Diesel power mag project rust bucket11/14/2023 Fuel filter kit from Geno's (Filter head from '94-'96 truck, FS1253 fuel filter, & 3831852 water-in-fuel sensor). ![]() NOW have all 4 matching and one Cooper spare. Put 2 new ones on back (have one already), rotate one existing Cooper tire to spare. another Hankook LT295/70R17 Dynapro AT RF10 tire.AM-Autoparts (KoolVue) here for $209/pair (). towing mirrors: Discussion here on TDR.Tekonsha P3 brake controller for Airstream and other trailers (Christmas 2013 - thanks mom and dad!).off road lights: Black (7" dia.) 100w with bolt-on bracket Northern tool for $8 each on sale (Christmas 2013 - thanks wifey!).We have added many accessories listed below. I am also pleased that it is an SLT with leather. We love our truck and have owned it since October 09, 2010. I now have a 1998, 2500, quad-cab, long bed, 5-speed manual, 12-valve Cummins affectionately named "B.A. It took over a year to find the right engine, cab, and transmission combination that I wanted for a reasonable price. Having a young family, the quad cab sounded ideal. I am a fan of the " Save the Manuals" campaign being spearheaded by Car and Driver magazine and have always preferred driving vehicles with manual transmissions. I became more interested in Cummins power when I read and talked with others about the longevity, durability, and tune-ability of the Cummins engines - especially the 12-valve models (made from 1994-98). I began researching and understanding diesel more when I began to realize the power and efficiency of the diesel engine. My friend Devon is on his 3rd Cummins diesel truck and had great experiences tuning, accessorizing, and maintaining his rides. ![]() My first car in high school was a 1991 Jeep Cherokee that ran for over 207,000 miles so I have experience with Chrysler products. If you're towing, performing these modifications will just mean more "right foot" driving you'll have to modulate the throttle more to keep your exhaust gas temps in check.I have always been a car / truck enthusiast. Our EGTs had gone up from a max of about 900-1000 stock too 1200-1400 if we weren't careful, so we had to watch ourselves.Īt high elevation (4000ft or so), the non-intercooled truck would bury the 1600 degree gauge if we had our foot in it for too long. So far we had gained 100hp for $750 (cost of the injectors, the fuel screw modification is free) and dropped our zero to sixty times from neck and neck with a Prius (11 seconds) to a respectable 7 seconds. The quick way to prevent your engine death is to have the intake ducting off from the turbo and have a 2x4 handy while you're tuning so you can smother the engine if it starts to run away. This gave us about another 70hp, bringing our total rear wheel horsepower up to 264rwhp.īe careful when turning the fuel screw, as if you turn it too far your truck can go into a "runaway" where it will rev up to 5000rpm or so until it blows up. There still was more left, as the injectors gave us another 30hp, up to about 200rwhp.Īfter the injectors came more fuel from the injection pump, which involved breaking the collar off the fuel screw and turning it in about three turns. Our truck made 170rwhp stock, which is about 40hp more than a comparable intercooled truck. Non-intercooled trucks have about 20% larger injectors than the later intercooled models, so they're off to a good start. We cranked up the injection pump and we put new injectors from Dynomite Diesel in the truck. The first two things we did both involved adding fuel. Well, enough about why we did it, let's get along with our first couple mods. That means we could be just as fast as the newer trucks with a few hundred less horsepower. The newer four wheel drive diesels weigh in at about 7000 pounds, while ours weighed in at 5000. Lighter also meant we could go faster with less power. They were also known to get over 20mpg with ease, so that was a big plus in the $4.00 per gallon world we live in. ![]() It didn't have creature comforts or huge fueling capabilities like the later trucks, heck, it didn't even have cruise control! When we first acquired our "1st generation" 1989 Dodge, a lot of people asked "why?"
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