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Old 05-18-2010, 05:53 PM
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i have a 95 cummins i put a big cone air filter on , moved the plate ff , the afc ff ,star screw 1/4 way from front an all i seem to be getin is just alitte more power an alot of smoke not much boost so then i pinched the waste gate line an nothin happened , so the i pluged the line an nothin . so is there something im missing ? i cant run with my buddys 96 cummins an he hasnt done nothin to his pump. app. the help
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 07:07 PM
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check you intercooler boots one or more of them might have a hole in it that could very well be your problem.
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 07:32 PM
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You should be getting a real good puff of black smoke if you have a hole or cut in a boot.

Do you have a boost guage?
 
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Old 05-18-2010, 07:53 PM
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yeah i say the same gotta have a boost leak what psi are you runnin
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 03:21 AM
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tell us your boost gauge psi.

i bet you have a small leak on the passanger side by the intercooler
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 06:15 AM
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i havent put a gauge on it yet workn on that one. i have a big puff of black smoke then goes alitte blue or white cant really tell .. an if i lug it down u cant see behind it for the smoke.
 

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Old 05-19-2010, 06:52 PM
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99.5 % sure its probably a torn boot
 
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Old 05-19-2010, 07:11 PM
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x2 on the boot leak...
 
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Old 05-21-2010, 10:52 PM
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second that
 
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Old 05-22-2010, 10:43 PM
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put a boost gauge in there would b a good idea
 


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