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  1. JBradley500

    How do you get the engine warmed up at the track?

    When you guys are at the track what do you do to speed up the engine heating up? I would be trailering my junk for the first time and would like to have the thermostat opened up ASAP... Do you throw cardboard in front of the radiator or what? It would take an hour of idling to open the...
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    7.3 intercooler. All aluminum.

    Im in Illinois. Go back and forth to NY. Im looking for an all aluminum 7.3 intercooler that does not leak. If you have something, let me know and send me a price. :Cheer:
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    Piston lift pumps. 2 questions.

    I'll try and make this as simple as possible. On 1st gens you can upgrade to a low pressure piston pump. The only differences between low pressure and the stock p-pump piston pump are the 1. tensions of the spring 2. the diameter of the piston/bore and 3. thread of the suction side of the pump...
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    where does your drone sound like its "coming from"

    i was just thinking about ordering the FTE resonator but the only thing that keeps me from doing it is the drone sounds like its coming from under the hood. does everyones drone come from different places or what? also, do you think that resonator would get rid of what im experiencing? i have...
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    Aftermarket remote fuel filter head?

    One of my next projects is to make a bigger fuel system. Looking at a hellman sump and 1/2" lines with my piston pump. Id like to use the stock fuel filter but on a remote filter head that will be able to use 1/2"i.d. fittings. Do they make a remote filter head that will accept big fittings? I...
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    2 questions. injector timing and washers.

    When running 5x.016" vco injectors and 145* angle with a 245 bar pop pressure how many degrees of timing can you run before the fuel is out of the bowl? also, same injectors.... stock head gasket, what thickness washer would run best? reading some of Westons posts made me really wonder where...
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    Bunch of questions on installing head studs (with head still on)

    I have a couple of questions before i install my head studs. I am going to do it with the head still on. 1. What process do you actually install them in. I've read when leaving the head on you do them remove the head bolts one at a time and then install/torque the stud to somewhere around 90 ft...
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    i need some better valve springs...

    i have stock valve springs, nothing to brag about. I only run until my 366 spring wont fuel anymore which is around 3600 rpm based off of my MPH. i was thinking about getting 60# Cummins springs. I dont know much about what else is out there for a reasonable price. Are real Cummins springs the...
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    injectors... explain?

    i guess i was always under the assumption that total cross section area of your orifices in the nozzle was the main dictator of flow rates but i think im wrong. i understand there are other things involved in flow besides the holes and im all ears if someone would like to explain that too. I...
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    12 head bolt lenghts?

    Does anyone happen to know the 3 different lengths of the head bolts in a 12v cummins? I have a good hookup with all sorts of hardware so i wouldnt mind swapping out the old head bolts if i knew what lengths to ask for. Probably grade 12.9 socket head cap screws and hardened washers because i...
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    Stock truck to rookie pulling tuck..what would you do?

    What are the things you do? Ladder bars, stacks, driveshaft loops, a certain style of hitch or what? I guess i never have been around a pulling truck of any type but if i wanted to go to an event and do it, what would be needed?
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