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Old 07-24-2010, 11:47 PM   #18
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Re: opinion on the 6.2 diesel engine

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It smokes for about 5 seconds before it shifts if I put it to the wood. Under normal driving it doesn't smoke. And when it does smoke it's faint not like rolling coal with a cummins or stroke. It'll smoke more probably when I put the turbo on it. But I'll have a pyrometer and boost gauge hooked up so I make sure it doesn't boost too much or get too hot. The more fuel you throw at it the higher the egts go up. High egts are not good.
IMO every diesel modded or not should have those gauges (boost if it has a turbo that is lol). shouldnt the turbo make it smoke less at high rpms (spooled up and putting in more air). how much is the pump turned up?
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