Turning Up A 6.9 And 7.3 Mechanical Motor

 
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Old 03-12-2009, 09:41 PM
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That sounds about right for the gains! I noticed a difference!
 
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1/4 turn on the roller to roller will net about 10% more fuel.
 
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So a ten percent fuel gain is guite a bit of a gain im guessing right?
So by also adding 30 hp injectors to it, straight pipe, intake and turned the fuel pump a 1/4 of a turn, how much pwr would that add up to be in all?

Im guessing around maybe 50 hp and 100-120 FT right?
 
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Old 03-16-2009, 01:06 PM
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I would prob guess around that, but that seems a bit high for the torque??? If u dont have a turbo u prob wont see that big of a gain. You'll prob end up drowning the engine with fuel and not c much of an increase. But were would u get injectors like that??? I can't seem to find any!!
 
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Old 03-19-2009, 01:15 AM
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its very easy to over fuel an idi. especially with bigger injectors and even with a turbo. as long as you see black smoke you have too much fuel. also these engines run hot too. so i would keep a close eye on the egt. i found with my 94 turbo i can get more than enough fuel out of the stock pump and injectors with a max boost pressure of 14psi. and it will climb past 1200 degrees if i dont watch it.
 
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Whats the max you can "safely" turn the pump up?
 
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So the gains for my truck would be about 45 hp and 75 foot pounds of torque?
Because I want to get a 4 inch straight pipe, bigger injectors, different air intake and turn the fuel pump up a half a turn. If im gonna turn the fuel pump up at all, im definetly going to be buying a pyrometer. Yeah, only having 135 hp and maybe having 300 foot pounds of torque definetly aint gonna cut it.
 
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"Rotate the engine till the timing mark on the vibration damper is at about the 1 o'clock position as seen from the front of the engine."

Im not exactly sure what that means
 
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Old 05-26-2009, 04:06 PM
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Everybody is talking about different air filters, where do you get them, or are they just talking about a K&N drop in replacement?
 
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WHATEVER YOU DO DONT TURN UP THE IP UNLESS YOU HAVE A PYROMETER
If not you risk blowing holes in the pistons and owing up your motor. The N/A IDI is very sensitive when it comes to this and there is very little rom for error. If you have a turbo, larger exhaust and a free flow intake such as a ramair setup these will help keep the EGTS down.



Originally Posted by hunt9102
can you put a 84 diesel motor in a 94 diesel truck
Yes you can, if it were me I'd stick with a 6.9, seeing as you don't have to worry about the cavitation issues
Originally Posted by scythe10318
i was wondering what a safe exhaust temperature would be for my 93 non-turbo. i dont want to put in too much fuel and end up burning holes in my pistons.
1200 for a minute or so would be as high as I'd ever push mine, anything above 1250 for an extended period of time is basically suicide
Originally Posted by Vinces `84 6.9 liter
So the gains for my truck would be about 45 hp and 75 foot pounds of torque?
Because I want to get a 4 inch straight pipe, bigger injectors, different air intake and turn the fuel pump up a half a turn. If im gonna turn the fuel pump up at all, im definetly going to be buying a pyrometer. Yeah, only having 135 hp and maybe having 300 foot pounds of torque definetly aint gonna cut it.
If your looking for a ton of power and mods you've got the wrong truck/motor combo, the IDI is no power house by any means. I've seen a dyno on a 83 or 84 F-250 with 6.9 and a banks turbo and that thing barely made 200hp to the wheels, if you want extreme power go with a powerstroke, or a P pump Cummins. If you want reliabilty and a good work horse stick with the IDI

Originally Posted by FarmDiesel
"Rotate the engine till the timing mark on the vibration damper is at about the 1 o'clock position as seen from the front of the engine."

Im not exactly sure what that means
The Harmonic Dampner that is mounts on the crankshaft has a timing line on it, usually a scribed mark across the width of the dampner, so what this is saying is that you want that timing mark to be at the one o'clock position if you were to be looking at the from t of the motor straight on, the reason yu want it in this position is because the Max fuel screw under the cover of the IP is visible when the mark is like this IIRC.
 
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