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    Intercooler pipe size?

    Ordered all of the parts this morning. Ended up going with 2.5" tubing. I'm probably going to plug a CDR back into my intake (RDT just ain't cutting it for me). As much as I dislike the idea of pumping all of that oil through the turbo and intercooler; at least it will keep the steel pipes...
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    Engine Swap Questions

    What are you doing with old sanded down 6.9?
  3. bike-maker

    Intercooler pipe size?

    My main concern is adding considerably more turbo lag. It's a non-waste gate setup, so I already have to wind it up pretty high to get much boost out of it. Not a big deal when towing, but I don't want it to feel any more boggy off the line than it already is.
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    Intercooler pipe size?

    Aluminum would actually cost about the same amount as steel. I even possess the ability to weld that thin (only .065 wall), I just lack the equipment... I have 2 wire feed MIG's in my garage for steel.
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    Intercooler pipe size?

    About to order some parts to start building the tubing for my PSD intercooler. It's been touched on many times, but I can't find a definitive answer: What size tubing should I run? I'm ordering mandrel bends (exhaust tubing) so I can weld it up myself. The ATS intercoolers for the...
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    RDT Into Exhaust

    I've been running the same road draft tube setup for about a 1 and a half now; never started a thread about it, but I'm going to update the status of this anyway. Originally switched to a road draft tube when still naturally aspirated. Built an aluminum plate to bolt on the IP cover, like...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    Been a couple weeks, so time for an update; Finally picked up a new stash of fuses to destroy and was fairly surprised at the results. Everything was completely cold, just left the switches on and started stabbing different fuses in the fuse holders, letting the fans come to a complete...
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    Intercooler Silicone Boots

    Getting ready to order the silicone boots and misc. pieces to start fabbing up the tubing for my intercooler setup and have a quick question: I keep reading that running a 90 degree silicone boot is a bad thing - leaves a lot of the boot left unsupported to blow up like a balloon and fail...
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    How tall of tire can I fit without a lift?

    I'm not sure where my truck sits height wise. One side was sitting on the bump stop, the other side only had about 1/8". With the suspension in this configuration, I had 33's on the truck with plenty of clearance everywhere. I had a spare TTB front end laying around, so I took just the stock...
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    How tall of tire can I fit without a lift?

    I've got 35's on no lift. I added an extra leaf to each of the front spring packs, so it might just sit 1" or so higher than stock. Also resulted in having the ride characteristics of a skateboard - front suspension doesn't move much. That having been said, never had any clearance issues, even...
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    York onboard air on an IDI

    I just spent the afternoon fitting a York in my engine bay. Probably post some pics of it tomorrow once I have it bolted in for good. I ditched the a/c, and modded the stock compressor brackets for the York. So the big question is; does your truck have a/c?
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    Bullnose/Slantnose Diesel Picture Thread

    My 84 One more example of the wrong bed on a slantnose... My kids call it "Frank"; short for Frankenstein, due them watching me piece it together in the driveway. I actually started a spreadsheet to track where all of the miscellaneous parts came from, and I currently have parts out...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    In this next few days, I'll pick up more fuses and sacrifice a few to see how many amps the fans are drawing. But for now, I'm taking Lotza's advise and taking a break for a while. Would the highest current draw be at start up with everything cold? As for the dash comments; I drug my 84...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    Forgot to add; I only had 1 30 amp fuse, so I ran them a bit on 25amp fuses, and nothing ever popped.
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    Those fuse panels look pretty slick. The stock electrical systems in these trucks are less than stellar, there's not much of the original electrical left in my truck...Anyway, good option for those wanting to add extras on to their rig. In hindsight, I might have been ahead to have flipped...
  16. bike-maker

    manual tank selector valve

    I used ball valves with 3/8" NPT outlets on it. Here's a pic of the backside of the valves. You'll notice that there are reducing bushings on all of the ports of the valve on the left (return lines); they neck it down from 3/8" NPT to 1/4" NPT, then go through a sharp 90. The one on...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    I'll get the fans up and running, and try using them through this next summer, and see if I want to change anything. Like adding flaps or a controller. Anyway, some more progress today; Fans are permanently mounted up to the radiator. Here's what they look like from over the top of the...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    You don't want to know how much time I spent messing with this thing... Although much of that time was due to working with what I already had available; cut the back off of a cabinet for the sheetmetal, chopped rectangular tubing into angle for the brackets, etc. But as usual, a second one...
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    Windstar electric fan placement

    Didn't get much feedback about the placement of the fans, so I made the decision and moved forward with the project. Mounted them side by side; mostly due to the fact that I have a big PSD intercooler mounted in front of the radiator, which blocks all but the top 6" of radiator. Due to this...
  20. bike-maker

    Windstar electric fan placement

    Mine came from a 96. 94-98 have 8 blade fans. 99-03 have 6, larger blades. Otherwise, the motors and shroud I believe to be the same; never could get a definitive answer if 1 was more efficient than the other. They're cheap at the jy, or Dorman makes brand new replacements for a little...
  21. bike-maker

    Windstar electric fan placement

    I'll try running without the flaps first. Back when the fan clutch was functional, the only time the temp would even get to 200 was pulling a long hill with the 5er in tow, and under those circumstances I would probably turn the fans on at the bottom of the hill anyway.
  22. bike-maker

    Windstar electric fan placement

    Understood That's why I mentioned the idea of creating some extra holes and rubber flaps that would blow open at speed, or suck shut when the fans create a vacuum inside the shroud.
  23. bike-maker

    Windstar electric fan placement

    So are you saying having a custom shroud will be less efficient than taking the stock Windstar assembly and bolting it up to the radiator? I set the windstar setup against the radiator, width wise fits great, but I didn't like how the bottom 1/4 of the radiator was left uncovered. This is...
  24. bike-maker

    Windstar electric fan placement

    Last summer, on a trip back from the coast with a car hauler and a 84 F250 IDI in tow, my fan clutch bit the dust. Was still able to keep my speed up on the hills, but she was definitely building heat in a hurry (luckily the hills weren't very big). So usually when anything goes lips up on my...
  25. bike-maker

    batteries finally died, Whats the good stuff?

    To fit the group 31's, I had to trim a lip off of the battery trays - the inside one closest to the radiator. Might try looking at a place that deals with big trucks. Local auto parts stores were really high priced. Found some at my local IH dealer (usually big $$$). They were running a sale...

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