Power Wagon Rebuild (Update: 11/5/08)

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10-05-2010, 04:18 PM

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neilandbob

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This is a top thread. Cool work, glad you didn't give up on it!

10-05-2010, 08:40 PM

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josh19wrc

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thanks guys!

Got a throttle cable hooked up finally. hooked up the IAC valve, it lights right off now. Turned the main fuel trim down, which works great at idle, but, it stumbles when you dip into the throttle now... I will have to turn it back up, and trim out the fuel at the idle points in the fuel curve. Also discovered that BOTH valve covers are leaking, BAD. Awesome. That'll be fun to fix with the turbos directly over both

10-18-2010, 04:40 PM

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DreamworldUC

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Great work can't wait to see it finished

10-19-2010, 03:11 PM

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boosted-t

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lookin really good man,i cant wait to see some numbers

09-01-2011, 10:06 AM

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busa4

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whats the status on this build? been wanting to see this for a while. no posts in almost a year.......

09-07-2011, 12:33 PM

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josh19wrc

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Got the rig finished, but, not in a way that I anticipated. I had a multitude of problems with the V8, so I got fed up and yanked it out. Whoever runs the universe agreed with me and threw me a bone. I found a Cummins 4BT 4L turbodiesel for 1200 bucks, which is a steal. I plunked that down in there, and she is putting out around 150HP, 400 ft-lb of torque and get 18MPG. It has been running for about 3 months now with no major issues:

Old video, back when I first got it running... no throttle pedal even yet!

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09-07-2011, 12:35 PM

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josh19wrc

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Oh, and is still turbo, as you can tell from the pictures!! Running an HX35 off a 6 cylinder Dodge Cummins truck, with upgraded fuel pin, intercoolers, and the pump turned up some:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=980455

09-07-2011, 08:14 PM

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HMT-Roger

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How long did it take for you to do this? Love the pics by the way!

09-08-2011, 06:34 AM

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busa4

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awesome! really wanted to see that twin turbo/supercharger setup running but awesome none the less.
enjoy!

12-10-2011, 02:27 AM

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DunKrS

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Beautiful work man, what is it you do for a living? The big block was amazing, but the 4bt seems much more simple and easier to work on should the need arise. I was so glad to see you keep mopar with mopar instead of the hacks the decide a 350 swap is a good idea in a power wagon =/ Beautiful truck, I applaud your clean, tidy, and done right style of work! Keep it up! =)