99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke Engine and DrivetrainDiscussion of the 99 & up 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine and drivetrain in the 1999-Up Super Duty trucks and Excursions. No gas engine discussion allowed except on transmissions and drivetrain that pertain to all models. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
Hey, I am new to these forums but to get to the point, I am looking to buying a friend of mines 1999 F-350 with the 7.3 PSD, it has 175000 miles, auto tranny crew cab long bed. It has a 8" pro comp suspension lift with actual leaf springs not add a spring, sky jacker steering stabilizers, 36" tires, line-x. All of this is not even a year old and I helped him install the lift kit so I know it was put in right. he says he will give it to me for 16,600 dollars. it had a new tranny put in it he said, and it has been well maintained and hardly used to tow that much. Do you think it is worth the price or no?
I may have found one heck of a deal, but in August 2004 I paid $12,000 for my 99 F-350 4X4 supercrew shortbox with larriate package. I think it had 178 K miles on it at the time. It may not be an important factor to you, but from what I have read in this forum, the bigger tires and lift will devastate your fuel millage.
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Early 99(4-98,) F-350 CC shortbox Lariat, 285/75/R16, In-tank and pre-pump mods, EDGE Juice W Attitude, EDGE Evolution. AIS Intake, Zoodad. 210K miles.
Sounds like he wants you to pay him for all his "upgrades", If you look hard enough youwill probably find a SD in the 99 to 00 range that you can buy for about 10 to 12K with that mileage on it and then you can spend the extra 4 to 6 grand modifying it how you want it.
I am sure its a nice truck, but, what kind of new tranny did he install,warranty? did he regear to adjust for the monster meats? have the unit bearings in the front been changed( tires over 35" eat these for lunch) and there $300+ per side. just a few questions you should ask.
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1999(05-99)truck, engine (3-99), F-250SD CC SB 4x4, DP Tuner,1.15 van turbo with ATS housing,6.0 IC, ISSPRO guages, AFE big boost filter, Zoodad, SS HPXOVER ,dualCCV, FASS Fuel system,fuel bowl delete, custom turbo back 4" straight pipe split and out the back with dual 5" slash cut tips under the bumper, 305-70-16 Hankook DynaproMT mudders, 02 headlights,lots of electronics, 263,000 + miles
Seems high to me for a truck with 175K. It all would come down to maintenance. These things can vary quite a bit from one area to another, so only you can say if it is a good day. I myself would not by a lifted truck, poor mileage etc... Have the BJ's been replaced? I think for this price it would have to be one Cherry truck. Depending on when in 99 it was built, some had a faulty air box that did not seal well, this would allow dirt in the intake so look at this area and the turbo fan closely. Early 99 also had smaller injectors and turbo outlets and a different CAC. I would do a little more looking unless you have. Bookmark this site as it is very helpful to learn about these trucks. PM me with any ?
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2000 Ford F350 4X4 Auto,Crew Cab Lariat, Western Hauler Package, Long bed,
Isspro EV Guages on A-Pillar, Coolant change from Green to Gold to Red,
SCT XCalibrator2 with DP's 60 tow,80 econo,120 Race
Fumoto Valve, Marinco Mod, Homemade CCV MOD,Fuel Neck Mod, KMC Wheels at all 4's
Monroe Reflex Shoxs, SS/Kevlar Brake Lines,
FTVB from Greg Evans,Ford AIS Intake
Coolant filter,Walker BTM, Attwood Gooseneck ball flush mount,6.0 cooler, 2002 headlights & corners
Zoodad Mod,Cyro'd Powerslots and Hawks LTS Pads. 2005 front grill
Turbo Lifesaver, Infinity Refrence x4, powered by Infinity Reference amp, sounds awesome!!
Towing a 2005 HORNET 30BHSS 8500 LBS,
Stopping it with a Prodigy P3 Controller
Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Trucks With Generic Tunes!!
Thanks for all the reply guys, the tranny was put in by ford,and it is a real nice truck but not cherry, it has a couple small scratches and the windshield is cracked. and no the gears were not replaced to compensate for the tires either,
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