Recent content by SeanPwnery

It's late May as I write this, and here in Texas, summer has already given us a pretty nasty preview of what's to come. Like many of you, I drive a Crew cab, that's at least 6 vents when the air is on, 4 big ones up front, widely spaced apart, and two token vents in the rear, again, with a long...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here since I've dealt with quite a number of vehicles that sort-of require this. When you guys replaced the motor, was it a crate engine or a used one? If it was the latter, did you request the ECU that came from that engine? I know it sounds strange, but a lot of...

I'm in agreement with Shadowsabre here - basically attack the problem in reverse order. Start with the last thing done to it before the problems started, and undo them one at a time until the problem resolves itself. Do every change with the battery disconnected and the ECU reset. It may take...

...but are these temps, what you'd consider "normal?" I was never one to monitor transmission temps, and have known quite a few people who quarter-mile with monsters calling out trans temps far lower than this. This photo was just my normal casual commute home from work - about a 14 mile trip...

I wanted to go this route, but ended up just getting a new OE intake on the cheap. Removed all the swirl valves, but left the actuator in place for the wiring, so all it will do is turn empty shafts. I love the clean lines of the Banks intake, but the new OE one serves the same purpose. I'll...

There's a sensor or probe of some sort that will freak out if you simply block it off. Your best bet is to get an aftermarket tune that simply shuts off the EGR valve. Keep in mind, if you ever take the rig in for service where they may flash your ECU, you'll want to "revert" it back to stock...

My last oil change of Rotella T6 15w40 only gave me 3157 miles... odd? No chunks, no oddities, no bizarre oil pressure numbers. Perhaps this is because of a poorer quality filter? I typically run K&N's but the filter I used on this interval came with the new filter-cap - maybe not as stringent...

Mine's a gen 2, I run Rotella T6 15w40. I know 5w40 was the recommended, but I live in a place that's quite hot a lot of the year and the little thicker is just my peace-of-mind. Strangely enough, I've seen a lot of people use Pennzoil 5w40 Full Synthetic "European Blend" which has different...

14.4 so far this winter ... scary I know. After I finish the rest of the delete and upload the stage 2 tune, and put in a new intake manifold without the swirl valves or throttle body butterfly, I'm hoping that'll change for the better.

I have been really tempted to ask someone like Haltech to come up with a CPS relocation kit with a bolt-on reluctor and put the darn thing back up front where it belongs and is far more serviceable. For longevity (the core of my build as well) - I went with an SFT tune currently stage 1, but...

So... we all know that forcing a diesel engine to eat it's own soot leads to premature engine bearing failure - just look around the forums for 'dead engine' threads. It's safe to say the EPA single-handedly ruined the reputations of countless engine producers, including our humble little...

Third regen in less than 2 months - maaaaybe 800 miles.... normal? :unsure: I'm starting to wonder if this is happening suddenly because I tried a cetane booster - add a couple ounces for a tank kind of situation. Usually I just run Howes Meaner-Kleaner but I thought I'd give this other stuff a...

You almost never hear of these problems in Europe or with fully deleted engines. I've done a stage 1 tune which turns off my EGR but keeps the DEF injector going. I've got a new intake in a box with the swirl valves removed but the actuator motor still there to plug in and keep the ECU happy...

One thing I had to learn to acclimate myself to seeing was a lesson someone once taught me about the difference between gas and diesel engines * gas engines you want to get the heat OUT (coolant around 160-190 is ideal) * diesels you want to keep the heat IN (coolant around 190-208 is normal)...

Mine will do that too, but essentially I'm exploring "truck stop" features. Sitting around at low idle for long stretches doesn't do any engine good, but if you prop it up a little north of 1100, the consensus is more positive. I used to wonder why even bigger rigs would idle up a little at...