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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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well ill try here, i posted a thread in the diesel forums and no help there. i need some tuning on one of my fedex stepvans, its a 06 freightliner with a 4 cylinder mercedez benz turbo diesel, anyone here know who can tune this in southern CA?
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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Are you going to turn up the boost or what?
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:24 AM
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need to bring some of the torque down
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need to bring some of the torque down
I was going to say damn your dedicated to "fast" delivery haha.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 04:06 AM
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Try PPE in Placentia, Ca. that's what they specialize in.

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To much torque? Never heard of that problem. Does it take off to fast or is really hard to control?
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:39 PM
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No I think the problem is wear and tear he owns his own fedex del trucks. That would be my guess
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ran into this .. thought it was pretty

http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/video...1rMcH7S078u074
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Originally Posted by HEYPAL01impala
No I think the problem is wear and tear he owns his own fedex del trucks. That would be my guess
excactly my point
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Try PPE in Placentia, Ca. that's what they specialize in.
i called them b4 i posted any thread since im pretty close to them and they said they dont do mb motors
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theres a place a block away from me called DPS that does all sorts of diesel stuff.

http://www.dpsdirect.com/
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