BigBlue12V
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My first post in a few years, I've been busy with life, sorry...
I recently acquired my truck, it's a 04 ford with a 98 12V in it. It has very obviously been previously setup as a 2.5 truck I'd guess. It had ladder bars front and rear (have since been removed but left the brackets), weight bracket mounts up front, a trick hitch on back, adjustable axle stops, 4.88 with spool up front and the rear currently has 4.10, the 4.88 set for the rear came with the truck as well. It's got electric fans, head studs, fire rings, 3 piece 2nd gen dodge style T3 manifold, hx50 w/T4 adapter, dual disc and cryo treated nv4500. Supposedly has 4k GSK, different injectors and who knows what on the dv's and timing. They didn't put a tach kit on it so I can't verify the rpm but i feel like it's got a 3k GSK in it. Pedal has too much drivability and really doesn't sound like 4k either.
I initially was wanting to make it a nice daily driver, it's a very clean truck and most everything was converted properly and professionally. It came with a set of 3.73 axles also. However, for a variety of reasons I am leaning more towards putting it back on the track. I imagine a guy can do a lot better than an hx50 and I need to pull injectors and dv's and find out what I have or get them reworked into what I need. This is not my first or even second hopped up p pump truck, but hoping for it to be the hottest one. I've been through the pump a bit, removed plate and gotten the afc where I'm more happy with it. It will run about 40 lbs of boost, which I think more timing and rpm will wake the turbo up a bit..
I'm not very knowledgeable on injector, DV and turbo sizing and terms.
From what I gather, most 63 mm turbos are supposedly good for 550-600 hp? I also hear fleece was around 800 on a 2.5 truck? Would like some input on turbo and fueling for a 2.5/ street stock truck, southern indiana. Rules don't seem to be overly consistent but I THINK they'll be using a 2.55 plug. Some rules state the turbo must be factory in a any 1 ton or smaller truck of any year make or model, some state must be stock appearing, etc.
I'd really like to get to 700 hp.
Thanks for any input.
Eric
I recently acquired my truck, it's a 04 ford with a 98 12V in it. It has very obviously been previously setup as a 2.5 truck I'd guess. It had ladder bars front and rear (have since been removed but left the brackets), weight bracket mounts up front, a trick hitch on back, adjustable axle stops, 4.88 with spool up front and the rear currently has 4.10, the 4.88 set for the rear came with the truck as well. It's got electric fans, head studs, fire rings, 3 piece 2nd gen dodge style T3 manifold, hx50 w/T4 adapter, dual disc and cryo treated nv4500. Supposedly has 4k GSK, different injectors and who knows what on the dv's and timing. They didn't put a tach kit on it so I can't verify the rpm but i feel like it's got a 3k GSK in it. Pedal has too much drivability and really doesn't sound like 4k either.
I initially was wanting to make it a nice daily driver, it's a very clean truck and most everything was converted properly and professionally. It came with a set of 3.73 axles also. However, for a variety of reasons I am leaning more towards putting it back on the track. I imagine a guy can do a lot better than an hx50 and I need to pull injectors and dv's and find out what I have or get them reworked into what I need. This is not my first or even second hopped up p pump truck, but hoping for it to be the hottest one. I've been through the pump a bit, removed plate and gotten the afc where I'm more happy with it. It will run about 40 lbs of boost, which I think more timing and rpm will wake the turbo up a bit..
I'm not very knowledgeable on injector, DV and turbo sizing and terms.
From what I gather, most 63 mm turbos are supposedly good for 550-600 hp? I also hear fleece was around 800 on a 2.5 truck? Would like some input on turbo and fueling for a 2.5/ street stock truck, southern indiana. Rules don't seem to be overly consistent but I THINK they'll be using a 2.55 plug. Some rules state the turbo must be factory in a any 1 ton or smaller truck of any year make or model, some state must be stock appearing, etc.
I'd really like to get to 700 hp.
Thanks for any input.
Eric
