# 1990 dodge d250 cummins **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [October 7, 2013, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1990-dodge-d250-cummins/267820 "2013-10-07T17:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 69
**Author:** ![toomanycamaros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@toomanycamaros](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/toomanycamaros)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2013, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1990-dodge-d250-cummins/267820/69 "2013-10-19T17:59:42Z")
> [@Dual Monitor Help Needed](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/dual-monitor-help-needed/53568/4): > > no i was reffering to my brothers he has the p pump. > > my freind has the ve pump with the fuel pump jacked up he hasnty had any problems and he was driving it to r.i.t from gloversville every week. seriously through the more you do the better it will run and it may get better fuel milage That is a bit of a misnomer. Yes mods like exhaust and intake manifolds will increase power and reliability, but just jacking up the preboost fuel settings isn’t going to do much other then make it a little snottier and waste a bunch of diesel. There are replacement aftermarket needles for the VE pumps, but they aren’t an easy swap like a fuel plate on a P pump. Either which way the first mod should always be a full set of gauges, which Semir has but it doesn’t look like they’re on the truck yet. I had ATS intake and exhaust manifolds on my P pumped 97 with a mild plate and that was a fun truck to drive. The exhaust manifolds are definitely a great part, but they are pricey. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/1990-dodge-d250-cummins/267820)._