I have a 1996 F-350 crew cab 4X4, auto trans. It has a 3"downpipe from Dale Isley, w/ 4" exhaust, 4:10 gears, aftermarket trans cooler from Dale Isley, Tymar intake.
I am wanting to chip my truck to the max horsepower without spending alot more money on the truck, (ie. injectors, intercooler etc). I am looking for your opinions and thoughts.
I agree, IMO Tony first and DP-Tuner second. Neither one are a dead end, if you go for more they can both update as you mod your truck.
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'95 F250 Ported Snorkle, Foil Delete and a little more
'02 Excursion Matched Perfect and Staggered Special Total Diesel Performance Custom Tuning
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good-times.webshots.com/photo/2120855500037306169oDlfMF Well did you touch it?
I think we established WHERE to get a chip.........now HOW MUCH power is the question right? I think the basic answer is that if you have AA injectors and a stock HPOP you wont get much past 60 hp, maybe 80. But the real answer is talk to Jody or Tony. So many people spend a lot of time asking questions on here that they can get straight from the source. At the same time it is a good idea to talk about the general expectations and experiences others have had.
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Mine: 91 F250 Reg Cab 4x4 5spd 7.3IDI 4.10LS 145,000 miles. Banks Sidewinder 92 D60 F axle w 97 brakes and Powerlock. Lift: about 4" over stock 250. 33x12.50x16.5 Pro Comp MTs Magnaflow 12" muffler. Sees dirt everyday. Used to haul hay, wood, feed cows, check fence.
Hers: 96F250 CCSB 7.3 PSD 4x4 5spd 3.55 LS 190,000 miles. Puchased 7/03, Looked for a 5spd CCSB for a year!Dana 60 front axle, at stock F350 height (for now) Energy Poly bushings, Bilsteins, 305/70/16 Pro Comps on 16x10 Weld Outbacks, AFE Pro7,TYMAR 3x3.5x4 downpipe,TYMAR 5" straightpipe, gutted EBV, IH Non EBV pedistal,New Alliant AC Injectors,(stage 1)Cal reg kit, SBC Con O clutch, permenent clutch bushing fix, AC mod with a different twist, AMP Powersteps with custom brackets and wiring(one of 2 OBS trucks with them according to AMP) Line of Fire. Sees dirt everyday.
My Company pickup: 86 F250 6.9 C6 320,000 miles Co trucks 5 89 to 94 IDI's, plus about 50 more diesels.
Diesel Mechanic 28 yrs
you'll get max power out of any setting over 60hp, but it is teh throttle response and turbo spool up that changes, with higher hp settigns you also get more EGT's earlier. To make it cheap you can get your PCM code off teh the PCM , then prowl ebay for a matching chip, jam that in with a IDM mod and that's as good as you can get.
Spend the money on a good chip and you can get all the shift parameters you want and econo to race settigns. Your chioce.
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