Increasing Horsepower

[rlmowin]

did you decide to do anything to your 4310 to boost power? if so, what and how?

 

[SCORPIO26]

Modifing a diesel engine is not the disaster many of you are making it sound like. Now I'm not talking about the guys that are trying for record breaking HP, I'm talking about sensable modification. I have a 1987 F350 with a 6.9L Navistar. It was naturally aspirated when i got it in 1991. I ran OK but had little power. I installed a Banks turbo and exhaust and gages and turned up the fuel 1/6 of a turn on the screw. It made a world of difference in performance. That was in 1995, I still have this truck (12 foot box and lift gate) and run it almost daily and load it heavy. I have almost 300,000 miles on it and it still runs strong. I don't push for more HP all the time and I watch my EGTs, WOT it will stay below 1000 which I've been told is safe. Must be since its still going strong. Now if I'd gone out and turned up the fuel more, I probablly would have blown it up long ago. I think the idea here is there is a little bit of room to play with the engine so long as you don't get carried away. I have a post up about turning up the fuel on a Landini with a Perkins 1104d-44t. I don't want to go nuts, but I'd like the engine to make the HP that Perkins rates it for (99.9). Currently its at 85, detuned by Landini. they put that same engine into two other models all physically identical to mine but one of those is rated at 99.9. So I'm curious if I can adjust it up to spec.
JMHO

 

[90dodgectd]

Anyone here turn up the pump on a Ford 1700? Id like to get some more power out of the little 2cyl.

 

[Soundguy]

what are your goals? a turbo charger and more smoke?

Howabout a larger tracvtor that will last a lil longer if you need bigger tools / have bigger jobs than the 1700 will do ?

soundguy

 

[90dodgectd]

I want it to be able to hold high rpm in high gear up a hill without a turbo. More smoke is good too.