Best mods for 12 valve Cummins towing and freeway speeds
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Best mods for 12 valve Cummins towing and freeway speeds
Hello everybody newbie here I hope this is the right place to post this thread if not please correct me and point me in the right direction!! I have a 97 12 valve Cummins everything is pretty much stock I have done the AFC mods as in getting more rack travel And what not I have not fine tuned it yet!!i bought it with no fuel plate!! I already lost the gear housing cause the kdp!! At least that's over with!! I am looking to get around 400 HP I will be towing a big text trailer with mining equipment and also I pull fifth wheels that are usually gvwr 15000!! At 60mph I'm at 2200 rpm I would like to travel at 75 in a good rpm range and get best fuel mileage also what have you done with your intirior I hate mine!!! any pics appreciated thanks for the help I really appreciate it!!!
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geatgavi (03-30-2015)
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a 62/65 turbo is ideal for towing, you could go with a 62/68 which is the latest design. your gearing seems a bit weird. you may want to get 373 as it sounds like you may have the 410's. basically tuning and a turbo will get you to 400 horse. you can do sticks, and dv's and then tune it properly. first thing is get a plate back in it for tuning purposes. 0,10,100 are all good plates. i prefer a custom 0/100 ground by hand out of a stock plate and tuned accordingly. pulling that much weight you may consider egt control mods like a exhaust manifold and intake piping, don't waste money on a cold air intake. afe bhaf works best. get the dry type with a pre filter and you will be good to go. intake horn etc. crazy carl makes a nice 3.5 inch system. 3.5 intercooler pipes and a huge 3.5 horn. made 405 on a similar truck as yours with just a 4 gsk, 64.5/71 bd special turbo, crazy carls piping and a htt exhaust manifold. and tuning. thats not an ideal tow set up but you can make same power with the smaller turbo no problem.
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a 62/65 turbo is ideal for towing, you could go with a 62/68 which is the latest design. your gearing seems a bit weird. you may want to get 373 as it sounds like you may have the 410's. basically tuning and a turbo will get you to 400 horse. you can do sticks, and dv's and then tune it properly. first thing is get a plate back in it for tuning purposes. 0,10,100 are all good plates. i prefer a custom 0/100 ground by hand out of a stock plate and tuned accordingly. pulling that much weight you may consider egt control mods like a exhaust manifold and intake piping, don't waste money on a cold air intake. afe bhaf works best. get the dry type with a pre filter and you will be good to go. intake horn etc. crazy carl makes a nice 3.5 inch system. 3.5 intercooler pipes and a huge 3.5 horn. made 405 on a similar truck as yours with just a 4 gsk, 64.5/71 bd special turbo, crazy carls piping and a htt exhaust manifold. and tuning. thats not an ideal tow set up but you can make same power with the smaller turbo no problem.
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Twins and what you said?
a 62/65 turbo is ideal for towing, you could go with a 62/68 which is the latest design. your gearing seems a bit weird. you may want to get 373 as it sounds like you may have the 410's. basically tuning and a turbo will get you to 400 horse. you can do sticks, and dv's and then tune it properly. first thing is get a plate back in it for tuning purposes. 0,10,100 are all good plates. i prefer a custom 0/100 ground by hand out of a stock plate and tuned accordingly. pulling that much weight you may consider egt control mods like a exhaust manifold and intake piping, don't waste money on a cold air intake. afe bhaf works best. get the dry type with a pre filter and you will be good to go. intake horn etc. crazy carl makes a nice 3.5 inch system. 3.5 intercooler pipes and a huge 3.5 horn. made 405 on a similar truck as yours with just a 4 gsk, 64.5/71 bd special turbo, crazy carls piping and a htt exhaust manifold. and tuning. thats not an ideal tow set up but you can make same power with the smaller turbo no problem.
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The ht3b combo works but it's pretty out dated and more work/ heat/ loss of room then really necessary when you can just buy one turbo that is newer tech and does what you want in a simple package. With the ht3b tho yes you will achieve what you want. It will spool quick easily make 400 horse And support up to around 600-650. I personally would go with a better single now to make the 400 horse and compound later if you want more power. And Ya check your gear ratio. Seems a bit high for what you want.
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The ht3b combo works but it's pretty out dated and more work/ heat/ loss of room then really necessary when you can just buy one turbo that is newer tech and does what you want in a simple package. With the ht3b tho yes you will achieve what you want. It will spool quick easily make 400 horse And support up to around 600-650. I personally would go with a better single now to make the 400 horse and compound later if you want more power. And Ya check your gear ratio. Seems a bit high for what you want.
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The only way to run 2 hx35's is sequentially. Which is with a very expensive custom header running 1 turbo per 3 cyl. Not worth the hassle for a hx35. If I were you. I'd buy a bd killer b which is a 62 (61.5) turbo. Come with a full install kit and includes a 4" hx40 downpipe. There are other options but bd makes a nice simple set up. And will supply plenty of air. There are many many different options and ways of doing what you want but this is the most straight forward from a single reputable vendor. As for gearing it won't add any power. What you want for towing is for your rpm to be around 1800-2100 so you will need to do a ratio calculator and find out what gearing you need to make your truck run that rpm at the speed you want to cruise towing.
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