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: ? about Van Aaken smartbox


hd guy
07-24-2004, 09:24 PM
well i'm interested in purchasing a van aaken box i was wondering what is the difference between smart box "d" and "e" also for whoever has it how do you like it.also i will be stacking it with my bullydog powerppup and i'm wondering if the van aaken box has the timing looped out would i have to have my bullydog timing looped out aswell or would it be fine and TIA

Got Juice?
07-24-2004, 10:01 PM
The juice stacks very well with the power pup... get the timing looped out of it though.


JMHO

CPMac
07-25-2004, 02:21 PM
The d box is a pressure and timing box. The e box is a pulse width and timing box. If you don't have timing in one of the boxes your stacking you should be ok. And I do like the VA box.

Powell
07-25-2004, 02:31 PM
What happens if you have two boxs with timing??

Got Juice?
07-25-2004, 06:09 PM
What happens if you have two boxs with timing??


Marbles in a coffee can while driving normally... makes our quiet DMX sound more like a 7.3


really bad on T/H on deceleration.


Worst case scenario with too much timing is a blown headgasket...that will usually let go first.

hd guy
07-25-2004, 06:22 PM
thank you guys for the help i appreciatte it

Powell
07-25-2004, 07:11 PM
If you blow a head gasket in a Duramax will it smoke it idle like it does in a normal car?

Powell
07-25-2004, 07:15 PM
or what are tale tale signs of it?

Got Juice?
07-25-2004, 11:28 PM
white smoke, oil looks like milkshake, bubbles in the rad are usual signs yes

Powell
07-26-2004, 01:59 AM
No white smoke, Oil looks perfect, and radiator has no bubbles.. Scary :(

Got Juice?
07-26-2004, 04:23 AM
No white smoke, Oil looks perfect, and radiator has no bubbles.. Scary :(





That being said, some people use 2 boxes with timing in them. It might be a matter of time so it is difficult to gauge the danger.