Fuel Plates
 

i thought i read on here somewhere that someone had listed specific horsepower ratings with all these ground fuel plates...is there such a thing? ...if so great! ...could someone lead me to these...if not...can anyone tell me what they are or how i can expect my truck to run with each different plate? i currently have a Banks plate in it now ...moved it forward from the stock position but still doesnt feel as though i've got enough power there. The low end has increased quite a bit ...but the mid range is not as good as the stock position. Is there a plate i can trade it out with that will get me the most power that i'm gonna get from it by just changing the plates? what can i expect from bumping the timing up? i just changed the banks air filter out and replaced it with the BHAF and pre-filter. any help appreciated

This may Help you

https://www.dieselbombers.com/12-val...-profiles.html

Is your trans stock? A #100 or #0 will give you a lot of fuel but without trans mods your just asking for trouble. If i remember correctly you can’t grind a banks plate into #100 but you could grind it to a #0 and not put it at full forward. I have also heard some trucks seem to make a little more power with the plate just a little shy of Full Forward. You might try that as well.

Bumping timing will get you slightly better mileage, a little more top end and if I remember correctly it will lower egts slightly. It will also be a little louder and you might notice a slight loss of low end power.

DM.... in the link to the fuel plates you listed there is an additional link to "PDR camplate horsepower guide" but the page has been removed...any chance that it can be found any other way??

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PDR Diesel Inc. The turbo diesel performance specialists! - Camplates

TST Products originated the modified fuel pate - theres also more info here:

http://www.tstproducts.com/94-98dodg...withvideo.aspx

This is now considered to be just a guide. There lots of people grinding their own custom plates and getting them from other sources.


Bumping the timing will give you a very marginal bump in hp - but, more importantly it will make the truck run better. You should be somewhere between 15-17 degrees.

For some extra performance you should look into a 3k or 4k Governor Spring Kit.


Also, have a look at this:

https://www.dieselbombers.com/5-9l-1...-12-valve.html

is there any truth to sticking with a 3k gsk on an auto and a 4k to man.

The 3K dont Require Valve Springs the 4K Do

LOTS of guys running 4K springs with autos. I cant recall hearing that before.

Yeah ive never heard of any different on the auto or manual i was just stating that the 4k's require Valve springs :U:

i ended up using the 4k springs in mine they dont require the valve springs but you dont want to exceed 3200RPM without them i ran stock springs with my 4k kit for about a year but as soon as i put my exhaust brake on i upgaded to 60lb valve springs

I think 4Ks pull harder that 3Ks but I only ran 3s for about a week in my 97. As for 60lb springs I was back and forth on it I decided that I wanted them in there if I ever had a runaway or if ever tried my luck at a truck pulling I was worried that I might break something and the engine would free rev. The way I figured it was valve springs are cheap engines aren’t.

As for 3Ks in autos I have heard that people say that because a stock autos should shift well before 3K however if you plan to do anything in the 100mph+ range , have a built trans that shifts later to maximize the gear or plan on doing any type of competition then 4ks are a must.

timing questions?
 

i was wondering how to adjust my timing in my 95 12 valve. you said between 15 17?

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i was wondering how to adjust the timing in my 95 12 valve? you said between 15 17?

Hi Mike - welcome :c:

I am talking about injector pump timing and not engine timing.

You will need some special tools to do the job. Heres the basic procedure:

TSB 18-10-94 Rev. A

That being said, have to repaired your KDP (Killer Dowel Pin)??


If you start a thread under 12V drivetrain - Im sure many people will chime in.