buying a truck

Well, as I posted somewhere back yonder way (that's a few pages ago for all who don't speak in the South Bama dilect), not having been on the road in quite a long while I had to go get a license. Took skills and road test yesterday. Passed in fine form and now have a license to call my very own..... probably a good thing considering the truck parked at my shop.

 

Hey 550...quick question then I'll bug out and go back to reading this post.....

Do the turbos on tractors have any type of blow off valve to prevent surging and the wear and tear associated with it?

Also...I saw that you have an '01 Camaro..... I have a '99 Z28..heads/cam/headers/ORY and do my own tuning (ELILive/Roadrunner/LM1 WB02)

Thanks in advance for answering.

R/

Frat

 

Nah you shouldnt have any type of blow of valve on diesel as there is no throttle body/plate, so there is no need for one.... as far as a turbo matched for a stock engine it wont cause surge untill you start pushing serious amounts of fuel through a big turbo and let off the throttle to quickly it will surge.

Had a 01 SS LS1 6 speed, heads/cam/headers/LM1 wideband did own tuning, the 467hp was on the juice though, i never dynoed it NA after i put the heads on it but i did trap the same speed in the 1/4, 118mph both times..... I sold it last year though.

 

Would Walmart and JB buy something like this?

Be Safe,

Hank

 

+1 on the vette mileage. I had a 99 convertible and 25 mpg on the highway was very easy. Low weight, aerodynamic and a lazy v8 loafing down the road in overdrive. Seems these epa trucks are backwards while trying to reduce emissions, fuel usage is up and power is down.
I wouldn't buy a diesel pickup any older than an '06..

I ran an '06 Megacab Cummins in the oilfield, had electrical problems and talked to many of the guys out there, the Cummins ate injectors, lift pumps were junk ect. Unfortunately, the new diesels are so complex and restricted, like cars in the 70's, it may be a few years to work out a clean/powerful/economical/reliable diesel solution as they did with the cars.

 

Because they need to buy new for replacement turnover.
In the end, even if the "latest and greatest" only earns an extra over the older stuff, .1% X thousands trucks over a year is big money.