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Before this thing goes on let me just thank you folks for taking the time to educate a young pup like me, I'm not an expert so I really appreciate the help. O.K. in regard to answering a few questions, here goes:
Will your EGT continue to climb beyond 1200° at 2000 RPM? You do have the complete Stinger kit and not just the chip?[/font]
I've never let the EGT go over 1200 that I can recall, as soon as she reaches that point I downshift. I'm not sure how much higher it would climb if I left it 5th. The truck has the whole Stinger Kit, the 1/2 turbo, IC pipes, intercooler, chip and exhaust. [/font]
Lugging means you have pedal to the metal but engine RPM is not increasing, and instead RPM is falling. Maybe falling ever so slightly, but falling just the same. Your analog tach is not precise enough to drive on the edge of lugging, so if you do it, then you need a digital tach - such as the digital tach that is included with the Ford factory optional auxiliary idle controller (AIC) fo '99-'04 PSDs.
Even with the camper on my back I have plenty of pedal left, I've been easily able to accelerate going up hill in 5th gear. Typically I'll have the cruise set and my first indication I'm climbing is I hear the turbo start whinning, (a sound I love even to this day), the boost rises to about 15 to 18 pounds, and then I watch the EGT's climb until 1200. I then disengage the cruise, down shift, and climb the rest of the way in 4th. When the RPMs are up around 2300-2400 in 4th the EGT is about 1000. I do have an AIC for accurate RPM's. Anyway, that's a long answer, but the short answer is, in 5th(OD), I can stab the pedal, the boost will jump and away I go! - Tom
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2001 F-350 DRW, 4x4 PSD , 185K miles, 6-speed, Banks Power Pack, Banks Brake, Ford High Idle Controller
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