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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:27 AM
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Havent driven the truck yet...damn rain But went ahead and installed the Caspers Volt booster. It was a direct plug and play install. Claims to boost alternator volt output an additional 2.2 volts once the TPS sees 70% throttle input. This may be a good inexpensive alternative to running a BAP. Granted it only boost 2.2 more volts, but its less than 100 bucks shipped. I see it more as an added insurance policy that there is no voltage drop when going WOT. I believe myself and Superado are the only ones here trying these things out. I searched on tech and seems quite a bit of car guys run them, even some BIG HP guys. I have heard this can cause the tune to go rich since it will boost the fuel pump output some. I'll post my experiance with it once I get some time behind the wheel.


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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 11:38 AM
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This only works on the drive by cable systems? Too late for me, but I'm interested in your results. How much of a pressure drop were you seeing?
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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I may just wait and not install mine until I can get back with my tuner.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Superado
I'm hard headed dammit!!!
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 04:35 PM
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Originally Posted by trever1t
This only works on the drive by cable systems? Too late for me, but I'm interested in your results. How much of a pressure drop were you seeing?
Yes, I think it may only work on cable systems, not sure though. I really havent seen any pressure drop, but once at night it dropped off during the initial hit when I went to WOT, then it recovered. That was with headlights on of course, a/c on, radio on. I think I may have caught it at just the right time then. It had never done that before.
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by ranwalk
Yes, I think it may only work on cable systems, not sure though. I really havent seen any pressure drop, but once at night it dropped off during the initial hit when I went to WOT, then it recovered. That was with headlights on of course, a/c on, radio on. I think I may have caught it at just the right time then. It had never done that before.

If you had the headlight out with the headlight mod you would have been OK
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Old Jul 15, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ranwalk
Yes, I think it may only work on cable systems, not sure though.
that is correct sir...
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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Drove the truck today. Just as superado reported with his experiance, once I hit 70% throttle, the volt guage jumped up a good 2-2.5 volts. Not sure if this has affected the tune or not at this point. Hope to get the truck to Futral within the next month to have it checked to see.
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 12:12 PM
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casper makes great products- and he has fallen on some hard times currently with his legal battles over the o2 sims from the government.

i used many of his products on my grand national and his products are top notch
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Old Jul 19, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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ranwalk...do you have a wideband A/F guage?
as mentioned in my thread, mine richened up after the install...
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