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Sounds like a lot of extras to lug around, I have a Milwaukee 1500ib 1/2 drive impact I keep with a hot 5.0 battery on hand. It will knock about 4 tires and wheels out before a battery swap, worth its weight in gold in so many ways on a larger MV. Prior I used to utilize my torque multiplier and...
No, you’re not limited by power, but gearing. The max safe RPM for a caterpillar C12 is 2100 rpm at 65mph anything higher and you will sling a rod among other things. These trucks are RPM governed and will automatically defuel at 2100
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The hills there really whooped on my MTVR, hammer down I couldn’t hold more than 40mph with the cooling fan locked in, then gain up to 45 and it would kick in again!
Fun times, stay safe and keep us in the loop
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At current point, I’ve logged 7000+ miles on 15w40 driving cross-country CA-GA, lots of trips offroad, city driving, some of which turned up with a custom 525hp 1600 torque tune, all with no issues to report as of yet (knock on wood)
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Wes has some good options on the table, I’d recommend booting the wheezing 250 to the curb and toss something in that’ll actually last
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Honestly, a “Whistler-C” turbo is hard on the LDTs with excessive drive pressure for a relatively low boost output, stressing the weak head gaskets moreso than a D turbo.
Stock for stock, the LDS flows more fuel therefor necessitating a larger turbo to flow higher volume of air. Sure, you can...
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