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HTT Stage III or Power Pin?

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Old Sep 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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:18 AM
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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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:22 AM
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get the HTT. and a 3200GSK and grind the foot then you dont need the pin.
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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So grinding the tang off of the AFC lever somehow negates the fuel pin???
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:36 AM
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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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:44 AM
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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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 10:54 AM
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that's what twins are for, dave.
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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I have the spring in already. What part borke?
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 03:28 PM
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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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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 04:40 PM
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Did you have water in the oil?
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Old Sep 17, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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now i do, first it was oil in the water, now its vice versa
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