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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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Exclamation power needed!!??

ok fellas i have my full fuel about +2/3 turns in fuel pin grinded down smoke screw backed off and the star down a bit i have awesome power @ lower speeds but after about 40 mph i start to loose the smoke and still have some power but im wanting more, is there any quick and cheap solution to fix this?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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i also have my fuel pins washer removed
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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You need a 3200 RPM spring.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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i have been thinkin and lookin @ that i can def. afford it and would love to use it, but is it good/bad for your motor/trans and what are the effects?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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Won't hurt anything, makes it feel like a whole different truck.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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awesome! thanks dave you know where i can pick 1 up @?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:30 PM
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Your local Bosch injection pump shop.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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ok ill give her a shot, sry for all the silly questions but im in the dark will this effect my egt's on the highway empty and towing?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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Nope. It gives you more RPM and snappier response.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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wow this sounds almost too good 2 be true, i have'nt the slightest idea where the nearest bosh shop would be, is there any web sites that offer it?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:47 PM
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Look in your phone book for places with names like "El Paso Fuel Injection" or "Diesel Injection Service of El Paso". I'm sure there's one closer than you think.
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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we have a cummins store here in town not sure if they have 1 but ill call around, also i dont have hardly any time or experince so i can have my mechanic friend install it, what do u think as a professional a good price would be?
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Old Oct 22, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Go with the 3200 spring, and crank the power screw to run-away, then back off.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:32 PM
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ok the only spring i found is 16 dollars proab aropund 25 with shipping and i also wanted my valves adjusted, my mechanic friend said he do both spring and adjust the valves for 150-200$ does this sound reasonable?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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That doesn't sound too bad, but seriously you can do either of them yourself... the write ups that are in the sticky will walk you right throuh it. all you need for the valve adjust is feeler gague and torque wrench. Also try to find someone from the forum that is local, i'm sure they'd be able to help you save a few $$. Then that money can go into other mods... maybe injectors or HTTurbo upgrade....
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