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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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Pics of your engine bay

Hey, I would like to see the different set-ups and configurations in your engine bays. If you have some photos and would like to share them, please post them.

Looking for ideas

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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 10:53 PM
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I will post some as soon as i get the coolertubz in...
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:23 PM
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Here are some of the configurations I've ran, the last pic is the most current
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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So out out of your variety of setups, which is best?
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:42 PM
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The last one runs the best

But I like the looks of the second one
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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The last one runs the best

But I like the looks of the second one
Thats what I like to hear! Thats my old setup right?

There are pictures of my current setup in my gallery.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 12:08 AM
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 12:11 AM
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Yessir, Papecat's got it now. Not sure if he ever got it on though

I do miss the simplicity of the crossover though
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:12 AM
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What is the ball valve for going to the AFC housing and why the hose instead of the factory tubing? Just curious is all

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:20 AM
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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pulltilbroke looks like he has a valet "switch" with that ball valve

wjones: are you a plumber?!
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:19 AM
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Here are a few pics of mine!
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:25 AM
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Well here is mine, as you can see from some of the differences in these pictures they were take throughout different stages.

The red hose is connected to my test gauge with a tattletale needle and with it I have found that my turbo will give me 56-PSI boost.

Between the radiator and the injection pump is a coolant filter with isolation valves.

The big 200-amp T fuse coming off the battery is protecting my 160-amp Leece Neville alternator from any catastrophic failure as it feeds my Main battery, Auxiliary #1, and Auxiliary #2 an 8-D Deep Cycle battery through a set of Sure Power Separators and contactors.

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This was a bit earlier picture but there is a better view of the induction system.

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Here you can see the GDS CH-03 Turbo upgrade with a 3” custom crossover and a 4” inlet, filter is a K&N.

The alternator is a Leece Neville 110-555JHO cranking out 160-amps cruising with 100-amps @ idle, right out of a Class-8 semi tractor

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Here is a good head on view, the lexan panel on the passenger side firewall resides the relays for my A/C cycling switch bypass on the left while the 75-amp in the center and to the right control my blower motor. The big heat sink off the side of the master cylinder is a voltage regulator for my relayed headlights.

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This is how I cut and welded 3” exhaust tubing to make my crossover; I still want to make it a bit lower to the valve covers.
The 2 hoses on either side of the braided oil line are actually my battery cable and the power feed from the alternator, I go for ZERO voltage drop.



Well not exactly in the engine bay but just in front of this is what helps keeping it all cool, my dual 16” electric fans for a combined 5000-CFM. They are automatically triggered by the A/C compressor or I can manually turn them on from a switch in the cab.

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Here they are barely noticeable through my dirty grille

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You need to be careful when walking past my truck carrying your laundry.

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I am constantly getting ideas and making changes everywhere on my truck so in a few months from now it might be all different.

Jim
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by wjones

Is that your coolant filter plumbed below the turbo where my heat exchanger would be?

Your plumbing job looks good; I wish they were half as good in the houses I have to repair.

Did you leave the ends of the tubing straight where the hose connects? I soldered on 5/8” compression ferrules from my plumbing box to give the hose a ridge to hang on to.

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 08:00 AM
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Here is mine..

this is current setup in my 4 door crew.





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