my recent toy is a 1997 dodge cummins. it is a extended cab 2500. i put a leveling kit on it and 35 in hankooks, bumpers, headache rack, fuel tank, 5 in straight pipe exhaust, took out the silencer ring, ground the fuel plate to a 0, slid it and the afc housing forward, turned star wheel all the way up, exhaust brake, and pyro gauge. it also is a 5 speed

anyway my question is for anyone who has a simular setup are you able to pull any trailers without getting to high of exhaust temp and also what temp does your pickup tend to run at? i am asking this because i farm and tend to haul alot

i have had two other 97's and ran a #10 and #100 in those but had a lot more done to them and they tended to get really hot and i also had a 2002 that was aslo built and it to ran hot..

anyway i just really wanted more power out of this new one, it was just to slow. if you have any recomendation on what i should be runnning or doing to this pickup feel free to give me all the info you can

thanks! -

u will be fine with it -

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How hot is it getting? If its too hot you have to slide the plate back or get a performance turbo. -

Dr. Evil's Sig:

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i can get it up to 1400 pretty easy if i get into the throttle -

Where is the plate at? -

he mentioned the fuel plate and afc forward, maybe full forward? he sounds like he might have with his starwheel all the way forward too.... why not push everything up together -

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97 ext Cab 5 speed Dually - AFC ff and tuned, BHAF, #100 plate, 4 inch exhaust, boost and pyro guages, rebuilt tranny, DIY bedliner

Back the starwheel off a little, and slide the plate back a little bit, or you could just buy a new turbo -

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you can get a hx35/40 upgrade kit for $300.00 all day.it's worth it,mine went from 1600*max to 1200*max.and alot more power,and it only takes about an hour to do the job.good bang for the buck. -

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1997 RAM 2500 12 VALVE.100hp INJECTORS,#100 FUEL PLATE FULL FOREWARD, MODIFIED AND TUNED AFC HOUSING,HX35/40 HYBRID,NO SILENCER RING ,WASTE-GATE PLUGGED.BOOST,AND PYROMETER GAUGES.W/BUILT AUTO TRANNY AND BILLET CONVERTER,TC LOCK UP SWITCH,CHAMBERED DUAL 5"SLASH CUT STACKS,TRACTION BARS AND 17"X9"MOTO METAL WHEELS,WITH 295/75/17 NITTO TERRA GRAPPLERS

yeah, i have the plate and afc all the way forward and starwheel is turned up all the way

where did you get your hx35/40 upgrade kit at? -

High Tech Turbo -

on my 97 i took the plate out and iv pulled heavy it only gets to twelve hundred but i also have a intake stare wheel turned up all the way and afc slid forward -

aluminum (which is what you're pistins are made out of)melts at 1250*not a good idea to run it at 1200*for long!!i've heard of them melting at less temps. -

ive got that turbo upgrade a new clutch and intake coming so hopefully it will run cooler and i wont have the clutch slipping left and right -

i seem to have the same problem pulling hills empty at a altitude of 3500 to 4000 ft. 900 to 1200 degrees going 65 in o/d. if i have o/d off it is around 800 to 900 going 55. i guess the air is less dense that high up. i wonder what others are running at in mountain passes. in the flats it is 700 to 800 going 70 to 75. -

lodal cummins's Sig:

1996 Dodge 12 Valve
100 Fuel Plate ff, Silencer Ring Removed, K&N Filter, AFC Tuned, Boost Elbow
3" exhaust with aereo turbine muffler
Boost & Pyro Meter Gauges, Automatic with low stall converter & Shift Kit kdp killed, timing 15.5*

yeah, i pull a lot of mountain passes with heavy loads. i just drop it in 4th and pull around 2800 going 60-65 that way i can keep the exhaust temp down below 1100-1200 -