honed injectors

[DogramTD]

Diesel Power Products will take your current injectors and hone them out to 50 or 90 HP over stock. Any thoughts on this as opposed to buying new nozzles? Has anyone had this service done? I'm on the fence between this service or BD 60 HP nozzles.

 

[p-Bar]

well you will know what you will be getting back. Always hate "exchange" stuff. Curious too

 

[DogramTD]

I like DDP reviews (I know I said BD above, but I was originally looking at the DDP injectors), but I like the price of sending in my own injectors much better, $500 vs $850, and there are no small parts for me to lose while changing nozzles. So is it worth the $65 extra for the 60hp BD nozzles that I have to change myself, or save that $ and have my nozzles tested/honed and ready to install when returned? I like the latter of the two.

 

[subodh]

first of all think about condition of your nozzles and injectors its a 05 truck so what miles do you have? i have mine in the mail injectors broke down completely on 110000 or 120000 dont really remeber but my injectors was just junk and then i found f1 flux 2 complete set. . expensive but what to do with nozzles if the injectors ar so bad it wont start. do it once and do it right

 

[DogramTD]

Trucks got 60K on it, it sits a lot since I spend half the year deployed. If you are speaking of replacing the entire injector; I have no plans on spending 2-3K on injectors this early in the game, I will wait until failure for that. But you make a good point on not spending $$ on nozzles since they will be waste when the injector goes. I think I will go the least expensive route and send the nozzles out for honing, this way, mentally, I wont feel like I wasted nozzles when the injectors kick the bucket.

 

[MAshley]

I would assume if you send your Injectors out to get honed, cleaned and ballanced, they would replace wear items, and verify that your injector is indeed worthy of being worked on and sent back out for service. It eithor works or it doesn't, it meats the bar or doesn't. If 1 or 2 dont I would assume they have spares avaliable to sell so you still have enough. Just because it is new doesn't mean it works better. New stuff brakes all the time that is why there is a warentee, other wise people wouldn't buy it.



Im going through the same Q on a different motor OM352. . I can get new nozzles, but they also offered me an option of having them "new" nozzles honed. I think the idea is to verify that they are all the same and end up with a matched set, so in therory all 6 holes get the same amount of fuel. Thankfully the pricing is a little cheaper.



So back to your debate, I think sending your sticks out to get looked at and honed to your desired level of power is a good idea, save money and you know what you have at the end of the day. + you don't have to mess with taking anything apart, its pull Send out reinstall. Let the pros do what they do, and call it good.

 

[subodh]

there are 2 types of nozzles out there one that fits old style bosch injecors and one that fits old and new style injectors. i think f1 diesel only has the once that fits both nowadays.

so you can go with new nozzles and the nmove them to new bodies if needed.

how long aftermarket nozzles will hold up is another question.

on the otherhand nobody knows about the new style ss injectors theire putting

in our rigs... how wil lthey last. put mine in now and what a truck like brand new

and the smoke with 100hp isnt really a problem better than stock or alot like stock

 

[CKelley1]

unless your after pure power your better off sticking to 50 hp nozzles. up to 50 you gain 2 mpg at around 80 you are back to stock. look hard at ddp they have the best equipment.

 

[DogramTD]

Each injector is tested and inspected before they are modified. An inspected/tested and upgraded matced original set sounds like my best avenue, all I have to do is R&R.



I will look hard at DDP when the original injectors go south, I agree, they are at the top of their game. I am not looking for unusable HP, I tow a 35' 5er toy hauler so i am looking at the 50HP upgrade, probably best for towing. Eventually I will change the cam as well.



MQuirin, thanks for the contact info, I'll give 'em a jingle when I get the chance, can never have too many perspectives!

 

[subodh]

is that true 2mpg with 50hp?

i was told that 100hp could gain the same mpg

i was mostly looking fo millage

was told 1-2mpg with 100hp

and 2mpg with 50hp



thats not fun to know about now cause i drive alot and never tow

but on many forums ive read they gained with 100hp to