sway825

Did anyone have a blue chip pump fail or go bad and why?

j-fox

Mine has been great. 75,000 miles on it.

dsl21

Is the blue chip pump worth the extra 600 bucks

sledneck1

i think it used to be when there were a lot of old remain VPs around, they didn't replace the computer on many of the old ones with the new updated computer and thats what was nice about the blue chip pumps.

dsl21

so the new ones all have new computer? what about the difference in plungers? is there a dif??

shevygi

MAJOR CAUSE OF VP44 FAILURE
The housings on the VP44 wear out due to low fuel pressure from weak lift pumps causing damage to the diaphragm in the front of the VP44 pump. This failure causes the steel timing piston to vibrate in the aluminum bore of the main pump housing and the result in a short time is the housing wears to the point that fuel bypasses the piston and full advance cannot be accomplished which causes the code 216. This explains why, as 24 valve trucks get older, the fuel mileage goes down steadily, and when you replace the injection pump with one that has a new housing we get the mileage back! In a typical competitor's rebuild, if the case isn't worn out completely then it passes the test and a partly worn out case gets to the customer, just to fail sooner.(WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO WASTE A $1000 FOR SOMEONE ELSES PROBLEMS)
Bluechip's superior VP44 injection pump that admittedly costs more up front but works much better and lasts much longer, thereby drastically lowering vehicle cost per year or per mile. Rebuilt pumps come with NEW or upgraded remanufactured parts everywhere there is a weak spot or problem.
They replace every pump housing with the latest Bosch part number, which includes a steel bushing in the housing and always install a NEW, upgraded computer. These are the components that have been the cause of the most problems. They do EVERY upgrade there is for the VP44 pump that is available through Bosch, not just the ones necessary to get the rebuilt unit to run again on EVERY pump they sell.
Just more to think about

rollcage

This saturday I'm putting in a x-vp44 from them.

You used to be able to just get a brand new VP44 from Cummins for about $800, and I put in a brand new lift pump for $64 just last year.

Now Cummins, due to preasure from dodge is charging over $2000 for the vp44 and about $200 for the lift-pump delivered.

Over a 100% mark up in the last year for nothing other than a political reason!

You can get a rebuild vp44 for about $1050, and maybe the computer board has been replaced, and maybe it hasn't. I would have gone that road if there was a way to tell.

j-fox

CUMMINGS????

Try

Cummins!!!

rebal

yes the blue chip is worth the extra $ I have 2 now with Zero issues 1 is a special X and bumped the mpgs up 3 miles per gal +I was told 22 -44 more HP ...you can definitely feel it

rollcage

I got mine in and running. HP difference I didn't notice. I'll check the mileage this week.

Hardest part is getting the key on the pump aligned with the gear. Took an hour just that step. A mirror or a special camera like they use on the discovery channel would of helped.

rollcage

I figure I'll update this....

The VP blue chip is getting about 12.6 city stop and go...and 24.5 freeway at 75mph. ... vs. 10.6 city and 15.5 freeway on the stock one.

Level kit, brush guard, 35" toyo Mudders, shell, 355 gears, 75 mph cruise

Has a fraction more power, but not something to write about.
At freeway cruise.. significant difference.
Slow down to 58 mph and it was getting 28mpg.

Ben

I checked out the Blue Chip site about their pump. Then I found this about their X-Pump.

Soooo......Is it essentially an HO pump that works on So motors? Just for the fact that they say HO trucks wont really see any benefit.

I was reading about the mileage increases from you guys then saw this. Rats.....

BUT....I do like how their regular pumps are built.

high bid

I've been researching my vp44 pump options as it's thrown the code twice in a year...no drastic problems though. When bchip states "the timing is increased" does this have any negative effects if you already have the timing increased by way of a programmer? thanks.

1882

Good question, I was wanting to know the same thing...

pokapotato

So far I like my special X. I have increased mileage from about 17.5 to 18.5 at 80mph freeway. I have a hard time believing guys are getting 24 but whatever, if it is true I am jeleous. My overhead says the same thing, but when I actually calculate it, it is no where close.