1987 6.9 ford

[tbryga]

hey guys, im new to oil burners and i need some help i have an 87 6.9 diesel it runs good she got a 3 1/2 inch straight pipe sounds damn good.i dont have the money for a turbo right know..i just need some black smoke!!!! i know how to turn the fuel up, how much should i turn it though? is their anything else i can do to the truck????

 

[h2odrx]

hey welcome to the site!

Why do you NEED black smoke? If more power is what you seek let it breath?

 

[tbryga]

it has all the power i need,i was wanting to be able to leave black clouds of smoke.it used to smoke some,but after i cut the muffler off and put the straight pipe on it stoped smoking

 

[6 Nebraska IDIs]

You need to have a pyrometer, more on a N/A engine than a turbo one. BIG NO NO to turn up the fuel on a N/A engine without one. You could melt pistons.

 

[tbryga]

yes i have a pyrometer

 

[tbryga]

exhaust

what inch straight pipe sounds the best? How big do you need to go so it wont cackle

 

[FordGuy100]

I would say at 5" the cackle will go away. My 4" straight pipe only cackles above 3000 rpm's, and its kinda nice to have it when you downshift going down a hill at 60 mph into 3rd, sounds like a jake break .

 

[Agnem]

If you have the money, I have the smoke.

 

[FordGuy100]

If you have the money, I have the smoke.

It sounds like Mel is dealing . You'll more than likely have an order from me this next summer Mel .

 

[tbryga]

haha what do you got?

 

[Agnem]

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[moto-xking1313]

speaking of jake break does it act a muffler because i have recently staight piped my truck and it doesnt sound like the other idi's

 

[RustyBolts]

I would say at 5" the cackle will go away. My 4" straight pipe only cackles above 3000 rpm's, and its kinda nice to have it when you downshift going down a hill at 60 mph into 3rd, sounds like a jake break .

Personally, I like the diesel cackle. That's why I want to run paralell turbos on my 7.3 into a '73-'79 swap. I feel like you lose too much of that characteristic V8 lope when you run all your smoke through a single, or compound turbo.

 

[CDX825]

Black smoke is no good! Wasted fuel and high EGTs and your oil gets dirtier faster. Also makes people think diesels are dirty and then the enviro Nazis crack down on us.

 

[dyoung14]

I personally love black smoke