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  1. Enginerd

    New style of brake controller

    Seems like it would be pretty nice. I need to get a new one so when I do I think I'll get that one. I don't like the big controller hanging off so if it can be replaced by a little knob I would like that.
  2. Enginerd

    Is the bed supposed to look like it's flexing a lot going down rough road?

    Well here's some more stack pictures. It's an ugly sukka lol. Dual 3" straight pipes sound AWESOME but it's loud as can be. It's pretty cool because it sounds like the pipes "talk" to each other. I just put some big mufflers on this weekend though. It's my work/farm/hunting/daily do it all...
  3. Enginerd

    Is the bed supposed to look like it's flexing a lot going down rough road?

    To answer your first question, I have a flatbed welded to the frame and the headache rack moves quite a bit since as IDIBRONCO said the top of the headache rack is like 4' off the frame. The frame can flex a pretty incredible amount. It is no issue though because it's fairly smooth offroad and...
  4. Enginerd

    $5 Ram Air Intake?

    You're exactly right. Plus it was sort of pinched at the firewall. I made a second go cutting off the square piece and shoving just the tube into the firewall and that collapsed too. The plastic gets squishy when it heats up. It's fine though just hanging over the master cylinder just as a...
  5. Enginerd

    $5 Ram Air Intake?

    Sorry I shoulda taken a picture while I did it. I didn't see your message till now.
  6. Enginerd

    $5 Ram Air Intake?

    Well it was a cool idea and cool looking until I went full throttle. I didn't realize how much air these pull even being NA. It imploded on me and I sent a nice thick cloud of smoke into the sky haha. It sounded good though hearing the motor through the cowl!
  7. Enginerd

    $5 Ram Air Intake?

    I had just the air cleaner assembly when I got the truck, and I got the intake boot for free off a powerstroke to pull off the side a little more. It didn't do anything though for EGT's. I'll put it in the firewall this afternoon and see what happens
  8. Enginerd

    $5 Ram Air Intake?

    I was at the local hardware/feed store on my lunchbreak and saw this gutter downspout. I noticed it looked a lot like the hypermax cowl induction I've been wanting. I just didn't want to pay $90 for it. This cost $5! I think it's worth a try. Is it best on the firewall? Fender? What has worked...
  9. Enginerd

    Finally! IDIs are getting some RESPECT! J/K

    I just saw that video this morning looking at IDI videos. There's just something about the clatter and the smell of these IDI's that's homey. Someone needs to break it to him that he ain't got no 190 hp though haha That sure is a clean interior
  10. Enginerd

    What else do you drive?

    I go between a 78 GMC and the 93 F250. I've had the IDI for a year now and it's been more of a farm/work truck. My wife has a 2019 VW Tiguan for her and the kids
  11. Enginerd

    Won’t shut off

    Dumb question, but I feel like it still needs to be asked. Are you sure you're pulling the fss wire? Not the cold advance or something like that? With the engine off, key on, you should be able to pull off the fss and hear a click, touch the connector and you hear a click again. That would show...
  12. Enginerd

    7.3 idi turbo air flow reversed

    Just curious to see, did that work?
  13. Enginerd

    Hydro Lock PSA

    I found the same advice on this forum and changed mine too when I first got the truck. I've been up in the woods a lot lately with the truck, and didn't realize I had a little stick jammed in the seal right over the intake. We've had a ton of rain here in Arkansas, and I went to start my truck...
  14. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    If you tilt your head, squint your eyes, and just listen for it - you might could tell I wish I had a 9 speed :D Thank you sir for the reference, I might just need it. I'm brand new to all this stuff and have much to learn
  15. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    Thanks! Yeah haha it'll be a good project, mainly hydraulic work like you saw. I wasn't expecting that but got a nice little shower.
  16. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    Here's the video
  17. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    If your truck is 7k, mine should pretty much be 7k. I haven't built boxes into my flatbed (yet), and it's srw. Plus I should be 100 pounds lighter with the zf5 vs e4od. Everything stayed cool! Peak temps were 195 on the coolant and I let it hit 1,000 on the EGTs once coming out of a turn. One...
  18. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    Haha I'll have it done soon enough! I've been trying to make a good clean video. Had to get some videos from my wife, dad's, and friend's phones to compile with mine. It's coming! In the meanwhile, you can listen to the Cherry Bomb Salute muffler (dual 2.5" in, 3" out, with 3.5" tip) as I pulled...
  19. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    Well it did great! That's one beast of a backhoe. I actually did the low range up to 4th, slowed near the top of the hill to about 15 and was able to get it back to high range. It gave some noise but went. I don't think I would recommend doing that except in circumstances like pulling 33,000...
  20. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    That's why I asked because I haven't been able to pull out of 4 low while creeping along, but I wasn't trying to pull super hard. That would be a cool trick though. I guess that would be why people still put a splitter on these trucks when they tow often. I didn't even plan on going over 35...
  21. Enginerd

    Muffler removal

    Ha if that's the case probably about 1" of passage through the soot buildup. And 200 pounds of carbon and rust inside. I straight piped mine and felt bad about trying to get up to speed because it was so loud. I have a Cherry Bomb Salute on there now and like it quite a bit. I just miss my jake...
  22. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    I really do think you are right on this. I think you have to put a good load on diesels and run them hard ever once in a while. Maybe it helps clear out some buildup. I'm no expert though I saw a study at one point showing that tug boats that were never let to idle and were run full throttle...
  23. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    I'm not worried about the truck at all. And the backhoe is a project. As in like the brakes don't work right now, the hydraulic fluid is leaking out of a few cylinders, this thing has a top speed of like 10 miles an hour, the tires are dry-rotted and the front right tire is flat. So I wouldn't...
  24. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    So I want to make sure this is okay before I try it and blow up a transfer case. Is it okay to start with the transfer case in the low range, travel through to like 4th gear, then go to the high range? I guess I would shift like Lo1234-N-Hi234? That won't damage anything to shift the transfer...
  25. Enginerd

    NA IDI Towing Test

    That's quite a load, a good one for the books! Now you've got me wondering what my truck weighs... Full fuel in both tanks, this heavy 80"x100" flatbed which actually squatted the truck putting it on, got all my tools in it, 4 wheel drive, maybe I'm actually closer to 8,000? That would put me...

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