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Well, the long drive to work today up and down hills, back roads, highways, and gravel roads all pointed to success! On hills where before I had to downshift to 4th to make it up the other side without drama can now be done in 5th. Way less smoke, evident only when I really get into the throttle. I can now drive this rig around without feeling like I'm holding up traffic, or being a hindrance on steep hills.
This still isn't a rocket ship of course, but way more driveable as a naturally aspirated diesel than it was before. Lower EGT's by about 200 degrees when under load, and a significant reduction in smoke. I haven't even touched the fuel screw yet. I'm going to give it some more time before I even go near it. I suspect this altitude might still make it a tiny bit rich, but I want to watch the temps a bit more first. It'll also be interesting to see what the fuel economy does.
My exhaust is quite loud and will be needing replacement, so I'm thinking maybe 2 1/2" to uncork it just a little... and some sensible tires would give me a little more power too. But the injectors were pricey so I'll be sticking with cheap and cheerful mods for the time being.
This still isn't a rocket ship of course, but way more driveable as a naturally aspirated diesel than it was before. Lower EGT's by about 200 degrees when under load, and a significant reduction in smoke. I haven't even touched the fuel screw yet. I'm going to give it some more time before I even go near it. I suspect this altitude might still make it a tiny bit rich, but I want to watch the temps a bit more first. It'll also be interesting to see what the fuel economy does.
My exhaust is quite loud and will be needing replacement, so I'm thinking maybe 2 1/2" to uncork it just a little... and some sensible tires would give me a little more power too. But the injectors were pricey so I'll be sticking with cheap and cheerful mods for the time being.