3K GSK!!! This has got to be one of the best mods for the automatic, and it wont hurt your tranny since its made for higher revving engines anyway. Makes the truck a LOT more driveable, and makes it pull a lot more like it should without the converter locked. Id say do this, and move your plate forward, and you will have a nice little kick in the pants for cheap till you want to buy a fuel plate. I believe piers still has them on sale for $100!

Eric

 

The search option is down so can you tell me how to adjust the plate

 

Here is a link that shows how to adjust the fuel plate from TST's site:

http://www.tstproducts.com/INSRUCT98.pdf

It actually shows how their aftermarket plate is installed but once you get into the pump where the fuel plate is, then just move your stock one towards the radiator all the way instead of installing a new one(obviously). You would get more power going to an aftermarket plate, but it will also be harder on your tranny. Just watch your EGT's.

Eric

 

Thanks for your help and advice cumminsdriver635 Oh and here is the BHAF

 

No problem . BHAF looks good

Eric

 

It appears someone already moved the plate They talked about smoke, what is the ideal amount of black smoke and when is it good or bad?

 

Black smoke is not bad. Check my gallery for mine smoking with only a plate, and GSK. Black smoke is basically unburnt fuel, but it will usually clear up once your turbo starts building about 10lbs of boost. Black smoke will not hurt anything. Why do you think someone already moved your plate? Does your truck smoke any if you mash it from a dead stop, or in O/D with the TC locked? If trhe plate and starwheel has been adjusted you should get a little.

Eric

 

i promise you will love the straight pipe, it is rather loud but nothing you can't handle, just do it, very cheap too.

 

I bought the truck from my uncle and he told me that someone tweaked the pump for him. He siad he wasn't sure what they did something about a higher pressure switch. There is a bolt mississsing and I could tell it had been moved plus it would not go up any farther. I don't know if the star wheel has been moved either. Got any tips on tweaking that? It has a little black smoke when you stomp the pedal and alittle white smoke on warm up. Otherwise it's pretty clean.

 

Sounds like they just moved the stock fuel plate forward then. The starwheel may already be moved to, but if not; just remove the plug in the AFC housing, and take a flathead screwdriver, and click it as many times as it will towards the engine. It may help a little, but you will get a lot more with either a GSK or fuel plate.

Eric

 

Thanks Eric, what size plate do you recomend? Yea I want to get the GSK and boost elbow

 

Most really like the #10 plate for its versatility. I have a #5, and am pretty happy with it. I would probably reccomend a #10 though by what everyone says anyway. The GSK will make more difference than a fuel plate before the torque converter locks, and after the torque converter lock the fuel plate will make more difference than the GSK. Both make an awesome combo, but if i were you i would dl the GSK first.

Eric

 

Cool what is the deal with a nonwastegated turbo other than the obvious one has and the other has not

 

Well. Its typically better to have a wastegate if possible, because you can basically adjust the boost to your liking depending on how much fuel you have. My housing is bigger than stock, and creates less boost because of the bigger housing, so it doesent NEED a wastegate. The benifit of what i have over a stock housing is that it lets the engine breathe better at higher rpm's, and is supposed to lower EGT's(it didnt for me ). A wastegate just lets you have the ability to keep it from builfing to much boost, and if you dont have one, and have a lot of fuel, then you cant control it and keep boost at a safe level for your turbo/headgasket. Clear as mud?

Eric

 

I have read about guys plugging off the wastegate elbow I guess keeping it wide open for the same effect