Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) Which is better

[REFLOYD]

ok wich is better. the #8 plate or a #10? the reason i ask this is because most people are running a #10 that I have talked to and the ones with the 370 injectors say they can black out a two lane highway when they get on it :-laf .

I cant do that with my #8 plate and the 370's. Oh yeah i have the automatic in my ride.

 

[bmoeller]

Have you advanced the fuel injection pump timing yet? Just did mine. Less smoke now. And, in the off chance you still have a stock auto trans, it can't load the engine well enough to really make smoke. Once I got my built auto, I could blow smoke in 1st gear. Oo.



Also, how loose is the spring in the AFC housing, and is the housing slid full forward? (You might have told me this earlier, but I forget. ) I have my sring as loose as it will go, outside of disassembling the housing, and the housing is full forward.



Plate-wise, can't really say. They have different profiles on them, and haven't seen one. A 10 plate is good for towing, since it cuts the fuel back on the top-end to help keep EGTs down. Kind of half-moon shaped profile.

 

[Matthug]

Each plate is different for each pump. The 10 plate is the bad boy for the 215 pump, but won't do much at all on a 160 pump it might give you 30-40 HP. Since you have a 180 pump the comparitive to a #10 plate on a 215 for a 180 would be a number 5 plate. Or if you want more low end power (better have a built trans!) get a number 4 plate.