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9 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

Got a lot of the teardown done. It's looking a little scary at this point, but can't make an omelet without breaking a couple eggs.

The goal for tomorrow is to get at least the fuel system done and the oil pan swapped out.

The fuel system is getting upgraded to the lt4 injectors and pump, and I have an oil pan with an bungs for the turbo oil return lines. Anything else that gets done tomorrow is just icing on the cake. 25bf16c9005cc8af94087d0c6dcbbe73.jpg919d79c5ef5b804bc162e9c709c17cc1.jpg

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Did the oil pan come with the kit?

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Sorry I haven't made more progress posts, but between all the quarantine honey dos and working on the truck too, I've been beat at the end of the day.   Good news though, install is done! Had a little

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I will make sure and take a pic or two when I get the headers mounted, but as a little teaser, here's a pic from before the ceramic coating. This is the driver's side header. Sent from my SM-N950U

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Here you go. I still have some more re routing and such to do with the coolant lines and harness, but the headers are on!   Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk      

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The kit comes with weld on bungs and measurements on where to drill the holes and what size drill bit to use.

I had Armageddon prepare a seperate oil pan, because they have good welders and it's quick and easy for them to pop a couple holes and weld them on. I just have to swap the pans and send my original pan back.

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It's definitely a lot of work, paying someone else for the labor would be pricey. If you have a little diy skill and can follow directions, I think it's doable by anyone.

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Well, yesterday I got the fuel system and the oil pan done, no pictures because there's really nothing exciting to show right now.

Headed back to work today, so progress is gonna be slow for a bit. I'm only gonna be able to put in an hour or two here and there, but I have a couple weeks vacation in April, so I'll get back on the grind and knock the rest of the install out then for sure.

For the record, the oil pan can be removed from a 4x4 truck without pulling the engine, but dang, it is a real pain in the ass. It might be easier to just pull the engine if you can lol.

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On 3/27/2020 at 6:58 AM, lovelessjl said:

The kit comes with weld on bungs and measurements on where to drill the holes and what size drill bit to use.

I had Armageddon prepare a seperate oil pan, because they have good welders and it's quick and easy for them to pop a couple holes and weld them on. I just have to swap the pans and send my original pan back.

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Very smart.  I was always worried that if I tapped the oil pan for boost setup I would mess it up! Ended up going with a supercharger. Less things to go wrong. 

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if you think about it, id like to see pics of the new exhaust manifolds installed before they get covered up w/ all the rest of the system

 

Here you go. I still have some more re routing and such to do with the coolant lines and harness, but the headers are on! fc09aa2a56ba64c63bb879542ebab8a1.jpg92bfc7582e3c31fca9f56475ae29de6d.jpg

 

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Sorry I haven't made more progress posts, but between all the quarantine honey dos and working on the truck too, I've been beat at the end of the day.

 

Good news though, install is done! Had a little issue (completely my fault) and had to pull the oil pan again. Basically I got in a rush when installing the oil pan the first time and didn't give the rtv enough time to set up before tightening all the bolts. So I had to do that part all over again. Such a pain in the ass. But got it sorted and everything is working great now.

 

Since the base tune has the truck running pretty rich, she's just gonna sit until the tuner can fit me in. Can't wait to get the tune sorted and go take a rip! c3e15aa7616a0809bf45ac33a3e56f8b.jpg898090a490f6e11609b5a92535fd39f6.jpg

 

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11 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

Sorry I haven't made more progress posts, but between all the quarantine honey dos and working on the truck too, I've been beat at the end of the day.

 

Good news though, install is done! Had a little issue (completely my fault) and had to pull the oil pan again. Basically I got in a rush when installing the oil pan the first time and didn't give the rtv enough time to set up before tightening all the bolts. So I had to do that part all over again. Such a pain in the ass. But got it sorted and everything is working great now.

 

Since the base tune has the truck running pretty rich, she's just gonna sit until the tuner can fit me in. Can't wait to get the tune sorted and go take a rip! c3e15aa7616a0809bf45ac33a3e56f8b.jpg898090a490f6e11609b5a92535fd39f6.jpg

 

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Sweeet!! Can't wait to see what kind of power you make on the dyno

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That makes 2 of us!

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Any updates? Post some videos

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No updates just yet, I ordered a flex fuel sensor so I can run ethanol, which I think will be my fuel of choice, but I wanna keep the ability to run pump gas while on road trips and such. Waiting on that to get tuned, so they can tune the ethanol tables while they have it.

Rough impressions while on the base tune, even with the stock 5.3 this thing is already a beast. So much fun to drive. Im just letting her sit in the driveway with an occasional short trip to town so I don't have any problems fouling the plugs (base tune is rich enough to throw a check engine light).

Doing anything with the plugs is gonna be a massive pita. Backing the header bolts out almost all the way is just about mandatory since Armageddon sent ceramic booted plug wires. They just don't flex enough to ger off the plugs around the header. It's TIGHT.

Sensor should be here Tuesday, and I'll get in line for a tune as soon as I get it installed. Dyno sheets, videos, and reviews all coming soon.

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Got the flex fuel sensor installed and also upgraded to a 3 bar map sensor at the same time. At this point in just at the mercy of my tuners schedule.

I'm not gonna lie, being patient waiting for my turn on the dyno is getting hard. Can't wait to be able to hammer on this thing and see what she's capable of.

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10 hours ago, lovelessjl said:

Got the flex fuel sensor installed and also upgraded to a 3 bar map sensor at the same time. At this point in just at the mercy of my tuners schedule.

I'm not gonna lie, being patient waiting for my turn on the dyno is getting hard. Can't wait to be able to hammer on this thing and see what she's capable of.

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E85 is definitely going to unleash some more power and ruin your fuel economy lol. I have been filling up with e85 since its cheap and it doesn't last long at all compared to a 91 fill up.

 

So Armageddon supplied a 2 bar sensor? I am new to the whole map sensor and how it works. The more bars the more boost is reads? Why would you need to upgrade it?

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