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spooling up faster

06-30-2002, 08:26 PM

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Heetseeker_1

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spooling up faster

Well, I hooked up and took off for the Sierras for the first towing test since the DTT trans mods were done. The results? Exaust braking was so nice I found myself chuckling so much my wife began to stare and shake her head. 2nd gear lock up was awesome going up a steep grade out of Bear River Resort and the 3k GSK helped fuel it as fast as I wanted it to.

The only problem, and I'm sure its a small one, is taking off from a stop....uphill. The Dodge just tries and tries and pumps out so much black smoke that I though someone would dial 911. Once the turbo spools up, away we go but what about a little more grunt on the low side? It's only a 6k lb TT!

I have the timing set to 15.5, a #6 tst plate (forward some), exaust and a stock housing, and a K&N. How can I overcome the slow take-off senario? Any help is valued...

Thanks, Steve.

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