Upgrades and Aftermarket - 99 & up 7.3L EngineUpgrading or adding OEM or aftermarket equipment to your 1999-Up Super Duty or Excursion with 7.3L Power Stroke diesel engine. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are specific to the 7.3L Power Stroke engine.
Just installed a garrett ball bearing turbo last night, took off the wrap on the intercooler pipes. Let me tell you what air force one doesnt sound this cool. Cant keep my foot off that pedal. Let that turbo sing.
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02 f250, Dp tuner 4 bank chip, afe stage 2, mbrp ss 4", sonnax valve,Garrett ball bearing, Dieselsite boots, dieselsite blow off valve, snow stage 2, oil pressure crossover line, 203 thermostat, 6.0 trans cooler, dieselsite air conditioner bypass, evans coolant, autometer gauges, ams oil, warn hubs, powerslot rotors.
you just wait...take the hood off and OMFG!!!!! It will make your ears bleed! I just took mine off an hour ago and its not going back on, its gotta be worth 50hp or so jsut for sounding this cool.
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you just wait...take the hood off and OMFG!!!!! It will make your ears bleed! I just took mine off an hour ago and its not going back on, its gotta be worth 50hp or so jsut for sounding this cool.
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Here we go again [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]
I cut the firewall out so I could hear the turbo AND see it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
If you take the turbo off, and hold it up to your ear, you can hear the ocean. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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NEW TRUCK... 02 F-350 7.3 PSD, CC, DRW, 4X4, 6-SPD, 4.10'S. 2" LIFT IN FRONT, 1" IN BACK. MRBP EXHAUST, DIABLO PREDATOR TUNER, AFE STAGE II PRO-GUARD 7 INTAKE. 195,000 miles as of Oct 2010.
I HAVE AN AUTOENGINUITY SCANNER AND ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE TO GET US IN TROUBLE IN PALM BEACH FLORIDA AND I'M WILLING TO HELP.
Other than the sound, is there any advantages to removing the wrap? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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2001 F350XLT SD 2wd, 4.10 DRW, Superchips, Sonnax/Tricumulator, Art Carr (billit,tri-disc)converter, CCV mod, muffler delete, harpooned and intank mods, pre-pump mod, tri pod A pillar Sport Comp guages, HX cross over, CHROME POWDER COATED COW BELL UNDER REAR BUMPER
I thought this post by FL_Cracker in Greg's hood removal thread was best:
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You guys have it all wrong you run a straight pipe off the turbo through the glove box NO RESTRICTIVE CURVES [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img]
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If you take the turbo off, and hold it up to your ear, you can hear the ocean. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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That one made me laugh!!!!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
__________________ 2001 F350 XLT White Crew Cab 7.3L Long Bed * (CCV) Racor 4500 * Fumoto (Oil Drain Valve) * AFE Stage II(Pro Guard 7) * AC control valve * AutoMeter Lunar gauges on the pillar (Pyro - Transmission Temp - Boost) * (TTM) Turbo Temp Monitor * 6.0L Tranny cooler * 6.0L IC * 203 Thermostat * (SS) HX-Hose * Non-Wastegated Van Turbo w/ATS housing & Stock Wheel * Gutted Pedistal * Line X * ZooDad Air * 4" DPPI SS dual exhaust from ITP * Aeroturbine 4040 * Donahoe 2" (mini spring packs) leveling kit * F5 DP Tuner chip with live custom tunes * Brians Truck Shop Transmission (BTS)
there is few times where i actually laugh at the computer screen. it make for a good mental picture.
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01 f-250 with 7.3, ex-cab short box, 4x4, 3:73's, custom paint job, DP-tuner Stock, 40 tow, 80 econo and 120 race, High idle, FPR shimed to 68ish with DI FPR shim kit, diesel site HX line, boost relief valve, sonnax and tri spring shift kit, magnafine tranny filter, boost tube, 4" exhaust, blue CPS, autometer guages, tymer intake "zoodaded", CCV mod, heater intake plug delete, fabtech preformance dual shock 5.5in lift with 315-70-17's, on helo max 8's. pioneer 9200 head unit, with JL componet 5x7's all the way around, 2 JL 10" W0's. and kicker 700.5 amp. and as alway PMS is setting in and need other goodies, just dont know what.
van turbo soon to come.
been through the hypertech tuner, superchip tuner (1705), edge ez, and various 10K's. ditch'em and got a real "tune"!!
somewhat off topic, but in my neighborhood today i heard an excursion that was very loud turbo whistle even when not on the gas hard. didnt have big exhaust, muffler delete or what?
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somewhat off topic, but in my neighborhood today i heard an excursion that was very loud turbo whistle even when not on the gas hard. didnt have big exhaust, muffler delete or what?
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