Explain fuel plate size
 

I hear people have #1, #6, #10, 100 fuel plates. Can someone explain the sizes to me please?

There is a thread here that explains them. Let me see if I can find it.

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Anything?

Fuel Stop Plates
Commonly known as a “cam plate”, BD’s Fuel Stop Plate controls the rack travel, which affects the amount of fuel the Bosch 7100 fuel pump delivers. Six different ramp designs enable power gains from 30 to 150 hp and 70 to 300 lb.-ft. of torque. A calibrated boost tube orifice is included to improve turbo performance. Requires disassemble of fuel pump.

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Hector-BD power with the stuff in my sig which plate would you suggest?

depends on how your truck runs? temps smoke ect ect. a 0 is most aggressive followed by a 100. if it is running hot use a more conservative plate. if there is room for more heat go more aggressive.

The cam plates also determine where the fuel is delivered in load and RPM.

Your thinking of the star wheel .... it determines when the fuel is added ... smooke screw is like Idle mixture screw .. more or less .. and fuel plate is how much fuel you will get .. in a nut shell ... :rock:

Right now I have a silver 64 turbo on the truck. The truck dosent even smoke at all. Which is fine with me. The egts hit 1200 wide open with 45 lbs of boost. When I get the twins, intercooler and manifold installed I want more fuel. I don't mind to have a little smoke. I just don't want to be blacking out the sun. I think I need an aggressive fuel plate with these mods. Or am I wrong.

Study the pump and how it works.

The star wheel is for pre-boost fuel.It has NOTHING to do with power after boost is up.

The Cam plate is used to control rack travel and how far it moves at different rpm levels AFTER the AFC is out of the way. ( boost at a certain level, or higher)
This is why there are different 'grinds' on the different plates.
Notice the notches and ramps on each different cam plate in this picture.
some popular plate profiles:

This why it is called a CAM plate!! It isn't as simple as a rack stop.
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If it doesn't come through see this post.
What does a fuel plate do?? Page2 - Diesel Power Forums at Diesel Power Magazine
This is why a plate like 100 is thought to give more power than others.
The un knowing think it is only about rack travel.

If it was only about rack travel, why not just put huge injectors in your diesel?