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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 04:19 AM
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Default Vinci 1.8 rocker install attempt #2 = success!!

I decided to man up and try the rocker install again tonight, wasn't as bad as I thought it was gonna be. I started about 9:30 and had everything buttoned back up by 12:45. Turn the key, and VROOM

Just a recap of the new adds this weekend:
3.0 Nelson pulley for Radix (pushes 9 psi now)
Nelson tune
Vinci Ultra-Torque cam (210/218-551/551-116)
Vinci/Crane 1.8 roller rockers
Dual springs
Titanium retainers
7.25" chrome moly pushrods

Went for a test drive. Holy f***. That's all I have to say. I tried one stalled start in 4hi....the stock converter stalls around 2100 now. I couldn't keep the truck from moving. When I popped my foot off the brake I could feel the back end squat firmly and something hopped....not sure if it was the front or rear tires, but I felt like I lost traction for a split second in 4wd. I can't wait to get this thing to the track, then to the dyno. I feel like I have a whole new truck.

This thread was extremely helpful, see post # 19
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...ght=quick+lift

Special thanks to Vinci for first convincing me that I needed the rockers, then for supplying a quality product. I spent more than I wanted to at the time, but it all seems worth it now.

Now all I gotta do is some logging so I can get my Nelson tune dialed in, then take it on down to the 1320 and see what she'll do!

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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by thunder550
then take it on down to the 1320 and see what she'll do!
october!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 09:02 AM
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I don't know if I can wait that long!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Congrats!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 10:06 AM
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G-tech #'s will do . Post em up. Smoke if ya got em!
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 11:27 AM
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Glad you got them setup right - can you feel a big difference with them?
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by O3GMC
Glad you got them setup right - can you feel a big difference with them?
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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Congrats, yeah the first time that I went to adjust them on my truck it was a real son of a bitch, they definitely take a little time to get them right. Now lets see some new numbers.
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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Is there something I can use in HP Tuners to get some estimates on 1/4 time and hp/tq?
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Old Sep 6, 2005 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by O3GMC
Glad you got them setup right - can you feel a big difference with them?
Yes, the cam alone felt awesome, but the rockers add another dimension to it. Throttle response is awesome....I can blip the throttle partway and chirp the tires.
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