BUILD - RCD Longblock/Elite Single

sootie · Jul 28, 2014

my bet is there is something foreign floating around in the cylinder that shouldn't be there and it munched off the glow plugs...

WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Jul 28, 2014

BuiltPowerStrokeTough said:
So you lost two glow plug tips that caused two cylinders to go down? Ive owned my 6.7 for a year now and I deleted it since day one with 42,000 miles and have 62,000 miles on it now. Just wondering if this is a common issue for these tips to drop as Ive heard about it before. Wondering from some of the shops on here like Morgan and Jared if this is something they see. Congrats on the awesome build though!!! :ford:

Not sure if its common but I've had it tuned and deleted for about 25,000 miles and I do drive it pretty hard. I've heard of losing an injector but I lost compression on 2 cyclinders so it's more than just an injector.

Trying to look on the bright side... now I'm getting my turbo swap a little sooner than expected haha.

4EverBoosted1 · Jul 28, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
Not sure if its common but I've had it tuned and deleted for about 25,000 miles and I do drive it pretty hard. I've heard of losing an injector but I lost compression on 2 cyclinders so it's more than just an injector.

Trying to look on the bright side... now I'm getting my turbo swap a little sooner than expected haha.

You should do 40% nozzles why you are at it.

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powerstroke22 · Jul 28, 2014

4EverBoosted1 said:
You should do 40% nozzles why you are at it.

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^^whs nozzles would be worth it.

Should be a sweet setup when it's all said and done.

BuiltPowerStrokeTough · Jul 28, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
Not sure if its common but I've had it tuned and deleted for about 25,000 miles and I do drive it pretty hard. I've heard of losing an injector but I lost compression on 2 cyclinders so it's more than just an injector.

Trying to look on the bright side... now I'm getting my turbo swap a little sooner than expected haha.

Haha definitely the bright side! Youre just doing what most of us wish we were doing, but havent pulled the trigger on it yet.

Breaking Habits · Jul 28, 2014

Maybe if Pete gets lucky our new Extrude Hone machine will get here in time

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BuiltPowerStrokeTough · Jul 28, 2014

Jared @ River City Diesel said:
Maybe if Pete gets lucky our new Extrude Hone machine will get here in time

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Have you torn down his old engine yet to do more failure analysis? Or just a case of a glow plug tip coming off? Is that something that youve seen before?

Breaking Habits · Jul 28, 2014

No we haven't torn it down. Petes truck was DOA, and we are going to work it in as soon as we can. We probably won't strip the old one until after his build is done. He opted to start with a fresh built long block

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WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Jul 28, 2014

Jared @ River City Diesel said:
Maybe if Pete gets lucky our new Extrude Hone machine will get here in time

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:whs:

WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Aug 8, 2014

Nothing much to update with the build to date. Just playing the waiting game for parts. Hopefully pulling the trans next week to be sent out for the upgrade and then whenever the parts come in start to assemble the longblock.

But if anyone wants an S&B Intake I'll be selling the one off this truck when it's done since the Elite Kit comes with it's own intake.

WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Aug 21, 2014

Waiting for parts is like when you're a kid and you know what you're getting for Christmas but can't play with them till Christmas day... man this rental car (Ford Focus) is starting to destroy my soul and make me listen to Katy Perry. :fustrate: I don't know how much longer I can make it.

On a side note. So far we've added a Mag Hytec trans pan and hopefully some 15% injectors since I'm getting 8 new injectors.

Hopefully I'll be able to start posting more interesting sh*t in the next couple weeks. Until then I'll be jamming to Katy Perry in my rental Focus :drool:

BK39 · Aug 21, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
... man this rental car (Ford Focus) is starting to destroy my soul and make me listen to Katy Perry. :fustrate: I don't know how much longer I can make it.

Until then I'll be jamming to Katy Perry in my rental Focus :drool:

You gotta admit, that 30 miles to the gallon sure is nice though.

Cool build, def gonna be a beast when you're done.

4EverBoosted1 · Aug 21, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
Waiting for parts is like when you're a kid and you know what you're getting for Christmas but can't play with them till Christmas day... man this rental car (Ford Focus) is starting to destroy my soul and make me listen to Katy Perry. :fustrate: I don't know how much longer I can make it.

On a side note. So far we've added a Mag Hytec trans pan and hopefully some 15% injectors since I'm getting 8 new injectors.

Hopefully I'll be able to start posting more interesting sh*t in the next couple weeks. Until then I'll be jamming to Katy Perry in my rental Focus :drool:

The Mag Hytek pan looks sweet doesn't it!

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WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Aug 21, 2014

BK39 said:
You gotta admit, that 30 miles to the gallon sure is nice though.

Cool build, def gonna be a beast when you're done.

Its all about smiles per mile... And right now I'm getting 0 spm

I'm shooting for a beastly daily driver. Good things come to those who wait

WhiteMamba_Scorpion · Aug 21, 2014

4EverBoosted1 said:
The Mag Hytek pan looks sweet doesn't it!

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Yes it does! Plus with a bigger capacity I should fine doing plenty of burnouts. That Elite built tranny painted red + the Mag Hytec pan bolted to the RCD longblock painted black is giving me a half chub.

The dude next to me in his Prius is smiling at me too... I don't know what looks appealing about a 6'2" 310lbs dude in a Focus. Chicago is a weird place man.

Breaking Habits · Aug 21, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
Yes it does! Plus with a bigger capacity I should fine doing plenty of burnouts. That Elite built tranny painted red + the Mag Hytec pan bolted to the RCD longblock painted black is giving me a half chub.

The dude next to me in his Prius is smiling at me too... I don't know what looks appealing about a 6'2" 310lbs dude in a Focus. Chicago is a weird place man.

God Pete. The chit you say.. Made my day. Someone's truck sure looks pretty in the shop. Talk to you after scheids, if I survive lol

4EverBoosted1 · Aug 21, 2014

WhiteMamba_Scorpion said:
Yes it does! Plus with a bigger capacity I should fine doing plenty of burnouts. That Elite built tranny painted red + the Mag Hytec pan bolted to the RCD longblock painted black is giving me a half chub.

The dude next to me in his Prius is smiling at me too... I don't know what looks appealing about a 6'2" 310lbs dude in a Focus. Chicago is a weird place man.

Elite Trans are always bright orange, just FYI. Lol

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