Cat 6TSXXXXX??

ahhh, the answers you seek are in threads already.....alittle reading will get you what you want to know

or you could just wait for DDS, Caterpillarwrench and 550 (if/when he makes a return)

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ighteen-wheelers/69250-cat-power-and-mpg.html

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...67088-question-for-550-dds-acert-experts.html

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...ers/66898-3406e-cat-gurus-what-piston-do.html

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...s-eighteen-wheelers/65986-6nz-ecm-on-bxs.html


anything CAT related is in a thread somewhere in this section, it might take some looking but it can be found

 

I don't know that block strength was an issue on the 5EK even.They had more of a problem with crankshafts breaking.But even on those,if you have a new damper on the crankshaft pulley,and an add on balancer,I would'nt be worried about it.You have a 6TS set at 550,I am assuming you have the 58 injectors which is good,get the trim codes changed to 5232 for better throttle response,and I am also assuming you do not have the marine cam,that is one of the best upgrades you can do to an E motor.Also,do you have somebody that can change fuel settings in your ecm?As far as the turbo goes,that should be good for now.

 

Why did you pull the 5EK out?

 

The 6TS is way stronger than the 5EK, you can safely build 1000hp with out worrying bout cracking block. The 5EK becomes a liability around 750hp.

 

Looks whos back!

 

When I was running the stage 3, Michigan told me to not exceed 50 psi boost. I told him at that time i was running 53 psi on level 4 on the box and he said, "oh jezzus!......try to keep it under 50." The stage 3 is supposed to be good for 800-850hp .


I upgraded to a Stage 5 and added some more fuel w/ a different set of injectors now it runs 52-53 psi on level 2 on the box w/ the stage 5.

 

They told me their stage 5 is good to 45psi, when i told them i saw 56lbs out of it they said the same thing, "oh jezus!!!!"

 

Hey 550,

You probably have the same factory boost gauge that I have. It's funny seeing the needle swing all the way down the bottom and come back up the left side till it bottoms out hard against the bottom of the pin at 0. I was going to swap out the gauge for one from an 04 accert (0-60psi) but I haven't bothered because I had the digital readout on the Pittsburgh display.