Upgrades and Aftermarket - 6.0L EngineUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 2003-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 6.0L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 6.0L Power Stroke engine.
My 2005 F250 Lariat did not have the "information center" option installed apparently. Bought it used for a great price, so not complaining. I am very interested in displaying relatively accurate MPG ("miles per gallon" for search engine keywords) in some sort of gauge or display.
Any aftermarket options that someone would recommend? Could the information center thing be ordered as a part and wired in?
Thinking of the SCT x2 tuner rather than spending hundreds more on a LCD display model, but still open to suggestions on that as well -- but please focus on the MPG display feature rather than performance stuff of tuners, thanks!
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
Look at the Scangauge, It simply plugs into the diagnostic port, and will display everything the factory overhead will except for outside temp. plus lots more. I have one and find it displays close to factory overhead, which I cannot see because of angle it is a glare. The scangauge seems accurate when compared to manual mpg calculations. Also shows speed, avg speed, rpm . Goggle scangage and it will show everything.
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2003 Lariet, LB, CC. Auto, 4x4,3.73 rear end, Oilguard bypass filter, Diesel Site coolant filter, Mag-hytec Transmission pan, Century Royal camper top Turbo diesel life saver.
For the scangauge, should it be configured as DieselA or DieselB? Seems to be DieselB but is about -10% off the calcs for MPH, MPG, etc.
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
Called up ScanGauge. Was told to use DieselA setting as DieselB is for a few older Mercedes Benz models.
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
can you get the factory harness and overhead...maybe from a salvage yard or something.. i wouldnt think id take more than a weekend to install.. but can it be done??
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2003 F-350 6.0L CC/SRW/SB 3.73 Auto..
Edge Juice Platinum w/ Attitude just to monitor
Xcal2 w/ID tow w/JAKE,Street,Extreme Street
K&N FIPK kit
NO TURBO or ELECTRIC PROBLEMS
3 injectors, 1 set of head gaskets @ 95,000 miles
rebuilt tranny, plates and soleniods
built 03/27/03
I put it right on the dash below the A pillar with a little piece of velcro, seems to be doing well there. Rand the cable from the OBDII port under the rubber floormat and in the groove of the dash panel up the side. Looks pretty good there, can see it out of the corner of my eye and does not obstruct. I run it pretty much constantly in the "gauge" setting with "RPM, MPH, MPG, GPH" viewable in real time.
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2005 F350 turbo diesel Lariat 4x4 ext cab, short bed, SCT x2, MBRP turbo back, WeatherGuard box, the "beagle hauler".
1965 Factory Five Spyder GT, the 2nd one built out of 39 total. No top, no windows, no radio, no mufflers. Yeah, it's sweet.
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