[6DoF]

so in the before the max i ever saw was 60psi, but that was a long pull on the highway in 4th letting the R's run out. the VE never had the fueling capable of using anywhere near that much, and then i turned the pump down a good bit trying to drive it around town without constant coal rolling. the only way i used to be able to see over 30 was really letting it eat and getting the R's up

now in the after ... ho-lee-phuk. went out and started playing with it on my arbitrary 1st settings. no matter what i did there was no way i could make any smoke, meaning fuel was really conservative. but i was able to get like 38psi only kind of trying. at that point it was across the board better than the VE in every metric already. except when boost came in i was getting a vibration now. wasn't engine though so oh well, time to turn it up.

arbitrarily gave the pre-boost screw 2 full turns and loosened the star wheel some significant amount. big moves, lets see what happens. also swapped for a lighter throttle return spring and it's much nicer.

if i get after it, JUST as boost rolls in, there's a small waft of smoke. i think i nailed the pre-boost, but after that it's still totally clean. power and boost ramp faster, vibration is getting worse. i saw 53psi once when i stayed in it just briefly. the spool difference is next level, i can now be over 50psi where before it wouldn't have yet made 5.

at this point i start screwin with it to feel it out, i need seat time before i turn it up any more. come around a corner in 3rd, rolling into it, vibration comes in, shift to 4th and no vibration as i clutch it, but throttle into 4th and the vibration ramps with boost. it's at this point i realize i'm drifting the truck. well sh!t. re-test in a straight line. sure as sh!t, my vibration this whole time has been axle hope just spinning tires. with the traction bars it's a high frequency for any axle chatter i've felt before.

hoods back on, alternator hasn't been charging. previous owner swapped to some stand alone regulator from the ECU, i might have fried it. now i'm trying to decide between $360 for a proper 1-wire alternator with warranty that bolts in, or $150 to void warranties and DIY a 1-wire.