yARIC008
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Dang, i thought it said 1988 not 1983, sorry. So yes, 6.9.
Found a nice little gift in the driveway after work yesterday!!!!
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Dang, i thought it said 1988 not 1983, sorry. So yes, 6.9.
h2odrx
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Hey welcome to Oilburners!
When i had mine apart i had that same idea of flipping the exhaust manifolds, but never really looked at it just wanted to get it back together.
swampdigger
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I love flipped manifolds! That's what I did on my Mustang with a pair of T3s.. personally I'd like to see a pair of twins on an IDI, with the turbos mounted right to custom exhaust manifolds. It'd make for a nice clean install.
Fuel turn up article:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/k2pilot/Injection pump adjustment article.htm
That's by a member here on the forums, "zigg". He's got a bunch of crazy info on his site, and it's a good read.
Fuel turn up article:
http://www.members.shaw.ca/k2pilot/Injection pump adjustment article.htm
That's by a member here on the forums, "zigg". He's got a bunch of crazy info on his site, and it's a good read.
tonkadoctor
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Welcome to the best resource on the net for these old IH diesels. These old engines can give decent power and get the job done reliably but don't expect them to run like race cars or have the power the Cummins has or you will be disapointed.
Yes you can turbo these engines and the guys that have done it love it but with compression at 22:1 already there is only so much pressure they can take before stuff breaks.
Newer turbo diesels like the Cummins, Powerstroke and Duramax engines run compression arount 16 or 17 to one and guys that build high performance diesels for racing and pulling run even lower.
If I were you I'd search eBay or keep your eyes peeled here for a used complete turbo kit that was designed for these engines and will bolt on unless you're into the pain of makeing everything yourself.
Diesel JD
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Yes...agree with everything.... you cannot expect it to be a Cummins or Powerstroke, but it will be an awesome work vehicle. It can have good power with a few tweaks and a turbo. Any and all IH IDI manifolds will fit, but no gasser or PSD manifolds. You can usually pickup a decent used turbo kit on ebay and sometimes here in for sal for $400-1200 depending on what it is, how new it is...etc. Dodge turbo might fight if you are good at fabrication, but this has not been done to my knowledge, PSD turbos have been made to fit with acceptable results...excellent fab. skills are a MUST. A new banks kit is around $2700, a new ATS Aurora 2000 is around 2K, and a new Hypermax, $1800ish. Hopped up DB2 pumps can be had....do some searching on the forum....lots of controversey over who's good, and isn't and what works...and doesn't. Only one commercial supplier of these tweaked pumps that we know of...but some folks have modified their own...not many of us though. A nice gift from a grateful friend....sometimes doing the right thing has tangible rewards. Welcome,
J.D.
J.D.
adrianspeeder
USAF C-17 Avionics
Howdy and welcome! I have a lead foot too...
Adrianspeeder
Adrianspeeder
84TD
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Whats up 429. I am still semi-newb but these guys have taught me alot in the past 6~7 mos I have had my rig. I see you have a couple of stangs too. Nice to have another classic ford head on the board. Stick around and you will learn all you need to know.
Welcome and nice find 
. I assume You know that You need a pyro before You do all this sweet stuff to that engine? As said they have good power and will get the job done now on high altitude maybe one of the guys on that area can help You out with some good info as to how much/far to turn up the fuel screw.
. I assume You know that You need a pyro before You do all this sweet stuff to that engine? As said they have good power and will get the job done now on high altitude maybe one of the guys on that area can help You out with some good info as to how much/far to turn up the fuel screw.
eyoung429
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Ok, took the boxes off to clean and fix the hinges on the underside one
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69oiler
I don't feel tardy
wow sweet free rig. i like the bed.
eyoung429
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yep, bed was put in last summer.....found out today while cleaning up the engine compartment....REMANUFACTURED ENGINE installed Oct 2001!!!!!!!!!!!
Mont91
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The higher the altitude the more you need to turn DOWN the pump, or the more you need a turbo.
The high compression ratio really limits the boost on a stock motor, I think 12 is pushing it and prefer 8-10 for long term hard pulling. Or you could jerk the motor apart, put low compression pistons, studs, head gaskets, charge-air cooler, and then put a big turbo on and blow the Dodges of the same age off the rode.
The high compression ratio really limits the boost on a stock motor, I think 12 is pushing it and prefer 8-10 for long term hard pulling. Or you could jerk the motor apart, put low compression pistons, studs, head gaskets, charge-air cooler, and then put a big turbo on and blow the Dodges of the same age off the rode.
eyoung429
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Well, had a fun afternoon yesterday of putzing around the trucks.
Rebuilt the wh1c in my '91 (fragged it on the way into work and snapped the impeller shaft).
Installed ISSPRO fuel guage, pyro and oil prs guages in the '83. Got the new bosch glowplugs on order, looking for some rims (new thread).
Rebuilt the wh1c in my '91 (fragged it on the way into work and snapped the impeller shaft).
Installed ISSPRO fuel guage, pyro and oil prs guages in the '83. Got the new bosch glowplugs on order, looking for some rims (new thread).
Cheaper Jeeper
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DAY-UM, Dude! That is one heck of a nice looking truck. When you first posted that your friend gave it to you I had this picture in my head of one that was at least a little bit beat up! That thing looks cleaner and nicer than the one I drive every day!
That is really cool man. Makes me feel good just to know someone's unselfish good deeds got repaid that way. NICE!
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