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  1. J.P.

    Minor Upgrades for towing...

    Minor Performance upgrades Just thought I would put this out there, I started towing a 21 foot Toy hauler (8500# loaded) and wanted to do a couple of upgrades. First the Trans (48re) was shot and I had that rebuilt with a Billet converter and the general upgrades of the poor parts in that trans...
  2. J.P.

    Intake Horn cracked

    Nice, but won't work on my rig, Thanks
  3. J.P.

    Intake Horn cracked

    Happy New Year Gang, been awhile.. I have a 1999 dodge ram 2500 5.9 diesel, noticed increased turbo whistle and discovered the my air horn was cracked, what is the best replacement out there, I see them from $40 to $500 plus Thanks
  4. J.P.

    rear brake shoes

    Hey gang getting ready to put new shoes on my 1999 2500, I noticed one shoe has thicker lining, from what I can tell the thicker shoe goes on the back snd the thinner on the front... does this sound correct, thanks
  5. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    Ok its been a while but it is done, started at the Y pipe and bumped from 2.5 to 3 ( thats what my muffler shop can bend) went up over the frame and bumped to 3.5 in and out of the Walker BTM and over the axle with 3.5. its louder than the glass pak that I had in there and quieter than the...
  6. J.P.

    Unique 1990 7.3 Turbo for sale

    I am helping a friend in Pioneertown, Ca. 50 miles east of Palm Springs, Ca. This is a 1990 Ford F350 XLT Lariat with a 7.3 Turbo, 4 speed trans, streched, there is only about 90k on rebuilt engine. as you can see this is a unique truck, sleeper, extra large fuel tank, 5th wheel hitch, 5th wheel...
  7. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    any chance they make that in 3.5, although I can adapt from 3.5 to 4 real easy, I dont know if it would make a too much difference in regards to back pressure needed for the N/A engine...
  8. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    Ok I am working on parts... any idea where I can get a 3.5 inch tailpipe for my 1987? I have the Walker BTM and coming out the Ypipe is no problem, just need to get out of the muffler and over the axle..
  9. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    Ahhh Bach! for those of you that know where thats from...
  10. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    Whats the difference between the Walker btm and a Magnaflow?
  11. J.P.

    Looking for ZF Transmission

    2wd thanks I will check ebay out as well, my friend may just want to sell this rig, as soon as I figure out how to get some pics off my phone I woll put something up
  12. J.P.

    Looking for ZF Transmission

    A friend of mine is looking for a ZF 542 or I think 613 southern ca. area the truck currently has a shot 4 speed Thanks
  13. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    Looking for opinions... just got off the phone with a diesel shop that has done good work for me before to see what they suggest for a 1987 F250 Lariat 6.9 n/a, they said single 3.5 inch pipe with a Magna flow or flowmaster. let me know what you all think.. Thanks, currently I have stock pipe...
  14. J.P.

    Straight Pipe Or.....

    I now have a 1987 xlt Lariat 6.9 n/a I removed the stock muffler but too many car alarms going off, put in a 26" glass pack with the quiet side sounds good but still think it could be something better. has anyone installed true duels? I was thinking duels run together like the stock set up...
  15. J.P.

    air filter hoses

    Thats kinda what I thought, I have the new AFE dry air filter in there now, and since i live in the desert I am not too worried about the drain hose, Thanks for the info
  16. J.P.

    air filter hoses

    Hmmm dont know comes up as invalid when I click on it, thanks tho maybe some body else can try it...
  17. J.P.

    air filter hoses

    if you attached something it did not come thru
  18. J.P.

    air filter hoses

    Does anyone even use a gauge, I dont think I saw one on the many Pics I looked at... on the bottom drain there is a piece of rat eaten hose did it used to hang down the back or did it have a duck bill on it? Thanks again
  19. J.P.

    air filter hoses

    Ok I have been searching and looking at diagrams and cant seem to locate where and what the threaded fitting goes to on the top of my stock air filter can. Also the hose out the rear lower part of the can, maybe 5/8 to 3/4 in dia. any thoughts
  20. J.P.

    Air at filter schader valve

    Ok I had a chance to work on the truck this afternoon, I decided to put a positive bypass on the water sep. and guess what, fired the truck it ran and idled fine so rather than leave the double barb fitting in I installed a looped hose and will deal with it later, my guess is that it can leak...
  21. J.P.

    Air at filter schader valve

    Ok This may not be my problem, I have a pair of visegrips on the drain hose already... here is some more history. when I got the truck the front tank was not working and the rear tank was returning to the front tank, so I started with the transfer valve and found the switch was bad, replaced it...
  22. J.P.

    Air at filter schader valve

    Hey I'm back, been awhile, sold the motorhome now have a 87 F250, was running fine and has been sitting a while, narrowed down the hard starting and rough Idle and dieing. if I get it started and run around front and hold in the schader valve I get air out of the system and it idles fine, if I...
  23. J.P.

    DCA-300 Test Tool

    Make me an offer (I have no idea what it's worth) and pay for shipping from California and its yours
  24. J.P.

    Cetane ratings

    Here is a link that was sent with the email from Pilot / Flying J, I have not had a chance to go thru it. I am also suprised with the responses that I recieved. http://www.arb.ca.gov/fuels/diesel/081404dslregs.pdf
  25. J.P.

    Cetane ratings

    Just thought I would update this a bit, I had sent the same E mail to Pilot/Flying J, here is their response; Dear Mr. Thank you for taking time to email me with your concern. Sir, In California, the cetane rating is 47-48. Thank you for your interest in Pilot Flying J. Sincerely...

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