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Old 04-10-2011, 06:46 PM
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im doing gsk and valve springs first. any ideas to make it simple ive never done it and dont want to screw it up.
 
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Old 04-11-2011, 03:53 AM
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on a hell of a start thats for sure, you can never go wrong with saving you tail form the beggining, there are 2 things you need to know more air means more fuel can be added, this means more power. depending on how far you wanna go, air intake,and intake manifold, these will increase air flow, then you can go with the bigger turbo, maybe headstuds to keep that pressure under control , bigger injectors, lift pump to supply fuel to the injection pump, maybe a beefyer injection pump, then bigger lines to push fuel to the injectors. the list will go on and on just remember with more fuel comes high egt, id be safe and focus all my purchases on trying to keep them low so as not to melt some of the more important parts ( pistons )
 
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First, how much power, and what for? There's a million ways to get there.
 
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thx. got a quote on deliveryvalves, gsk, rack plug and 60lb valve springs. think im gonna do them first then injectors. which injectors do you run and what intake manifold you recommend




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on a hell of a start thats for sure, you can never go wrong with saving you tail form the beggining, there are 2 things you need to know more air means more fuel can be added, this means more power. depending on how far you wanna go, air intake,and intake manifold, these will increase air flow, then you can go with the bigger turbo, maybe headstuds to keep that pressure under control , bigger injectors, lift pump to supply fuel to the injection pump, maybe a beefyer injection pump, then bigger lines to push fuel to the injectors. the list will go on and on just remember with more fuel comes high egt, id be safe and focus all my purchases on trying to keep them low so as not to melt some of the more important parts ( pistons )

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im thinking max 500 over the next couple years. i tow a lot and sled pull occasionally.
this is my driving truck not my work truck (got a powerjoke for that)

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First, how much power, and what for? There's a million ways to get there.
 

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Old 04-11-2011, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bonser96
thx. got a quote on deliveryvalves, gsk, rack plug and 60lb valve springs. think im gonna do them first then injectors. which injectors do you run and what intake manifold you recommend
i run ddp 140 horse injectors anything bigger than that is just for smoke, i personally like most had my eye on an ats with the threded ports for later add ons, but again its a money thing how far are you willing to go if i were you id call a performance supplier and see wat they would recomend for what your planning to throw at it

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im thinking max 500 over the next couple years. i tow a lot and sled pull occasionally.
this is my driving truck not my work truck (got a powerjoke for that)


i run ddp 140 horse injectors anything bigger than that is just for smoke, i personally like most had my eye on an ats with the threded ports for later add ons, but again its a money thing how far are you willing to go if i were you id call a performance supplier and see wat they would recomend for what your planning to throw at it
 
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Old 04-11-2011, 10:58 PM
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Contagious or SDX for injectors. DDP's will smoke regardless unless you are running closer to stock timing.
 
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SDX injectors are great, and very controllable in my case.
 
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