1st Generation Dodge Cummins 89-93 Discussion of 12 Valve 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with Rotary Injection Pumps

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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 04:39 PM
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x2 on that one all day long. if you do that youll be so far upside down in that truck itd be ridiculous
 
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Old Feb 1, 2010 | 06:45 PM
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Yep, even if you were gonna swap the enigine into a 3/4 ton truck it woudl still be a pain. But going into a 1/2 ton truck... All you can use is the body EVERYTHING else will need to be upgraded. And you 1st gen stuff wont fit...
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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im just gonna swap the seats i like the look of my first gen it looks like a real truck & rides like a truck the only upgrade im going 2 do under the hod is a battery upgrade till i get a pyro guage does nebody have a computerized guage setup like an edge kit or a banks pda? i like the idea of one setup i have an old laptop from the 90s i saw something called first gen 1 on somebodys laptop ones in a picture i jus cant remember where i saw this
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 03:56 PM
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Nothing electronic tuning wise you can do for a 1st gen.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 04:21 PM
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nope 100% mechanical
 
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Old Feb 2, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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i got seats outta a second gen in my pickup. it wasnt that bad but your gonna have to weld you a whole new mounting system for under the seats. diffirent bends in the floor made it a real beeotch!
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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i dont realy want electronic tuneing so much as i want electronic monitoring
 
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Old Feb 3, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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there is no electronic anything on these. no electric tuning no electronic monitoring etc. if you want all that you need a 24 valve or newer
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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ok cool so wat are cheap reliable guages? all ive dont 2 my truck so far is smoke screw & rotated my afc & star wheel all i have guage wise is a sunpro boost guage & a trans temp guage i need a cheap reliable egt guage
 
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Old Feb 4, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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get a 1600* autometer, good guage, had mine for years now.

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or your guage manufacturer of choice
 

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