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I should watch the 70 series forum more closely.
Did the 33x10.50s make the truck steer super straight?
The pictures really don't do the truck justice, I must say. It's much cleaner in person than even these pics show.
Dan
It does steer pretty straight now. It does handle similar to my 40 in the sense that on the highway the wheel base doesn't fit well between the road grooves from the semi trucks. I think the tie rods have done a nice job over the last 25yrs, but replacement is probably in the future.
I have dialed the boost controller in to give approx 10 when I stomp on it. The EGT's never exceed 1000F and she cools down immediately. Just cruising on the highway she pulls between 5-7 on the boost and max EGT is around 750F. She runs so nice.
The engine temperature gauge barely moves. Initially we thought the thermostat was stuck open, I am not so sure anymore. After driving her home from the airport it was blowing hot air out of the heater after only driving for a few minutes. The gauge moves about 1/8 of the way off the full cold position, but quickly returns to full cold position after idling for only a few mins at a stop light. The gauge clearly works, but I am not sure how accurate it is. I have ordered a new thermostat, so we will see what happens after I swap that out.
I have also ordered a provent 200 to separate the oil out of the crankcase vent prior to going back through the turbo and a 1hdt air intake lid to re-plumb the intake section of the turbo to look more stock and generally look cleaner. Silicone pipe and stainless Tclamps will be ordered too once I figure out what pieces I need.
The turbo oil and coolant lines will also be redone and converted to stainless lines with AN fittings. I am undecided about eliminating the coolant all together. The other big decision will be to drill and tap the block to make a new oil supply line. Currently the oil is coming from a t fitting off of the oil pressure on the opposite side of block, so the supply line drapes across the top of the valve cover.