Why No S/C Towing?
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If you want to tow ther is nothing like the Powerdyne. The Radix just doesnt make any boost down low. You have to wait forever for the spool.
J/K hahahahah
Hey jephs422, can I get more info on that Yukon of yours? I want mine to put out numbers like that one of these days.
J/K hahahahah
Hey jephs422, can I get more info on that Yukon of yours? I want mine to put out numbers like that one of these days.
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One of my customers has a Radix on a 2500HD and regularly pulls with it. The only downside is fuel milage. The Radix comes into boost so quick that you end up in power enrichment alot and there goes the fuel milage. I can't think of any other issue's though.
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Originally Posted by Snake Eater
J/K hahahahah
Hey jephs422, can I get more info on that Yukon of yours? I want mine to put out numbers like that one of these days.
Hey jephs422, can I get more info on that Yukon of yours? I want mine to put out numbers like that one of these days.
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Yeah I tow this 9000 lb beast up hills, and long ones too, at 100 km/h or better. I had to upgrade rad core thickness, and am thinking of larger heat exhchanger for intercooler. So far no more issues. I was very specific when I bought it and they set it up for towing purposes. It is only like 1 PSI less (still hit 6.5PSI), and still ripps when empty. Yeah fuel milage is an issue when towing, but I am hoping 2 bar MAP will help a little with that. I forsee no big trouble with yours, maybe tranny but have no experiance with that.
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Originally Posted by zippy
One of my customers has a Radix on a 2500HD and regularly pulls with it. The only downside is fuel milage. The Radix comes into boost so quick that you end up in power enrichment alot and there goes the fuel milage. I can't think of any other issue's though.
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I'm certainly not saying that it's the Radix's fault about the fuel milage. They happen to make boost a bit quicker than some others so there is some difference there, but it's minimal. Whether you go into power enrichment at 42% or 47% doesn't matter much. It's simply a boosted issue. For guys that do alot of towing I usually recomend that they just build a 408 for about the same amount of money. I don't want to go into that here because that's off topic. I will say that anyone that I know that has done towing with a Radix is more than happy with it's power output as any would having boost when towing. The only downfall I've really ran into is fuel milage. A 2 bar tune makes that issue alot less noticable though and if you do much towing you're either going to want to do a 2 bar tune or keep the boost level to 6psi or below.
Just my opinion...
Just my opinion...
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I guess a turbo would be even worse towing. With a load on the engine it would stay pretty high in the boost. My Blazer usualy ran 1-2psi at 70, but throw 1K behind it and it would run a constant 4-6psi at 70.
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Originally Posted by Snake Eater
I guess a turbo would be even worse towing. With a load on the engine it would stay pretty high in the boost. My Blazer usualy ran 1-2psi at 70, but throw 1K behind it and it would run a constant 4-6psi at 70.
Did you run into any overheating or high EGT numbers from that?
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