My truck seems gutless

Noonman350 · May 17, 2012

Ok sounds simple enough. Do i have to block off the CCV?

abbottfarms · May 17, 2012

Noonman350 said:
Ok sounds simple enough. Do i have to block off the CCV?

yes

Noonman350 · May 17, 2012

What works best for that? Or would it just be easier to pull that part of the tube off?

Justin@DP-Tuner · May 17, 2012

Noonman350 said:
What works best for that? Or would it just be easier to pull that part of the tube off?

Even if you just pull if off of the tube you still have to block the hole in the intake somehow. I would just do the CCV mod.

Noonman350 · May 17, 2012

So If I just did that I wouldn't have to worry about blocking that hole off right?

SDstroker · May 17, 2012

Mine clamps right to the compressor housing. Take off all intake tubing and go right to the housing.

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Justin@DP-Tuner · May 17, 2012

Noonman350 said:
So If I just did that I wouldn't have to worry about blocking that hole off right?

Correct... Unless you re-route your CCV back into your intake like some guys do. Most just route it to atmosphere.

Noonman350 · May 17, 2012

SDstroker said:
Mine clamps right to the compressor housing. Take off all intake tubing and go right to the housing.

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How did you make that one exactly?

SDstroker · May 17, 2012

Hardware store. 3" to 4" sewer pipe connector, PVC cap, pressure gauge, ball valve and what ever is necessary to hook up a air hose. About $20 invested. I use it every time I mess with the boots. The valve regulates pressure.

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Justin@DP-Tuner · May 18, 2012

SDstroker said:
Hardware store. 3" to 4" sewer pipe connector, PVC cap, pressure gauge, ball valve and what ever is necessary to hook up a air hose. About $20 invested. I use it every time I mess with the boots. The valve regulates pressure.

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I was going to do something similar but sewer pipe is not rated for any amount of pressure. So instead I just connect the PVC cap to my intake hose.

SDstroker · May 18, 2012

Very true. I have had it up past 25 psi every time i have used it. I forgot to mention I spray soapy water and watch for bubbles, bad leaks you can hear right away. Its amazing how the factory sensors leak.

Noonman350 · May 18, 2012

I found a 4" PVC cap in my shop. So just hook up an airline hook up to that and run something with a gauge to it sink can monitor psi. Then hook it up to the turbo intake boot? How did you get soapy water in it?

SDS97_7.3 · May 18, 2012

Noonman350 said:
I found a 4" PVC cap in my shop. So just hook up an airline hook up to that and run something with a gauge to it sink can monitor psi. Then hook it up to the turbo intake boot? How did you get soapy water in it?

Spray bottle, you spray on the outside where the connections from the turbo to the intake are.

TARM · May 18, 2012

Don't you guys have regulator/s on your compressor or off a manifold depending on your setup? All you need then is just a ball valve if you want control at the leak detector. Set the max pressure on the reg@comp. You can control the rate you bring pressure up with the ball valve@detector. Its always going to leak down at some rate.

Personally I would like make one a step up that could handle whatever boost my turbo produces. It would a be a great help for insuring boots will hold when you are running. That smack the turbo bearings take when a boot blows at full boost is not good. Best to find those things out without the turbo spinning and all that force one the wheels.

Noonman350 · May 19, 2012

ok... so i just said screw it and bought a new IPR today from ford... it actually helped. i think i found a small boost leak behind my gauge, so im fixing that tonight. but over all it runs, feels, drives, and sounds better. I think that the "lack of power" comes from the fact i dont have the fuel system that my chip is burned for on yet. thats just my guess tho and once i get that installed here soon ill post up with more on this... Thanks everyone for helpin me out i appreciate it

TARM · May 20, 2012

The only time the fuel system would have any effect would likely be @ WOT. What is your fuel pressure dropping to. If you are feeling a drop in power and its actually from fuel pressure you are likely also wearing/gouging the injectors barrel and plungers.

Noonman350 · May 20, 2012

I don't have a fuel pressure gauge... Yet... Im gunna try and get the system on by thursday.
At WOT it lacks... It does run better with that IPR now tho... But I'm still thinking its the fuel system. But what do I know? Lol. I'm not a diesel mechanic. I could be totally wrong.

TARM · May 20, 2012

My point is that you keep on driving that thing without any clue at what fuel pressure you are running and you could be PERMANENTLY DAMAGING your injectors. They need fuel for lubrication of the barrel and plunger. No different that running your engine without oil.

What kind of pump is on there? Does the system have a regulator or are you still running the stock fuel bowl ? If you have no pressure gauge how did you set the regulator if so equipped?

There is not actually specific tuning for various fuel pumps. The only tuning change would be to keep the injectors PW very short so as to not use much fuel. But there is no direct control for the fuel pump etc via tuning. The pump runs at a fixed rate and how hard it works is based on the pressure the regulator is set to.

Just about every pump I can think of for use on these engines has a name stamped somewhere on it. Take a look and see what pump it is. I seem to recall you saying you were not sure what pump you got while you wait for the fuelab.

Noonman350 · May 21, 2012

I'm still runing the fuel bowl yes... When I do the RR I'll get a regulator and all that. I was running the FRx for a while and I had the 70psi spring in. That's what it recommended. I'll check tomorrow what pump it is and post back... I know I'm being an idiot but it's all I have to drive.

TARM · May 21, 2012

No you can drive it just do not go stomping on the go pedal. I would just stay in the first 1/2 of the pedal until you know. It would be sad to ruin a setup of injectors because of something like this. It may not even be the issue but without being able to check I would not chance it.