Bill@sourceautomotive
Mods:
06 dodge
flux 4
dual evil cp3, stock cp3, modded dmx
TNT-R POD Smarty
62/71/14 and S400 Twins
Helix 2 cam
mp-8 pressure box
water / meth kit
5"exhaust, Banks intercooler
Gauges, and tranny
ran 11s at over 6000' elevation
08-06-2009, 08:43 PM
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Are you honestly trying to say Don shipped you injectors that are different sizes? He flow test each set to insure they are balanced.I think he would have cought a mistake by now seeing yours have been back to him a couple of times.
08-07-2009, 02:33 PM
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Anythings possible, ive never ordered anything from him(heard good things though) but the simple thing is everybody makes mistakes, i melted a piston @ a sledpull using fluxs, thats why i switched to f1. My old truck had f1s and when i bought my new one i wanted to try fluxs so i did.
08-07-2009, 02:41 PM
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Anythings possible, ive never ordered anything from him(heard good things though) but the simple thing is everybody makes mistakes, i melted a piston @ a sledpull using fluxs, thats why i switched to f1. My old truck had f1s and when i bought my new one i wanted to try fluxs so i did.
08-07-2009, 03:59 PM
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Well yeah but the fluxs (or f1s) are still different.Plus they where bigger than the f1s i had in my old truck. I ve got stock injectors now because of the more powerful fluxs that melted my piston. THey maybe maid by the same place, but they arent the same.
08-08-2009, 10:16 AM
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were you running bigger injectors,and multiple programmers all on a stock turbo?? yours sig says you have a turbo on the way. If so Id say you melted your piston not just the flux injectors.
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08-08-2009, 07:52 PM
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yeah mach 5s, and a stock turbo, and 2 programmers. At that time i had the mp8, and the same diablo i have now. Thats why i switched to my stock injectors after i had my engine rebuilt. I just orederd some mach 3s the other day. I already have my turbo, im just wating to put it on.
08-10-2009, 04:04 PM
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The mach line of f1 injectors are for VP44 trucks (98.5 - 2002). The line of f1 injectors for the CR's (2003 and newer) are called flux injectors. The mach injectors will not fit/work in a CR.
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08-10-2009, 04:22 PM
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08-10-2009, 05:10 PM
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yeah mach 5s, and a stock turbo, and 2 programmers. At that time i had the mp8, and the same diablo i have now. Thats why i switched to my stock injectors after i had my engine rebuilt. I just orederd some mach 3s the other day. I already have my turbo, im just wating to put it on.
08-10-2009, 06:33 PM
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If those pics are true, some people on here need not jump to assumptions so quickly. Sorry for your luck, but Don is a stand up guy and will make things right, I hope.