Finally Got My Truck Back!

[RonJon '06]

9 months after burning my rod bearing and 7 months after starting my rebuild project I am finally able to drive my truck again! After my start up I was worried something was wrong mechanically since it wouldn't stay running but after rechecking just about everything the tune got it sorted out and I'm back on the road again.

I never could have done it without the forum and the help that the members are willing to give here each and every day. I wanted to thank everyone who helped on my rebuild and other threads with a special thanks to KGBIGCOUNTRY and charonblk07 who held my hand in the beginning since I couldn't find a book called Hemis for Dummies anywhere. Thanks fellas, much appreciated.

 

[Statcher1]

Congrats on getting your truck running again. Now go enjoy that beast some


Sent from the Rocket in my Pocket

 

[RonJon '06]

Congrats on getting your truck running again. Now go enjoy that beast some


Sent from the Rocket in my Pocket

Thanks man. I'll have to be careful cause I've had a few speeding tickets in the past and this new cam is pretty awesome.

 

[dodge dude94]

Doesn't mean you're gonna leave us now, right?

 

[RonJon '06]

Doesn't mean you're gonna leave us now, right?

Are you kidding? This place is way too cool to leave. You learn about a lot more than just trucks too.

 

[dodge dude94]

Are you kidding? This place is way too cool to leave. You learn about a lot more than just trucks too.

Good deal!


So when are we getting a ride along video?

 

[RonJon '06]

Good deal!


So when are we getting a ride along video?

A video? Um....there aren't any tracks close by but maybe a lonely country road? I'll have to work on that one.

 

[dodge dude94]

A video? Um....there aren't any tracks close by but maybe a lonely country road? I'll have to work on that one.

That'll work.

 

[tones2SS]

Congrats on getting your truck running again. Now go enjoy that beast some

^^What he said.
Enjoy man.

 

[Redtruck-VA]

Well done!

 

[RonJon '06]

^^What he said.
Enjoy man.

Thanks and I'm having fun already, it's just what I was hoping for.

Well done!

Thank you! I think I've got the bug, I want one of those Aeroforce gauges real bad.

 

[BlueMeanies]

Ultra Congrats RonJon! Enjoy!

Now go eat a Mustang to celebrate!

 

[MyOhFive]

So was it the tune?

 

[RonJon '06]

So was it the tune?

Yep. None of the first tunes worked. I was sent a couple of tunes with a template fix I but couldn't load them into the Intune. Stu had to go back and start with my original backup, then use the fix, then I was able to put it into the tuner. Now it ildes steadily at 700 rpm in open loop and 500-550 rpm in closed loop and doesn't stall. He'll probably tweak it once more.

 

[ST-8]

Where's KGB been haven't seen him post on here in a while. An as for the vid just find a nice open road in Mexico late at night an snap a wot run.

 

[RonJon '06]

Lol, Mexico is a long ways away from here but it does sound like fun.

 

[ST-8]

All highways have a border to Mexico..

I'm real curious to see what your truck would run in a 1/4mi I remember a guy on dodgetalk with the same truck as you doing a supercharger. Think he ran 14.8 which isn't bad for that BIG ASS truck an a being a gasser

 

[RonJon '06]

A road trip then to break in the new engine.

Was that with a supercharger only? My butt dyno tells me I'm getting up to 60 mph a lot quicker than before and on the highway I can pass with a lot less effort. I'm glad I went through all the trouble, even with all the mods it ended up costing less than a brand new 5.7L from DC installed at the dealership.

 

[MyOhFive]

How the HELL are you idling at 500-550??! I dropped mine to 650 with AC off and it stalled twice on me. both times it was a hard dive into the brakes plus turning the wheel, so I think it was prob loss of vacuum.

I think my overlap is slightly more aggressive than yours, but still!!

 

[RonJon '06]

Seriously, it's only stalled once since installing the last tune and that was on the second day backing out of a parking spot and turning the wheel hard. The previous tune did end up giving me codes for running rich and the throttle response was crazy, I hardly had to touch the pedal and it would take off. This tune seems more mellow but no more stalls. I think I like it at 700 rpms best, maybe Stu can fix that for me.