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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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anybody know of any kinda like this site? something with info on how to make them perform better and what not?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:29 PM
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What kinda truck and what motor is in it? I know for some of the electronic Cats you can order a box for them. Also the ones with manual fuel pumps you can turn up and you can mess with injector timing on them. Swap out turbos. There are actually a few things you can do to them. I have a uncle with a trucking company and they dont have but maybe one truck that runs the same as stock.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:54 PM
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i know the stuff can be done but i'd like to see what/how other people do it like we do on ths site. it will be a 3406E cat. i know pittsburg makes a "box" for performance but i wondered if there was actual tuning software like what we use. and to see what else guys do to their trucks
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 06:22 AM
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this inherited truck? guess things turned out ok?
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 10:42 AM
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Australia is real big on racing semi's. I'm sure they have some forums about modding.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 08:05 PM
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Not sure about software but the pittsburg box I believe is what my cousin had and there was only two people in the us that could adjust it. Or that is what he was told when he got it cause it is turned up as far as the guy with the laptop could. Cat, cummins I have always heard are very protective of there software.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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make a friend at the dealer and they can turn it up with the factory software.
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 08:31 PM
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i know www.thedieselgarage.com has a heavy duty truck section...seeing your saying its electronically controlled it might have the same HEUI(hydraulic electronic unit injector) injection as the 7.3 and 6.0 powerstrokes...if you cant find and injection pump than more than likely thats what you got...

let us know what happens as if you can figure out whatcha got...
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Canadian's are into racing big rigs too. Here are some lightly modded trucks! LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8YJ8Cgtic
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by TieRod
Canadian's are into racing big rigs too. Here are some lightly modded trucks! LOL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o8YJ8Cgtic
i actually just posted pretty much the same video in another thread a few days ago...
https://www.performancetrucks.net/fo...d.php?t=424099
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