Hey guys,
I have the new engine in and she runs Great! I was a little surprised that my egts are a little higher then they were with the old engine. I realize that I have gone up a little in turbo size, but still it's a little warmer then I thought it would be. I'm seeing between 650 and 800 (9-11 lbs of boost)at cruising speed 75mph.
That's 2100-2200 rpms. How does that sound to you guys? I was about 100 deg cooler then that with the 62 and stock cam. I'm thinking once the engine breaks in a little it may get a little cooler. I only have 150 miles on it. I did add the Smarty to add some timing but didn't see any apprecatable improvement. My Smarty settings are level 3-Tq man. 1 - rp 1 - timing 3 .
Thanks,
Topper

 

Mine are a little cooler at 550-650 BUT I dont have any sticks either!
How dose that Silver 64 spool with those Flux 2's?

 

The 64 spools great. Keep in mind I haven't really been runnng it hard.

 

Did you get the freeze plug situation figured out? What did you end up doing?

 

Hey Elirandolph,
I did. I installed a plate from EEP. Man what a great Piece! Kick myself for not doing it before I put in the engine. It still wasn't a bad job.
Topper

 

What all did you have done to the engine? Pistons? Crank turned? New cam?

 

On the egts, you will find that to be normal with the silver 64. That is not a low end turbo... but will keep the egts lower at WOT!

 

Dan,
New pistons, pins and rings.
Complete upper and lower gaskets.
New head from Cummins.
New cam, tappets,110 lb springs and push rods.
Crank was perfect.
We put on a fluid dampener as well.
New turbo.
Oh yea we painted it with Cummins Beige paint!

Thanks again Soulezoo!!!

 

By the way, I was talking to Josh out at EEP today and he again said that my truck shouldn't need the water pressure relief kit due to the fact my truck doesn't turn over 4K. He did say that it would benefit from drilling a couple holes in my thermostat. So I of course drilled 4 -1/8" holes in it. Well now my truck only hits about 160 deg F cruising at 75 mph. Is this cooler temp going to hurt anything in the summer?

 

Hey Topper, I think pics of the new engine would be in order..........Just sayin'.

 

Hey Shana,
There are some post up when I was building the engine. Look up (rebuilding my 5.9) After I get everything workred out under the hood I'll take a few more.

 

Anybody got any input on drilling the thermostat? Not sure if running the truck at 155-170deg F is ok for the engine.
Thanks guys,
Topper

 

Your mileage is most likely going to suffer from the cooler temps. I wouldn't go below 180.

 

I have to disagree with Josh. It is the higher HP trucks turning RPMs over stock levels that are blowing the freeze plugs. I've never went over 4k, so I guess my freeze plugs are safe... oops.

 

Blew mine at operating temp and 3300 rpm.