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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:18 PM
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Question poor results at truck pull

I pulled my truck at a local truck pull last wed night. It never seemed to come up on the turbo. The engine never seemed to come to lift. I went to my old 12:16.5 tires for the pull. I had the thing in low lock. I just never came to life. Any ideas????. Maybe I should have turned my fuel screw in more.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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How much boost and how high were the egts?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Onemoparnut
How much boost and how high were the egts?
Boost was 35lbs plus, egt's were 1400deg.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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any idea of the rpms you were turing?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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No tach in truck tet. But by sound not what it should have been. My guees 1600=1800 rpms.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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Heavy sled?
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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At 35 psi the turbo was lit.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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What gear were you in auto or stick
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:19 PM
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Sounds to me like a good track or what we call a Power Track.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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hmm, yeah at that boost your turbo shoulda been lit, maybe your trans was slippin a lot? Your truck still looks awesome and is one of my dream trucks still though.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:44 AM
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if it was a power track tho he probably would have had allot of hop or breakage imo. or it could have been prevented from a slipping trans? just a guess. a vid would help allot.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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Originally Posted by JQmile
Heavy sled?
Yes sled was a standard pulling sled. Just seems like other trucks turned on harder. Track was a clay damp track, fo.r sure a power track
I have a video, i'll try to post it.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by 92smokin blacky
hmm, yeah at that boost your turbo shoulda been lit, maybe your trans was slippin a lot? Your truck still looks awesome and is one of my dream trucks still though.
I think if tranny was slipping rpm's would be up.

Thanks for the complement on truck.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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If you have stock intercooled injectors and you were running 35 psi boost you had all the power your going to get out of the sticks.
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Richie O
If you have stock intercooled injectors and you were running 35 psi boost you had all the power your going to get out of the sticks.
Yep they are the stock injectors. There is the other problem. What sticks to get. I thinking ddp's or pods.

Even if i changed to a denny fuel pin those stock sticks are only going to flow so much.
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