DD2 - Increased my Smiles-Per-Mile

[hammong]

Well, I finally did it! I installed my DD2's, boost module, and elbow today. Despite the bruised knuckles, I'm loving life!

EGT will hit 1200 degrees in NO time on the uphill stretches on the highway, at 30 PSI with my foot firmly planted on the long skinny pedal. I guess my next upgrades are going to be DTT VB/TC and a 4" exhaust, pronto!

Accelleration from 70-90 MPH is remarkably faster than "stock", and "lugging" up the local hills at 1600 RPM just begs me to plant the right foot down again and tear right up 'em!

Installation notes: Ugh! Nobody said getting the valve cover off was such a pain in the rear. "Pull down on the heater hose" or so the instructions say. Bah! It would be easier to REMOVE the heater hose and deal with the coolant leak after the install's over.

Getting to that #6 cylinder all the way in the back is a royal pain too. The big engine wiring harness right above it didn't help either, and I ended up NOT putting the engine hoist bracket back on since it took me 20 minutes to get it OFF in the first place. *heh* If my truck needs to have the engine pulled, I'll worry about the hoist bracket then. #ad


Greg



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Y2K Dodge Cummins QC 2500 SLT Laramie 4x4 Long Bed, 4. 10/Auto, Forest Green/Driftwood, 265x75R16 Michelin LTX, 6 speaker CD, Camper/Tow/Plow Packages, Westin Black Nerfs, Mopar bedliner, Ultra bright diamondplate toolbox, K&N Filtercharger. Autometer EGT and Boost gauges with 2-gauge full pillar w/tweeter.
http://www.rints.com/hammond for photos!

 

[Brandon]

crowsfoot flair socket on 5 and 6 make life easy, personally number 5 is the hardest

 

[hammong]

I had a crowsfoot and a stubby 19mm combo wrench to help out.

What's a crowfoot flair socket? Is that the socket with a 90 degree wedge cut out of it? I've heard people talking about making one out of a 19mm deep socket, but don't see how you could "get it on there" with the injector line(s) being so long.

I thought #5 was a piece of cake compared to #6. I ended up removing the 2 screws holding the wiring harness bracket, and moved that completely to the side - gave me a lot more working space for #5 and #6.

Greg

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Y2K Dodge Cummins QC 2500 SLT Laramie 4x4 Long Bed, 4. 10/Auto, Forest Green/Driftwood, 265x75R16 Michelin LTX, 6 speaker CD, Camper/Tow/Plow Packages, Westin Black Nerfs, Mopar bedliner, Ultra bright diamondplate toolbox, K&N Filtercharger, Autometer Ultralite EGT and Boost gauges in 2-gauge pillar w/tweeter, DD Stage II injectors, boost module, and boost elbow. Yee haw!
http://www.rints.com/hammond for photos!

 

[Mopar-muscle]

i have a crowsfoot flare socket , 3/4 in and a snap on 3/8 drive locking swivel head rachet that has about a 10 inch handel , makes the last 2 easier .

i never pulled off the wiring retainer and agree that the valvecover is a PITA to get in and out , but i never had to pull or bend down the heater hose .

after having done injector swaps 6 times on my truck i'm down to 1 hr 15mins now , learned a few tricks that makes things easier , including not using the miller tools injector puller . intake horn bolt and my small pry bar are much quicker .

hamm , you think the DD's are great now , wait till you get that TC in , my EGT at the dragstrip actually went down some with the TC .

 

[fj40charles]

Crowfoot flare wrench has the same end as
a flare or line wrench. 6 pointed.

Charles

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2000 QC 2500 4x4 LWB ETC/DEE, Anti-Spin, 3. 54, Trailer Tow, Camper Special, DD1's, PS boost module, PS high idle kit, PS steel idler pulley, Autometer boost and EGT gauges, Westin nerf bars, Rhino Liner
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My Toy

1969 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40
350 TBI, Turbo 400, ARB lockers front/rear, 4 wheel power disk brakes, 4. 88 ring/pinion, 3 speed transfer case, full roll cage, Warn 8274, MRT 36 bolt beadlocks with Super Swamper Boggers (16x35x15), Saginaw Power steering, custom bumpers/fenders/nerf bars/skid plate, GM tilt steering column, 6 point roll cage, RCI racing seats with 5 point harness. Loves to be pulled behind the Dodge and pass the powerjokes going up hills.

 

[CCahill]

hammong,
Once you get the DTT piecyparts in your truck... . You'll really feel what a kicka**s engine the Cummins is... . With your combo... 30-80 will be a HOOT!!!! #ad
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Colin

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2001 Quad,4x4,AT,4. 10LS,LB,Loaded enough,stock,mostly... . 65 Chevelle sedan, Hella nice driver, 53 Nash Rambler Convt,1 of 653 built,[not a Metro], GM drivetrain, injection, and auto/od
Specialized FSR PRO Stumpjumper,Cannondale F2000, Loaded
MTD Lawn tractor with flames Cummins ISB
12' fishin' boat, loaded. .