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  1. weekendwarriorfsw32

    1,000 Hp Excursion Build

    Well Im ready to take my 725 hp Excursion to the next level. My current set up to get me to 725 was 190/75's, a Barder 68vgt, a T-500 HPOP and a small shot of spray and only motor mods were Arp studs and blown head gaskets when I did that. The truck has been sled pulling and drag racing...
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    6.0 heads Aluminum heads?

    So first off let me say yes I know that factory heads are cast steel not aluminum. Now saying that Im rebuilding my 6.0 currents and bought a set of heads from a big name brand already o-ringed and turns out there junk, the valves are reused, the stems were bad, terrible finish, to big of a seat...
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    Never seen this before...

    Working on a 2000 7.3. It has what I thought was really bad turbo surge just rolling down the freeway with the cruise set at 70. It tunes out that the waistgate solenoid is opening and closing over and over and over. With the key on but engine off you can hear it opening and closing and it won't...
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    16 inch Wilwood brakes install

    Just got one of the first 100% Wilwood brakes kits from them. I'll put some pics up as I go but all I can say so far is everything is HUGE!!! Very excited to put this kit on. I will be doing some before and after stopping results from 60-0 with the current stock brakes I have on it now and after...
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    6.4 71mm drop in turbo, core injectors, 6.0 parts and more!

    Shipping not included buyers expense. 1. Selling a Elite 71mm turbo with less then 5,000 miles on it. Was on for 3-4 months before it got swapped out for a bigger one. $1100 2. 6.0 exhaust manifolds cleaned and ready to put on $100 3. Stock 6.4 shifter OBO 4. 6.0 S&B cold side pipe and...
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    Idles weird some times

    So was just sitting at a light for 2-3 minutes and it picked up a weird idle like it was going down 50 rpm then back up. I gave it a little gas to 1,000 rpms and it would still do it. Rail pressure was fluctuating a little but it looked like normal. Could it be my low pressure fuel pump starting...
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    Stage 1 or Stage 2 Cam?

    Whats the biggest difference between them / will I see a difference? Tearing down the truck again and going with 225's, 71VGT, de lipped and valve relieved pistons, Springs, pushrods, keepers. I don't tow with it anymore just mostly a play truck that I drag race and sled pull with. Did a stage 1...
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    Intermediate VGT issue

    So I keep getting a codes for P179A CAN ECM/ Turbocharger Boost Control A Actuator Circuit Malfunction and a P2263 Turbo / Supercharge Boost System Performance. Heres the thing I can't figure out is it intermediate, like I am towing down the road at 60-70 and you can hear the veins open and I...
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    Steed speed or BD manifolds?

    I have a set of the last generation steeds but I am scared I will loose out on some power if I use them. The truck is kinda a built race truck and it has a 68 vgt and 215's with 75% nozzle. Wanting to ditch the stock manifolds cause there all rusted. Did any one have luck with the last...
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    Need help with 6.0 codes

    Got a marine buddy's 6.0 that's dead on base and died while driving. Been though all the basics but he got codes pulled and they are all U codes, any one have a DTC sheet in front of them to hard to google all these codes while driving home from SEMA. U0420 U0423 U0634 U2205 if I remember right...
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    Blew my head gaskets... again

    Well Loaded up a new tune and went out and beat on it a little and by a little I mean a lot but it blew so good I had coolant dripping off the back window. So I want yank it again but this time I really want to O ring the heads so I can be done with this. Thinking this time I will have the block...
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    Up pipes cab on.

    Can you replace all 3 up pipes by just pulling the turbos or do you have to pull the trans?
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    Alradco Intercooler review!

    Well guys I finally got to get another one of Alradco's intercooler prototypes on a test truck last week and I have to say this blew my expectations out of the water after the first test one didn't reach our goals. I put this intercooler onto a 10 6.4 (GotStroke) with a set of 71/59 turbos...
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    05 trans fit 04 truck?

    Well I bought a used trans for a temporary thing till I build my other trans. No reason a 05 trans wouldn't bolt up and shift correctly into a 04 excursion right?
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    Alradco intercooler review

    Well I finally got some time to swap in a test alradco intercooler and let me tell you this thing is huge and the core is over 3 inches thick, it dwarfs the old intercooler As always the quality of this is amazing especially the welds. This intercooler is so big that I had to use 1/2 spacers...
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    Ate a trans, need new trans advice.

    Well at the NHRDA season opener I destroyed my trans. Wouldn't shift into 4th or reverse so that leads me to believe I smoked the direct clutches. So I want to build this trans my self and have been tossing around some ideas in my head. Thinking about doing all stock hard parts since I haven't...
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    Those with 2008 and up with pillar gauges

    Does any one have an 08 up truck with a 4 pod pillar? If so how does it fit and what brand did you use. Using a 99-07 Auto meter one and its not fitting right at the top.
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    Need trans help

    So this is my 04 with 130,xxx on it and some times it will feel like it is shifting into neutral or start out in the wrong gear and when ever it does this the tow haul light flashes and it locks my out of 5th gear. The two codes I get from the trans are a P0766 Shift Solenoid D Performance or...
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    Fuel system question.

    So I am ditching my airdog in favor of my own pump and filters. I will have an 8an line coming up to the motor and my question is what is the best way to hook it up. I have the stock fuel bowl with a sinister regulated return. Can I take the banjo bolt out of the feed on the fuel bowl and just...
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    Alradco 6.4 radiator review

    Well I thought I would make a new post after having it installed a little under 2 weeks. The fit and finish of this radiator is very nice and every mounting tab and bolt hole are dead on where they need to be. I was not expecting to see any drop in temps but right off the bat I noticed a 4...
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