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Old 12-09-2007, 03:48 PM
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Good question - YES it does.

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Originally Posted by turbobenz View Post
One thing ive always wondered is if the clattering is a good thing. From what I understand, its the detonation of the diesel, causing a pinging on the cylinder walls. If it sounds soft, then that means that its a less powerful explosion right? Ive run a few gallons of vegetable oil through my car (with a setup under the hood like that when you do a diesel purge) for fun and noticed that at idle the clattering goes away also. With the monark nozzles does your car run better?
I'm not so sure loud always = more power. It still sounds like a diesel but it's smoother and more efficient. What you get when replacing worn out injectors = wide, stringy fuel jet, opening too soon even when the static timing is correct, inconsistent fuel delivery even when the IP is metering properly versus concise, controlled fuel jet delivered with good atomization consistently opening at the correct pressure for the correct duration. It adds up to the engine getting fuel the way it should. I need less throttle pedal to accelerate, it went from light smoke on start up to none at all and starting is just a tad quicker. To answer - Yes it runs much better but if your injectors test out OK I'm not sure you will see as big an improvement.
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