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  1. IDI-IKE

    Thoughts on Performance upgrades/direction/Cummins?

    250hp is easy with a idi and the cummins will rattle your teeth out and be loud and obnoxious in the cab never been a huge fan of them. I put a t6.354.4 perkins in my chev 1 ton simply because its not your every day cummins swap and the perkins runs so so much quieter and smoother than cummins
  2. IDI-IKE

    Bad Brake Booster?

    run the truck at elevated idle for 2 minuets do not touch the break pedal shut the truck off wait 5 minuets pull the vacuum check valve off the booster it needs to have a vacuum woosh when you pull it off if not definite bad booster. Boosters are around $100 I'd suggest replacing the master...
  3. IDI-IKE

    c6 to t-19 questions

    I've done a few transmission swaps in these trucks. The firewall should have dimples where you drill the 2 master cylinder mounting bolt holes and use the hole saw all the bullnose trucks I've done have had the dimples. We put a t19 inplace of the c6 in my buddys 85 6.9 crossmember didn't need...
  4. IDI-IKE

    Bucking on Deceleration

    I've seen this many times on idis always comes down to fuel pressure/flow or air in fuel feed. I would check for air, check pressure at wot, see if fuel filter needs replacement
  5. IDI-IKE

    $70 motorcraft starter?

    I've owned piles of idis and only ever had one with a direct drive starter and man it was a toilet turned over so slow even with new batteries and bigger cables. I ripped it out tossed it in the scrap barrel and put a Mitsubishi starter in and its been mint. I don't believe anyone still makes...
  6. IDI-IKE

    2022 Rally

    I'm obviously not making it fuel prices too high too far of a drive. But I really hope somebody makes some YouTube videos of all the idis cruising and maybe a camp walk around with all the hoods open and such then drop the links here I love watching that stuff
  7. IDI-IKE

    Make the AC better!!!

    Whata your high pressure at? Did you put a red orifice tube in for a 134 truck? I'd replace the compressor especially if it cools better revved up than at idle. Fan clutch needs to be working good too. I replaced every component in my 84 and it blows 28-34 degrees depending on ambient temp.
  8. IDI-IKE

    Selling upgraded drop in fans!

    I think you would be fine just be extra cautious. It doesn't seem to stick out much more than the factory fan
  9. IDI-IKE

    6.9 in a bus needs radiator. Upgrades?

    Mine was side by side factory and I replaced it with a side by side in better shape from a different bus. I do still have my old one the whole frame and everything
  10. IDI-IKE

    6.9 in a bus needs radiator. Upgrades?

    I had a 04 school bus I made to a rv had the t444e (7.3 psd) with a allison 2000 series. It had the side by side radiator/intercooler on it the original radiator was all rotted out I went to my buddys shop that hauls all the school bus racing buses away from the race truck and pulled the...
  11. IDI-IKE

    EBAY TURBO BUILD

    Sorry to hear that really sucks. You know the cause of the fire? I only ask because I like to take note of stuff like that to keep an eye out for i know a guy that lost his shop he was cutting some steel and the investigator said a spark made it behind the wall and started smoldering very...
  12. IDI-IKE

    IDI pariphinalia?

    That's crazy! A old man ordered it as soon as he caught wind that they were making a diesel it was his last truck he ever bought. When he passed away that mans best friends son ended up with it and used it for a farm truck for a couple years and the mice were moving into it and wanted to find...
  13. IDI-IKE

    IDI pariphinalia?

    Here's the build card to my 83 that I've rebuilt into a 84. Was the first diesel Ford ordered from and delivered to the Fairmont mn Ford dealership. I also have one of them seat belt extensions in the cab Haha
  14. IDI-IKE

    Short and fat to tall and skinny

    Good luck finding a wide short rad and when you do if its new it will be damn spendy. I swapped my bullnose core support to tall narrow so I could put my ac back in and a champion 4 core. I bought a new wide short off rock auto like 4-5 years ago and it was over $500 iirc I still have it and...
  15. IDI-IKE

    Hypermax Dadiesl IDI Dragster

    I've been busy but I'm glad I jumped on OB last night!
  16. IDI-IKE

    Amsoil synchromesh in ZF-5

    I wonder what regular viscosity would be like in one. I have regular cheap atf in mine right now I put it in when I built the truck and was gonna change it pretty early I don't put many miles on it
  17. IDI-IKE

    Amsoil synchromesh in ZF-5

    I'm tempted to put John deere hygaurd in mine. I put hygaurd in my idi plow truck c6 and it loves it I also added a external filter to it
  18. IDI-IKE

    Perkins T6.354.4 swap to Chevy C30 with brownie

    Here's a short video of me shifting it. Been running great still have plenty of stuff to finish up. Also turned up the VE pump a couple turns on the fuel screw did not touch the afc it gained allot of power and will poor some smoke if I floor it off the line I might try to turn the afc down a...
  19. IDI-IKE

    Perkins T6.354.4 swap to Chevy C30 with brownie

    I also changed all the fluids that damn engine literally holds 23 quarts of oil that's crazy for a 354 cu.in. engine. I had my buddy tig weld up the turbo side of the charge pipe and I made the steel engine side of the charge pipe. I'm curious to see how many people are going to ask me if I...
  20. IDI-IKE

    Perkins T6.354.4 swap to Chevy C30 with brownie

    I went out driving it yesterday it's a blast. Got the driveshaft done got a boost and pyrometer gauges in. Made the shifter for the auxiliary. I've been floating though 8 gears but I can just do 5 or 6. Making about 15psi of max boost and pyrometer won't go over 800° so I'm going to start...
  21. IDI-IKE

    My old truck is coming back home

    I would buy a Champion aluminum radiator instead of dumping money into having the original fixed
  22. IDI-IKE

    Mudflaps

  23. IDI-IKE

    My old truck is coming back home

    IIRC the voltage at idle with idle rpm set correctly should be .92-.98. As for the AC it's not super expensive to just replace every component especially since it's a R12 truck. My 84 blows 30-34 degree ac on a hot day it gets too cold in the cab. I bought every single component off rock auto...
  24. IDI-IKE

    The Drool Bus

    That would definitely be the way to go!
  25. IDI-IKE

    The Drool Bus

    Just make sure you have some good rear end gears usually them rear ends are geared super low that dt isn't going to like screaming.

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