God Bless all of you fine people out there that forward info on this site. my only regret is that i did not find this site earlier in life of my truck. I have a totaly stock 97 12 valve. I pull a trailer with a New Holland LS 190 skid steere. i just took my truck in to the dealer for loss of power. i dont think it is getting enough fuel. could be the lift pump ( thanks to this site i know what a lift pump is)<br>what is the best thing i can bolt on to get more power out of a stock engine? i read about the turbo master. what is the deal with a fuel plat or box? would a diferent turbo help. i will be replacing my air filter and box here in a few days. this should help? thanks again to all of you out there and to this site!!!!

 

Welcome to the site. I know that I have learned a lot from all the people on here. It all depends on how much power you want to make and what you plan on doing with the truck. If you are going to start going for more power the first thing that I would do is put gauges in. At least EGT and a boost gauge. The fuel plate is very easy to install and will give you some additional power. It really all depends on how much you want to get out of your truck. I am sure that some other people will write with some good ideas. Hope this helps.

 

Welcome to the site Joe, we're glad to have you.<br><br>I moved your post to this section for better coverage.<br>The good folks in this forum should be able to address your horsepower questions.<br><br>Rich.

 

Hi Joe, I am new at this also. Best thing I can offer is get the truck running right first, then do the mods. And of course, get gauges (egt, tranny temp if auto, boost, and maybe fuel pressure). Start with a good runner, then add the gauges so you can monitor everthing that is happening. Is the lift pump bad? What did the dealer say about the lack of power? <br><br>Hope you find this site as helpful as I have, good luck, Kevin<br>

 

it also depends on how much $$ you wanna spend,these guys will have you broke before you know it welcome to the site

 

Welcome Joe,<br> One thing that helps us is for you to fill in your signature what truck you have, what options, and what goodies you have added, if any. That helps us to answer some of your questions.<br><br> From what I have read, sliding your stock fuel plate all the way forward adds more fuel, and advancing the timing a few degrees will also help. Larger injectors are easy to add to the 12V, so that needs to be explored. Beware of tranny problems with these Cummins, too much torque can tear things up!<br><br> Hope this helps!<br><br>Tiny

 

Thanks for the reply everyone. i have not heard from the dealer yet. I checked yesterday and they had some people sick and one hurt. So they didnt get to look at it.<br><br>My truck is bone stock. im looking to get enough power to pull my skid steere and such. I have heard about over heating problems after you make changes to get more power. I heard it from a few people.Their trucks are stock. maybe they are jealous . Is this common?<br><br>thanks DD for moving me to this forum. i appreciate it.<br>i will reply with what changes i make. thanks again everyone!

 

I have never heard about any of the overheating problems with modifying these trucks. With what I have done to mine it still runs the same temperature as it did before I started down that slippery slope of modifying. I am sure that every truck is different. But from what I have heard that is not a major concern. Someone else on here will probably know better than me though. Good Luck

 

Joe,<br><br>Maybe they were trying to warn you about high EGTs (Exhaust Gas Temperatures). It has nothing to do with coolant temp, but it is a heat problem that you can quickly encounter when you start increasing the power of these engines. That's why you have already seen the common disclaimer, Get Gauges First!<br><br>An EGT gauge, or pyrometer, is usually the first mod recommended for any truck.<br><br>

 

I have a 97 5-spd 4x4 and recently put a boost and EGT gauge on my truck, mounted to an A-pillar pod. Easy to do, comes with instructions, even for someone not really technical. Hardest part was wiring up the lighting on the gauges, which is actually not that bad. OK, I take that back. Hardest part was convincing myself I was capable of drilling into my exhaust manifold! Once I convinced myself, it was easy. There are lots of ideas on this site as to the best way to do it.<br>Once that was done, I slid the stock plate forward, and then cranked the star wheel. It gained me a little bit of power, and took all of about 5 hours to complete. My next mod is an intake and an exhaust to let 'er breathe easier and hopefully help with my stock turbo's spool times. PM me if you want any details about the process. I'd be more than happy to snap a few pictures of my efforts for you, as well as talk you through the gauge install/plate sliding.<br><br>BTW-welcome, and let me warn you. Better start saving your money!!!

 

Well this is the latest. I was told by the dealer that my injection pumo was bad and needs replaced. $2700 with labor . i call CD and they offered to pay $1000 of it . i cant wait to get back to start getting more HP out of it.

 

I'd be calling Piers and see what he could do for a rebuilt/reworked pump. If you plan on bombing, he'd steer you in the right direction and not sell you something you don't need. Here's the website. Piers Goodluck