Recent Content by CDWard

A diesel engine uses a very high compression ratio to ignite the fuel. When the fuel is injected into the cylinder (which is under extreme pressure and high temperature) the sudden explosion of the expanding flame slams into the piston and cylinder wall creating that wonderful fuel knock we...

I just installed a Magnaflow stainless exhaust on my stock 98. 5 and it performs great. I also put on a K&N RE0880 air filter and it works great as well. I dynoed 201 RWHP and after the air filter and exhaust I dynoed 217 RWHP and 468 lb/ft of torque. It's not a huge increase but quite...

Only a guess, but check the pin connections very carefully for loose or dirty terminals. Thie box can momentarily stop talking to the E. C. M & fuel pump and all kinds of wierd stuff can happen. If you unplug the box and it works fine then it must be the connections or the program itself. Hope...

Check with Piers diesel research . He can fix you up.

Interior noise thanks Thanks Greg, I checked out every bit of info I could find on noise reduction and was amazed at what I found. I think I got the best info from the members that have already dealt with this problem. Thanks to all of them. I think I will be starting a noise reduction...

I have a 98. 5 and it runs great . The only thing that bothers me is the fact that it sounds louder inside the vehicle than others I have driven. Are some insulated better than others ? Don't get me wrong ,I love the rattle of my diesel but it seems a littl excessive.