What is done to your Cummins Turbo Diesel
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I recall when installing my Banks powerpack that I cranked the engine during the period where there was no exhaust installed. The engine was not noticably louder. The old mechanical fuel injection was still the biggest noise maker. The turbo makes a pretty good muffler all by itself.
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Your turbo is a bit of a muffling device. A little, but not much.
The biggest reason the old engines were so much louder was the cylinder pressure and timing.
The old 12V's only had 1 injection event per cycle and this made the cylinder pressures spike which causes the "diesel rattle"
The newer engine have the pilot and post injection events that prevent that spike and subsequently lower the engine noise.
A straight piped 12 valve will set off car alarms. A straight piped 6.7 is still pretty quiet, the loudest thing you hear is the turbo.
The biggest reason the old engines were so much louder was the cylinder pressure and timing.
The old 12V's only had 1 injection event per cycle and this made the cylinder pressures spike which causes the "diesel rattle"
The newer engine have the pilot and post injection events that prevent that spike and subsequently lower the engine noise.
A straight piped 12 valve will set off car alarms. A straight piped 6.7 is still pretty quiet, the loudest thing you hear is the turbo.
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Some great info
Your turbo is a bit of a muffling device. A little, but not much.
The biggest reason the old engines were so much louder was the cylinder pressure and timing.
The old 12V's only had 1 injection event per cycle and this made the cylinder pressures spike which causes the "diesel rattle"
The newer engine have the pilot and post injection events that prevent that spike and subsequently lower the engine noise.
A straight piped 12 valve will set off car alarms. A straight piped 6.7 is still pretty quiet, the loudest thing you hear is the turbo.
The biggest reason the old engines were so much louder was the cylinder pressure and timing.
The old 12V's only had 1 injection event per cycle and this made the cylinder pressures spike which causes the "diesel rattle"
The newer engine have the pilot and post injection events that prevent that spike and subsequently lower the engine noise.
A straight piped 12 valve will set off car alarms. A straight piped 6.7 is still pretty quiet, the loudest thing you hear is the turbo.
Thanks for all the great information you share with us,maybe we can get your thoughs on the so called death wobble.....
I enjoy reading your post and getting informed
Thanks again Mike
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Actually, there is a lengthy thread about it already.
The last post by God Ram It pretty much explains it, bad geometry.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-c...ml#post1785569
Add some caster to the alignment, a steering box brace and check yout track bar bushings.
Unfortunately, the death wobble is not just a Dodge thing. It's pretty common in any solid axle truck.
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Thank again
Just so as not to get to far off the original topic, start a new thread on this subject.
Actually, there is a lengthy thread about it already.
The last post by God Ram It pretty much explains it, bad geometry.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-c...ml#post1785569
Add some caster to the alignment, a steering box brace and check yout track bar bushings.
Unfortunately, the death wobble is not just a Dodge thing. It's pretty common in any solid axle truck.
Actually, there is a lengthy thread about it already.
The last post by God Ram It pretty much explains it, bad geometry.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/dodge-c...ml#post1785569
Add some caster to the alignment, a steering box brace and check yout track bar bushings.
Unfortunately, the death wobble is not just a Dodge thing. It's pretty common in any solid axle truck.