Daily Driver / Tow Pig Build....

[mjonesjr]

I decided it was time for a boost gauge and a triple pillar pod instead of the dual pod.

I ran the tubing to the intake Y-pipe so I would have a more accurate boost read out. The directions say to put it in the MAP sensor boost line that comes off the passenger side intake manifold.


Now I know what kind of boost I am making. The most boost I saw driving today was 25 PSI. The boost gauge would jump around once I got above 18 PSI.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

thats prob about the most you will see with your setup. iv seen 26 like twice.lol i put mine in the map line and its steady as a rock.

 

[mjonesjr]

thats prob about the most you will see with your setup. iv seen 26 like twice.lol i put mine in the map line and its steady as a rock.

Yea that is what I figured. The only reason for the 1.0 turbo housing is to get the boost in the lower RPM range.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

yea but i heard that raises drive pressure. you gona throw a different turbo on it in the future?

 

[mjonesjr]

Everything I have read seemed to say with stock injectors it wouldn't make too much drive pressure for the engine.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

true didnt now if you were plannin on different sticks or not

 

[mjonesjr]

I am only when mine crap out. No need to spend the money now.

I am going to keep my 1.15 housing for when I get new injectors.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

ah thats a good idea. im doing the same im gona get everyhting else done so when i get injectors i wont have any weak links and can take full advanage of them

 

[mjonesjr]

As soon as I can find a decent price on a SD HPOP I will have it as well.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

yea adrinalins arent to pricey and a nice step above a stock sd pump. have you thought about gettin your chip tuned

 

[mjonesjr]

I can't see and advantage with the Adrinalins with stage 1 injectors.

I am going to wait to have my chip custom tuned until I get the injectors. I doubt custom tuning it now will do me any good with the mods I presently have.

 

[mjonesjr]

I got the CCV (Crank Case Ventilation) mod done. The o-rings on my CCV was blowing through the seal between the valve cover and the vent case. I figured it was a good time to do the CCV mod while I had the vent off so I could turn it around to make it easier to run the tube.

I also decided to cut the vent tube out of the factory air tube so I could use the factory mount for it.

I capped the factory CCV inlet with a 3/4" hose cap. It fit on there really tight, however I want ahead and put a clamp on it for extra measure

For reference, the part numbers for the o-rings for the CCV is as follows:

Bolt O-Rings:
F4TZ-6769-A (2 o-rings needed, 1 per part number)

CCV to Valve Cover O-Rings:
F4TZ-6769-C (2 o-rings needed, 2 per part number)


Parts List for CCV mod:
1. 2x - F4TZ-6769-A
2. 1x - F4TZ-6769-C
3. 1x - 3/4" 90* Heater Hose plastic elbow
4. 3x - 7/8" to 1 1/4" hose clamps
5. 12' +/- 3/4" heater hose


Cost to do CCV mod this way was roughly $45.

 

[bad12jr]

Check out terminator for an hpop. A t500 would be perfect for what you doing. A great price too.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

yeah i didint now you were doing stage ones those are very mild. an aftermarket pump can make even a stock truck run better tho but if you can find a good used sd pump cheap thatd work to. it aint easy tho iv looked for awhile. iv heard mixed on the tuning a stockish truck. i plan on tuning it now cause you almost always get free reburns for life so might as well.lol made a big diff on my buddys stock 7.3 sd. nice job on the ccv btw.

 

[mjonesjr]

Yea, stage 1's is all I will upgrade to. I want to still keep the truck as a daily driver and IMO anything larger than stage 1's is too big for that.

 

[mjonesjr]

I got my Garrett 1.0 turbo housing today.

I am going to put it on while I have the turbo off when I am installing my electric fuel conversion.

I have the 2 filters (water/fuel separator, and 2 micro fuel filter), 2 filter bases, regulator, oil pressure switch, fittings, and banjo block coming.

 

[96stacked&smoken]

have fun getin that turbo off its a job gettin it off our trucks.one bolt on the pedestal is almost impossible. did you just peice your own kit together for the e fuel or buy it?

 

[SouthFlstrokin']

That's a great looking truck you've got there, nice work!

 

[mjonesjr]

have fun getin that turbo off its a job gettin it off our trucks.one bolt on the pedestal is almost impossible. did you just peice your own kit together for the e fuel or buy it?

Yea, that is what I have heard. Luckily I can take it to my brothers to do the swap in his garage so if I have to leave it overnight I can drive one of his vehicles. Hopefully the complete fuel/turbo mods will take me a day; with my work schedule I should have plenty of time.

That's a great looking truck you've got there, nice work!

Thanks.



I grew a set of big cahona's today and drilled 15 holes in my roof to mount a set of cab lights.

I found them in a local junk yard and got them and the factory wiring harness for $15.

I had a tough time deciding how I was going to get to the center of the truck without standing on the cowl. I rigged up a little walk board between 2 work benches (yes the ladder is designed to work like this as well).

Cab lights mocked in position. I used the masking tape to mark the roof and to keep from chipping the paint when I drilled. I got lucky that my brothers '89 F-350 with factory cab lights was parked next to mine in the garage so I could use his a measuring truck.

I decided it was better to create my own wiring harness because drilling the roof to a size large enough to fit the factory wiring end through was something I didn't want to do; not to mention that snaking the wiring harness through the roof.

Here is a finished product. Looks a ton better with the cab lights.

I also got some more parts for my electric fuel conversion. Now just waiting on my pump and filters to get here. Both should be delivered on Thursday. I plan on doing the install next week.

 

[David S.]

pretty impressive work for sure