dieselfuelonly

Well I finally ground a sorta-#10 plate, did the best I could with a bench grinder.

At the "top" of the curve it is cut a little less than most, but I'm happy with the way it performs anyway .

First thing I noticed was that when I started the truck... PUFF OF SMOKE! You don't know how long I've been waiting to see that .

Tapping the accelerator also made more little puffs of black smoke .

Took it easy down the street to let it warm up, then got out on a 55MPH road and started "testing". When I rolled into full throttle (I hate stomping on the accelerator), the RPMs would hold at about 2000RPM and OMG that dually will haul (compared to stock of couse). I need to fiddle with the star wheel some, All I have done is install the plate just a little more forward than stock, not full forward though. Once OD locks it pulls even harder. I just can't believe how big of a difference just a plate made.

At first not much happens I assume because I haven't messed with the starwheel yet, then the turbo lights and the boost gauge rockets up to 30 PSI, EGTs hit about 1050-1100 and then I have the biggest smile on my face. Smoke is not bad at all... which is a good thing I guess.

Anyway... !!!

smkn97s

Now slide the plate foward more and make sure that the afc housing is full foward.

haloman

Sweet, Glad your are getting to that pump!

Dave Miller

Boy....I'm jealous. I've had the #10 and 3Kgsk sitting on the bench and a little afraid to attempt putting them in. Now that I have the 13 in SBC clutch it's time to roll baby.

I reallly....really....really need to get this done. I need a big smile on my face from raw power. It's mostly the limited towing a horse trailer in the mountains that I need it done. Yeah..Right!....that AND I want more POWER!
Sorry for shouting. Man...I love to hear these stories!

bob4x4

start saving for the trans fund...........

Bob

dieselfuelonly

I've already got a Goerend single disk and valve body by mcmopar .

BigB82789

Can't believe you have never messed with the pump until now..thats the first thing I woulda done. Does the exhaust sound better? I know after I put the smarty on it was louder.

dieselfuelonly

Yeah it is... I'd like to know why, because it sounds pretty cool.

BigB82789

I think it's just because there's more fuel moving through the exhaust

haloman

More boost = more air out the exhaust = more sound

ratsun

Get a governor spring kit in there and you wount know what mod you like better the springs or the plate

govspringbounce

Have you blocked off / disabled the wastegate or installed the adjustable boost elbow? If not, that'll let you boost up more to burn all that new fuel.

dieselfuelonly

Yeah I have an adjustable elbow, just haven't put it on yet. I can't imagine what that turbo must sound like at 35PSI, its screamin' pretty good at 30 .

Box5

it'll sound like a fighter jet with even more boost. Once u get a 3gsk, u should really have a smile on ur face. So push everything full forward and enjoy.