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Old 09-17-2005, 09:56 AM
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HTT Stage III or Power Pin?

If I only have $200 to spend, which is the better bang for the buck? I intend to do both eventually, but It's tight right now.
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i'd go with the htt first. you can butcher your stock pin for now, and get the old smoky once you have the air to burn the fuel. just my .02..

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get the HTT. and a 3200GSK and grind the foot then you dont need the pin.
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So grinding the tang off of the AFC lever somehow negates the fuel pin???
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well, if you do both you WILL get more fuel than doing just one. i would think???
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Yeah, you still get more travel with an aftermarket pin. But once your EGT's get into the thermonuclear range there's not much point in adding more fuel. With sufficient air I'd still expect 25 hp or so out of an Old Smoky pin on a truck with a ground lever.
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that's what twins are for, dave.
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Trust me go with the turbo upgrade and the gov spring youll like it. I loved mine til it took a crap on me.
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I have the spring in already. What part borke?
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the engine took a crap, i dont know whats wrong now, i just replaced the head gasket, now i think the oil cooler is bad.
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Did you have water in the oil?
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now i do, first it was oil in the water, now its vice versa
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