f-two-fiddy
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IIFRC Dave wasn't even running boost on the Reviva's. If He was, it wasn't 20 PSI.
newer truck owners in a older forum--what to do with them????
I've got to agree with sle2115 that if your looking at this as a way to chase down PSDs or CTDs I think your kidding yourself.
With that being said, Dave S deserves alot of credit for pushing the envelope. IIRC he has abt. 4000.00 in his engine which is reasonable for a complete rebuild and we really don't know what his reliability or longevity will end up being.
No matter how you want to look at it he built a low compression idi with alot of boost that starts on cold mornings and has not lifted the heads or the intake manifold.
Just my .02
Dennis
Hey, I had an older truck,,,,albeit a PSD but it was first gen and low HP/TQ when I bought it. I did the mods and money dumping stuff into it and when all said and done it would pull in front of a new 6.0 psd or CTD that was stock all day long. I know darn good and well that a modded IDI would NOT run with my 95, no way shape or form. Not in HP, not in TQ and definetly not in reliability. And to further substantiate what you say, all the new truck owners have to do is plug in a 500 or 600 dollar module and they are right back out in front of my old 95 that I had dumped several GRAND in trying to get it to run with the big dogs.I'm not a newer truck owner, and since Mike pretty much runs the place, I expect to see him in every forum! I notice he is keeping pretty quiet here though, smurking I'll bet!
Well said and I agree, and in my first post, merely asked what kind of numbers it turned? I thought that a fair question, maybe I was mistaken. I could probably hook an air compressor to the intake of my motor and show 20 PSI of boost, but doesn't mean it is doing anything for the numbers. Was just curious as to what kind of performance gains were being seen at the lower compression and higher boost numbers. If it is making 200 HP, with stock being 175, then I think it a waste of time, but if it is turning some impressive numbers...
a PSD chokes out around what, 300 rwhp without going into big monies? i dont see an IDI being that far behind.
also, i think its kind of unfair to say "put X amount of dollars so n so did into a new truck and it will walk all over so n sos". dont forget, stock for stock isnt equal. let so n so add a turbo so things are now equal and see how it goes. of course a N/A diesel will get run over by a turbo'd diesel.
i think an aftermarket turbo kit put on a heatly IDI will run with a stock PSD. then allow some mods done to each and they will be close, and i dont see why running 20 lbs of boost is gunna be detrimental to the IDI daily. if the block is studded with good gaskets it'll hold unless the owner over fuels and melts it down but that can happen with any diesel.