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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 05:19 PM
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hey, im new to the site, my dad bought a 1995 3500 2wd extended cab dualie with a cummins in it, 3.55 gears and limited slip. it runs great and is just broken in with 172 K on the ticker. i was wonderin what free mods there are to get some more power out of it, ive heard of adjusting the injection pump, could someone explain how to do this? im going to make a straight 4" exhaust with dynomax's tail pipe section. thanks for the help, seems like a great site.
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 06:43 PM
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Re:Free Power Upgrades

only free HP mite be sliding the fuel plate forward...everything else takes a major credit card or a rich daddy ;D
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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DON'T SLIDE THE PLATE FORWARD !!!!!! You need guages FIRST ... sliding the plate is bad news unless you are monitoring your EGT's !!!!!!!!!
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:09 PM
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my dads says slidin the plate forward will wash out the rings, i dont want to screw up his truck, how does a 4 in" down tube and 4" straight exhaust sound?
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 08:12 PM
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id also like to put a cone filter on the turbo but will the heat from it melt the rubber coupling?
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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[quote author=RAM 3500 Dualie TD link=board=16;threadid=9922;start=0#94771 date=1043201390]<br>my dads says slidin the plate forward will wash out the rings, i dont want to screw up his truck<br>[/quote]<br><br>No it won't wash the rings.<br>It will give it a kick in the butt. <br>But as said before GET A FULL SET OF GAUGES !!!!!!!!<br><br>( Quote )<br>id also like to put a cone filter on the turbo but will the heat from it melt the rubber coupling? <br>( Quote )<br><br>No it won't melt anything.<br>Get a BHAF or better yet a Scotty II ( but the Scotty is not free )<br><br>You can set the timming up a little ( 16 degrees ) other than the labor it's free.<br>You can up your boost for a few pennies also. <br><br>4 in. pipes are great but unnessary untill about 325-350 HP. :<br>You could just lose youe muffler anf cat alot cheaper and will do the trick untill the BOMBING bug really gets you and you spend big bucks. ;D<br><br>Good Luck<br><br> : Eddie : 8)
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Old Jan 21, 2003 | 10:32 PM
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sweet thanks for the help guys
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