I've got a million times revisited question. Could someone post a pic of one of each of these plates? I want to know which one will be better for me.

My truck goes well enough empty, but that 900rpm drop into OD when I pull a trailer realy hurts my pride(speed limit here is 110km/h, so OD off button is out of the question). As the tranny changes I actualy get increased pedal pressure, and the motor bogs down hard, I'd be willing to bet I lose half my boost. My 10 years experience lays in boosted imports, so diesels are a new world for me.

I'm taking my wife and two kids on Vacation this summer, and I have an older 20' camper trailer to pull over the Rockies to Vancouver and back. I want enough Jam to pull the hills, without cooking everything. I only paid 5G for the truck and I realy like it. I don't realy want to redneck-rig everything, but I'm open to Ideas.

I guesse that half the miles are around town MT and the other half are light to medium pulling, with the occasional rice bashing in "the Hutterite truck"

 

the lower the plate profile the more fuel you will obtain, with a stock turbo you will want to cut off the wastegate so it catches up with the fuel or you will be making the issue worse, what plate do you currently have?

 

If youre towing I dont think you want any more plate than a 10 (especially if youre towing a trailer in BC).

Heres the profiles:



What kind of transmission upgrades do you have planned? Between the plate and the trailer - your tranny is going to be begging for mercy.



Welcome to the site BTW....

 

ya you wouldnt want to do to much to it with a stock tranny, i fried my clutch with a #5 plate alone

 

you guys are awsome, EXACTLY the info I needed. BTW I am very, very excited about this foum...

Oh and I have a stock plate, new pump, new lift pump

 

Another ?? - do you have a pyrometer and boost guage?

If not, that is the starting point. Might be a good idea to add a transmission temp guage since you are planning on doing some towing. Fuel pressure is not mandatory but can help you when it comes time to troubleshoot performance issues.

I will dig up some links for you that will help educate you on tuning the injector pump. As for the aftermarket plate, go with a 10, and then if you dont like it - cut it to a different more aggressive profile. You can vary the Hp quite a bit, simply by moving the plate and afc housing around.

For the tranny, at the very least, you will be wanting a torque converter upgrade (a triple disk is good way to go), and an aftermarket valve body. There are a number of good tranny places to get stuff at.


Glad you like the forum - we are more relaxed than most and have some very good info on hand.

 

Here's a few links...


turning up a 12v


turning up a p7100


fuel plate & AFC


Cheap mods 12v

 

Welcome n enjoy your stay !!

 

Those are the links I was thinking of - thanks.

 

No Problem!