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good point, my appologies to the OP. i believe that the C turbo can be the best of both worlds - it has the whistle plus it'll handle more fuel (not more fuel than other turbos, just that it can handle a bit more than stock fuel). if one were to turn up the fuel a bit, you will, as a...

i wouldn't think the front end would like the additional 3000lbs of weight. forget trying to turn it. i'd go pre-DDEC 8v92ta rated at 440hp. still going to be an additional 1500lbs, though...

um, no. water injection does not add power - water injection is used to control egts by further cooling the intake charge lower than the inter-cooler (which should be your first step) can by itself. water injection is best used when mixed with methanol. when methanol is mixed in (max ration of...

he means 12-valve cummins (5.9). they are commonly referred to as 1st gen ('89-'93) 12-valve 2nd gen ('94-'98 ) 24-valve 2nd gen ('98.5-'02) 3rd gen common-rail motors ('03-'07).

not sure i've ever even seen matching clearance lights on the rear of a truck. pick-ups don't have them and not all trailers seem to have them. besides, i thought the only restriction/legality of a clearance or marker light is the color - no? btw - where did you get your clearance lights -...

it didn't. just like the grizzly (ACE replacement) or the M1 based wrecker to replace the '88 - not cost justifiable because the M1 is a) so dam'd expensive, and 2) the M88 / M60 chassis is so dam'd proven and fairly reliable.

they might make some movements for mission critical equipment in the future. most equipment for CombArms units is 99% pre-po now - so what's already on the ground is what will stay. even CSS units are strapped to take anything back - we deployed 90% of our motor pool (left a some HMMWVs and a...

Iraq is a one-way trip. those AVLBs aren't needed anymore and will probably just sit there and rot to death...

i've never seen one that wasn't yellow.

note that using a single-ended ram will result in different steering rates from one direction to another. not a big issue for rear steer (if ever really noticed) but could be an issue for front steer.

ah. springs. the electronic actuator must overcome this to turn the wheels in any direction. remove power, springs push it back to straight. the steering valve is basically a hydro pump itself. it doesn't open a channel and allow flow like a control valve. rather, it displaces a specific...

well... you can't - that's the "failure mode". since the failure mode will not cause an unsafe situation (wheels default to straight), it is considered reliable. hydro assist is not illegal (in most places) because it retains a mechanical link. so failure mode of the system allows the...

russ' is right on. the GM quadrasteer set-up has been determined reliable because the failure mode is "straight." not so w/ hydraulic. hydraulic failure mode is.... well, all bets are off, really.

hydraulic rear steer offerings from PSC, POS, Howe, Stazworks - there's plenty of options out there. [thumbzup]

there are several companies that offer full hydraulic steering kits for the rockwell axles because they are so popular in the off-road world. PSC is who i'll be getting my (front) kit from. since i have a couple front axles already acquired, i was pondering putting one in back after i do the...

more please...

i think that WC1 is flat out gorgeous... :drool:

don't think so, looks very straight forward and even easier than a ford 9". fourwheeler article here. 4wheeloffroad article here and here. might also want to search pirate4x4 for write-ups. but, again, i think it's straight-forward.

do the two turbos use the same turbine wheels and exducers? i have no idea. manufacturing availability? even if from the same manufacturer, volume may not be able to be met so some of the different configurations could be off-the-shelf items for different applications with similar performce...

you are correct, the wastegate will have absolutely nothing to do with how much a turbo whistles, if at all. rather, the design/pitch/blade count of the both the compressor inducer (sometimes) and the turbine exducer (mainly) is what produces the whistle. each of these characteristics will...