After 7 months...

[Extended Power]

sweet. have you ran the gapless rings before?

Yes.
Had them in for a year and a half on the last engine.

I could pull the oil cap off at any time and have no smoke visible at all.

And the CCV reroute hose NEVER had smoke or stink coming out of it....I was surprised.

When you buy the pistons from Elite, you can get the rings for half price...(But when you need to buy them again, you pay full price.) -There was a good reason why, but I can't remember right now.

 

[Extended Power]

Ivan let us know how you like that high pressure charger.

Yeah I'm very curious.

Biggest change/improvment will be from going from a 66/71/.80 with regular sized wastegate ports, down to a 63/68/.70 charger with modified gate openings, and a different style of actuator. (They take up zero real estate man....frick'n awesome idea.)
Should have better spool up, and less backpressure overall.

 

[Pizza pig]

Motor looks spotless, im excited for you , it been a long time coming

 

[motoxracer42]

Yes.
Had them in for a year and a half on the last engine.

I could pull the oil cap off at any time and have no smoke visible at all.

And the CCV reroute hose NEVER had smoke or stink coming out of it....I was surprised.

When you buy the pistons from Elite, you can get the rings for half price...(But when you need to buy them again, you pay full price.) -There was a good reason why, but I can't remember right now.

ive seen guys have good luck with them and then some guys say they destroyed the cylinder walls. my race truck has pretty much no blow by too.

 

[windrunner408]

Man that's A LOT of work. It looks VERY nice though for sure. So does it run?? I agree in not posting a video yet either. Make sure it starts first and runs, then ease into things as everything gets seated. If after a little while you are able to gain some confidence in the truck, then post a vid. Best of luck dude. I truly hope everything runs great.

 

[Extended Power]

Cranked over for 45 seconds...seen 50 psi oil pressure, but did not fire off, so I quit crankin.

Got out, looked around for any possible leaks...hooked up the charger to it, and tried it again.

Fired up, smoooooooooooth.

No leaks.

80 psi cold oil pressure on start up...just like before!!!! WoooHooo!!!!!:joy::joy::joy:

Put the new sticker on the plate, and go for a ride...:naughty:

 

[windrunner408]

Congrats man!!!

 

[07_powerstroke]

Sweet! How is the power?

 

[Pizza pig]

yeah buddy!

Hows that charger light ivan?

 

[Beast6.0]

Good to know about the gapless rings.

I've thought the same about that gate actuator after seeing pics of it, simple and compact. Glad to see you using it. Anything that simplifies the set-up and frees up real estate is a welcome addition under the hood of a 6.0. I'm sure the difference between your new high pressure and the previous one will make DD a lot more enjoyable.

Also, good to see your oil pressure issues are behind you.:thumbup:

 

[Redneck6.0L]

That's awesome news

 

[Extended Power]

Yikes....just came back from filling up the truck with fresh fuel.

Filled 110 liters and took $132.00 outa my pocket. Wow!

 

[Beast6.0]

I hear that, I ran down to New Orleans first of the week and went through close to 5 bills in less than 48 hrs on the stuff....

 

[Beast6.0]

How did it run, as good as you were hoping?

 

[MorganY]

Tell us Ivan! Tell us! oke:

 

[Pizza pig]

bet you hes out driving right now LOL

 

[Extended Power]

Haha...I'm taking it real easy on it for a bit...

I'm so paranoid of something going wrong before I get a chance to put some miles on it...lol

I had to throw away 2 cans of "Coppercoat" because every time I look at the stuff I have flashbacks of what my oil filters and oilpan looked like when I tore the engine down.

 

[Pizza pig]

HAHA now that made me laugh. I know the feeling though brother, clenched rear every time you get behind the wheel. How are its manners in the miles you've put on it?

 

[Extended Power]

Smooooth...

Runs great.
Still has the smoke until the engine hits around 180*F....then it clears right up till the engine cools down again.

When the primary starts to sing along with the secondary, they sound unbelievable together.

 

[Pizza pig]

I can only imagine, how does that 63 light?