Crankcase pressure

[Unilevers]

honestly cats QC is shi#t these days. I wouldnt use a platinum kit if they gave it to me. I dont trust piston packs either so its a waste.

-Buy a IPD overhaul kit - all new parts and better quality that cats shi#t these days
-buy a new cam from cat
-Buy a set of injectors from CAT/a special someone
-Buy a oil pump, water pump, oil cooler and head from cat
-Immediately send the cat head to the machine shop to check to see if its flat/needed planing
-Rebuild your rockers ~ 35 dollars each to do it yourself and its easy
-have the rods checked
-Buy new headbolts from cat - i cryo treat mine
-Buy new injector hold down bolts
-Get block decked and cut the counterbores
-Use a CAT headgasket
-Buy a new spacer plate from CAT and measure it well
-Get a used crank out of a junker, im not the hugest fan of recon cranks. Get it checked
-buy a new wiring harness from cat for both under the cover and head to ECM
-new 180 degree cat thermostats
-make sure piston cooling nozzles are aligned properly (they tend to get bumped/plugged)
-Get a borg warner turbo as they are cheaper and tougher. S430SX is decent
-Get a 1 piece manifold so you dont have to deal with the dam joiners/seal kits
-change the bushings in the front gear train. Nobody does this and they never get checked
-get a new fuel pump as they get weak over long periods. change reliefs in filter base
-assemble it like you care by hand
-dont be silly and run some stupid c16 file or trim codes or fuel numbers in it.
-fix the air intake piping so you dont dust it again.
-drive truck that gets only 6mpg but sounds and looks cool and runs well.
-laugh at others who half assed theirs and they are broken on the side of the road.