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Old 06-06-2010, 08:48 AM
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I just put a 2.8" pulley on with Alky-Control. Previously just running 11psi and now 16psi. I just had it retuned and honestly can't tell a big difference in power. We were not on they dyno so there is no numbers. With 70-80 temps and running the truck hard for 10 minutes on and off I saw 135 degree IAT temps. I wondering if I could make about the same amount of power and be alot easier on everything by putting a 3" pulley on it? Maybe I need to upgrade heat exchanger now?
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what were your AFR's and did you adding timing with your meth install?
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I was told from Magnuson a bigger HX would be $500!
Perhaps, it's less from someone who sells Maggies.
I was thinkin they'd be closer to $200, maybe $250 at most.

Considering I don't even have my Radix on, I don't think for me, I'll be spending $500 on a bigger HX. I wanna find another option or 2. But I may do something else instead of their HX.

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Originally Posted by sharpshooter
what were your AFR's and did you adding timing with your meth install?
He had it setup 10.9-11.1 with meth. I thought that was too rich but I'm a newbie when it comes to tuning. I was thinking with meth it should be around 11.5?? Yeah he added timing. I thought maybe I'm driving the blower too hard now and building too much heat. I had a 3.2" pulley on it and made about 11psi.
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I think that you're a little too rich. That's robbing power for sure. If you're still running the stock cam, that's really holding you back, alot more than you think.
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16psi? Wow. How are you driving the blower?
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Definitely not the stock cam. LEP blower cam....

Front drive front inlet blower with Innovators 10% overdrive 8 rib pulleys.

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Gotcha! Keep working on the tune, lean it out a little bit at a time and keep an eye on KR. Then start playing with adding timing.
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Originally Posted by scooter k
Definitely not the stock cam. LEP blower cam....

Front drive front inlet blower with Innovators 10% overdrive 8 rib pulleys.
That was what I was going to ask, but the 8 rib setup is probably holding good!





Off topic but what wheels are those? Truck looks sweet.
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Originally Posted by 1bad2k
That was what I was going to ask, but the 8 rib setup is probably holding good!





Off topic but what wheels are those? Truck looks sweet.
Those are TBSS 22" replica wheels on Silverado lug pattern. You can get yourself a set here:


http://www.gmfullsize.com/forum/showthread.php?t=189128


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