1995 - more engine torque?

[GBrown]

I have a 1995 - 4x4 3500, and I'v searched all the good books and I can't find a good answer on how to get more power out of the engine, except install a new filter and exhaust system ? I'm just looking for enough power to get me over these hills in Arizona, pulling a 28' 5-wheel, also I want to stay away from an timing changes (law violation)!!!!



thank you- gbrown

 

[Joe G.]

All the 12 valve go fast mods mentioned in the 12 valve engine forum work on a '95. Any go fast mods are a law violation if anyone checks which they don't as far as I know. I got stopped for speeding once and no remarks about mods or anything. I managed to smoke up the CHP car pretty good while it was behind me. The blue lights were dimmed a bit by the smoke. He didn't even mention that.

 

[WDimig]

oh theres plenty to do to you truck, you can chage your timing but not by much, anything over 1. 5 deg. of timing on a stock headgasjet can be detrimental. by advaincing your timing you will get a slight increase in fue mileage, a little bit more top end power, your bottom end power might suffer jut a bit, the higher your timing is the less power you maek down low in the RPM range, and the more you maek in the upper RPM range. you can add a fuel plate, and a st of 3k springs in the injection pump, that alone will wake up your truck, along with a good CAI, and exhaust, anymore than that and you will be needing to upgrade your drive line.



wes

 

[Joe G.]

I really doubt that a cop or inspection station has a way to check to see what the timing is on a 12 valve anyway. It's not some sort of hook up a timing light and see what it is. More like $300 at a Cummins or Bosch shop to check it. Same sort of thing with most 12 valve mods. The crazy thing is mechanical so a scan tool won't work Gotta get tools and take things apart. Then they have to have some knowledge about what they are looking at.

 

[DavidGardner]

See my signature below to see what I have done to mine. The TST # 6 plate and 215 injectors work great. I do have guages and have never exceeded the temp limitations. I do pull a 26 ft travel trailer with a slide out and have gone over long hard pulls at 65 mph in fourth gear overdrive with the torgue converter locked up and no problems. If you go with this I would recomend guages (EGT and Manifold pressure). Your stock auto matic will hold up to this for awhile but you should start saving for an up-graded auto trans. There are a lot of them out there and they are all good. I like what I have and it still works as good as they day they installed it. 100 thousand miles pluss on it.



Good luck and enjoy your 12 valve. They are awesome. I rolled over 205,000 on mine yesterday.



Dave Gardner

 

[GBrown]

Thanks joe:

just getting back , I was blocked from the form ? I'll look into the timing!!! - I'v been to Eureka - I lived in Redding - went to Ferndale a few times - worked for a telephone co. in Redding.

garry

 

[GBrown]

thanks David:

just getting back to you - I'v been blocked from the form(computer trouble)? I'll look into the things you did to your '95 slt. I love Wash. state - I was stationed at Spokane(Fairchild afb) in '56-59.



garry

 

[GBrown]

W. Dimig:

thanks for your help- I'll look into your advice on timing the old 12 .



garry