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Call DS and ask.

Does the coolant get up to normal operating temp even by the idiot gauge by the time you are at work? Even though I have seen that gauge show normal temp but the t-stat was not working so take it only as a first step. 30 mins should be plenty to get coolant to temp at that outside temp if...

What grade of SS are the various places using if anyone knows? How thick is the flange and tubing? Do any add any structural support to prevent tube flex that can lead to cracking?

I am relocating my batteries to the spare tire inset in the back of my excursion to allow for reloaction of some other parts. Terminal posts up front to run to. Not looking forward to the cost of that run. At leas the bat to bat run is inches not feet. I am guessing its a 10-12' run?? going...

If you want to check the HPOP dead head it into the gauge but only crank a few times. If it is building any pressure at all you will see it spike fast as the oil has no place to go but to the gauge.

Honestly as weak as I have seen my stock valve springs I would be changing them out at 100K for 910 shimmed to stock hieght even if I kept the stock turbo and just a chip. I could compress them my hands. Not all the way but way more than I should. I would guess they were in the 60lb range...

I agree the mit is a fine starter and is a bit less than a denso. They are both long lasting starters built in japan.

Speaking specifically about the powerstroke starters: The offset cast mount of denso if you have never seen or heard of one failing is a negative how exactly? Just because you can image it could happen? DO we really want to go there. LOL I can imagine all kinds of things LOL BTW the offset...

Just to confirm on the Ford Motorcraft OEM replacment starters: Its manf by Mitsubishi Electric ? Does it then show its made in Japan? That is what is critical here IMO. Ford has made a large shift over the last 10 or so years with its OEM replacment parts. Use to be if the OEM part that...

The people that say keep wg shut do not understand how turbos work or that the real effect of a properly tuned waste gate is to keep it inside the sweet part of the compressor map. Why would someone want to just make higher boost at the cost of more heat and thus less O2 density and therefore...

denso is the only one I have seen consistent reliability and perf from over the last 15yrs

CountryCar, I think you go out of your way to insure you do not come off abrasive.

Not to mention if let say it was fueled heavy for the 38r and you now move to a turbo that moves more air as this one obviously does you now have cleaned up the fuel and the tune has stayed the same. That has been one of my points all along. You can two areas you can change, fuel and air...

That seems just about right. No one ever said there are not better turbos. The issue was with people saying that no matter what the 38r was always hot and smokey turd POS regardless of tune or unless you took it back to stock power. That was what I had issue with as its not true. There is...

The issues with the 100% were solely to do with how they made the nozzle port size which I am sure you know. Without a doubt there are some very clean running 100%. The issue is the variation. Still 100% 300% 400% they can all be made to run way cleaner and cooler than many people have even...