headgasket

[rayster]

help me out here guys,based on my sig should i be worried about my headgasket??? someone on here said that with my mods if i dont take serious precautions to minimize airflow and drive pressure it will let go.What does that mean??especially the drive pressure??how do you know that it is high,and why minimize airflow dont you want more air??probably stupid questions but i am lost.All the help i can get would be great

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

[liberty]

usually guys will run stock headgaskets to 45-50 lbs of boost. u have an edgse w/attitude. look at ur boost gauge when u floor it. if it is only around 30lbs of boost then no prob, but any higher than 45 u should probably think about getting some head studs installed just to be safe,

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2007 dodge 5.9 6" lift, 22" mazzi hulk's 37" kumho road ventures. smarty. afe intake, power puck, 8" stacks, sterling grille. 450 hp, 908ft lbs. 14.9 1/4 mile

[rayster]

ya,i dunno i heard that the edge only reads to 42 or 44 psi. And i see 44 psi on the edge all of the time,it has been like that for over a year now,so i dont know what i really have.Can you put in headstuds without pulling the head off??and what is the deal,do the stock studs stretch??and what is drive pressure and how do you know if it is high??

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

[liberty]

if its been like that for a year now i wouldnt worry much about it, and yes i believe u can do head studs without pulling the head, doing em one by one. but i have never done em. and im not exactly sure what drive pressure is, mabye someone will chime in

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2007 dodge 5.9 6" lift, 22" mazzi hulk's 37" kumho road ventures. smarty. afe intake, power puck, 8" stacks, sterling grille. 450 hp, 908ft lbs. 14.9 1/4 mile

[rayster]

ya,but the reason im aking is i havnt put the 200hp sticks in that my sig shows,ive been running 100hp sticks.im going to put the 200's in next weekend,do you know if my boost will increase even more with the bigger sticks or will it stay the same???

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

[rayster]

anyone????????

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

[Blue01Cummins]

it you put to much fuel it will put out the fire

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500, 6 speed, Gauges pyro and boost, Holley Blue, K&N, 4" downpipe to a single 5" stack, Edge comp, and a little juice for fun.
http://www.myspace.com/trperformance

[rayster]

Originally Posted by Blue01Cummins

it you put to much fuel it will put out the fire

What do you mean??do you think that i will have too much fuel and therefore lose power???

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

[Blue01Cummins]

you could lose power but i guess you will be ok with the 3000
heres the drive pressure hopefully this helps Drive pressure

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500, 6 speed, Gauges pyro and boost, Holley Blue, K&N, 4" downpipe to a single 5" stack, Edge comp, and a little juice for fun.
http://www.myspace.com/trperformance

[Blue01Cummins]

i would get a bigger pump than that holley blue

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2001 Dodge Ram 2500, 6 speed, Gauges pyro and boost, Holley Blue, K&N, 4" downpipe to a single 5" stack, Edge comp, and a little juice for fun.
http://www.myspace.com/trperformance

[dieseltracks]

More fuel=More boost.
You're probably goin to be pushin it when you put in the 200's on a stock headgasket and head bolts. You won't "put out the fire", it'll just smoke like a b!tch.
I don't know the specs on ur A3000, so it may not.

Drive pressure is the pressure created in the exhuast housing part of the turbo. If your exhaust housing is to small then it creates a restriction in the outflowing exhaust pressure coming from the cylinders. If the flow is restricted to much then it will "back up" into to the cylinders and cause excessive pressures in the cylinders, which could cause a headgasket to blow.

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Dave
02 2500 QC Longbed 4x4--Goerend Triple Disk/VB/Billet input--VA/Xzillaraider--FTE 100hp injectors--BD 3-pc ported manifold--HX35 w/14cm housing--Holley Red w/in-tank pump--4" exhaust with a 7" blowhole

[rayster]

im not sure on the specs but it flows 10ppm more than a super b and 4 ppm less than a super b special,dont know where that puts me as far as smoke output,i dont care a whole lot for massive amounts of smoke.

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1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch