Hey Guys,
I have a 97' F350. Currently, the only uprages I have are a deep sump tranny pan, and a set of stacks. It has a foot of lift, and with 4:10 gears, doesn't pull the 39.5"s very well. The 4:10s are being swapped out soon for either 4:88's of 5:13's. Anyway, I was wondering what the BEST combo of aftermarket parts will produce the most horsepower on this motor. I do not tow with the truck. Also, I have had alot of tranny problems and have just rebuilt the factory E40D. Who makes the best tranny upgrade to help deal with power and big tires? So many companies make upgrades, but some are in the form of hardware, and some are software. Bullydog vs. Banks for example. Help me out! Thanks guys.
-Drew
p.s. the truck has 59,000 ori. miles on it if that helps.
Also, after my $1500 bucks is used up....what would be next in line for upgrades? Upon research, i have heard some good and bad things about mainstream manufacturrs. What do you guys suggest?
My first recomendation is to take a DAY and read everything on the forum. Once you do this 90% of your questions will be answered [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] Short answer...spend that $1500 at Tymar...intake, exhaust,and then a 3 guage set...trans, egt and boost. With the $$ you have left get a Tony wildman chip. Then start saving your$$$ for a BTS and some of Beans injectors.
Do NOT waste your money with Banks or that other idiot.
Welcome aboard!
Cary
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95 f250 4x4 xlt Excab Lb. white, BTS Trans, 4.10ls, Dana 60, ORU RS kit DR 4"front 5" reas springs!, Bilsteins, Centerline 18x9", 37" Toyo MT's,H2e, Tapercore IC,3" Billet intakes, Tymar 4" exhaust,intake and HX mod,Beans 2's, Stealth and Fuel system and DI studs, JS's IDM mod, TW 4 pos chip,TSM Rear Disks, 198k miles.
2004 EB 4x4 6.0 X born 05/18/04
white, LS,premier group, tow package, dvd. centerline 18x9" w/ 35" Toyo MT's, Edge 4.5" Lift, V's & custom B codes 37k miles 3rd turbo 6 5150 Specialy valved Bilsteins!
1976 EB Exploration daily driver
1971 EB Hard Core Crawler
2006 Yamaha FJR1300
2005 Suzuki King Quad
Then start saving about 1500 for a set of injectors or 300 for the do it yourself kit with injectors (with they had that when I bought injectors)
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1996 F-250 extended cab long box five speed. Home made Tymar, 203 Stat, 60 gal in bed fuel cell, 315/75's, no muffler, ebpv welded open 3" to 3" DP, Babies. 290K, still chugging, and still smoking when cold.
UPDATED 8/1/08 Replace so far. 1 LUK flywheel+clutch, 2 thermostats, 2 set of brakes, 1 set of calipers, 5 CPS, 3 sets of tires, 2 Transfer pumps, 1 Injector modual, 1 Computer, 2 Alt, 2 sets of batteries, 1 Water pump, 6 Belts, 1 PS hose, 2 Sets ball joints, 2 set u-joints, 2 carrier bearing, 2 Speed sensors, 1 oil pres sender, 1 temp sender, 4 sets of e-break cables, 1 front fuel tank, 2 rear fuel tanks, 2 set of glow plugs, 6 Glow plug relays, Oil galley o-rings, Turbo pedistal o-rings, EBPV o-rings, 3 sets of Injector O-rings, 1 Vac-pump, 1 new carpet.Total $$$ in repairs v/s miles driven = 3.0 cents per mile. Add fuel to that it jumps to 14.8 cents per mile over the life of the truck.
Mark, whats with the Amsoil push [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img] All it will do is spend his $$ with no performance gains and no proof that it will make any real world difference in longevity.
Cary
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95 f250 4x4 xlt Excab Lb. white, BTS Trans, 4.10ls, Dana 60, ORU RS kit DR 4"front 5" reas springs!, Bilsteins, Centerline 18x9", 37" Toyo MT's,H2e, Tapercore IC,3" Billet intakes, Tymar 4" exhaust,intake and HX mod,Beans 2's, Stealth and Fuel system and DI studs, JS's IDM mod, TW 4 pos chip,TSM Rear Disks, 198k miles.
2004 EB 4x4 6.0 X born 05/18/04
white, LS,premier group, tow package, dvd. centerline 18x9" w/ 35" Toyo MT's, Edge 4.5" Lift, V's & custom B codes 37k miles 3rd turbo 6 5150 Specialy valved Bilsteins!
1976 EB Exploration daily driver
1971 EB Hard Core Crawler
2006 Yamaha FJR1300
2005 Suzuki King Quad
I am done with AMSOIL I just replaced a rear axle seal because of that crap.
I would sell the deep trans pan and add that to the mod money. It doesn't work as they claim. A stock 4R100 pan with drain plug and a good 7.3L or V-10 Super Duty trans cooler is all that is needed.
Complete exhaust
gut ebpv
updated ford intake blk boot
Tymar intake
Tony Wildman chip
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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
Rockin S Performance BTS dealer
good-times.webshots.com/photo/2120855500037306169oDlfMF Well did you touch it?
i read for about 8 hours yesterday, however which company to choose still remains up in the air. I already have an exhaust btw. are tymar and wildman one in the same? i got a little lost there. Is a "big oil" referring to a turbo. Also, is the combination of a chip, intake, exhaust, downpipe, cat eliminate, injectors and a larger turbo a safe combination assuming i am conservitive with power gains (it is a daily driver) I have heard about these "gremlins" that alot of people have to work out. What do you recommend for a tranny upgrade? i already have a tranny cooler and a deepsump pan.
-Drew
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Call Dale @ Tymar. Just make sure you....have an hour to spend being "educated".
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Ain't that the truth! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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<span style="color: #000099"> 96 F-250 CREWCAB POWERSTROKE... Stage 1 injectors... 6 position Tony Wildman chip: stock, economy, daily, tow, hot tow, & Luke Cline Extreme... Superduty IDM mod... Tymar intake... Tymar 3"X4" down pipe... Tymar 4" exhaust... Tymar high pressure oil crossover... 6.0 intercooler-PIPES thanks to GTS... CCV mod... V10 transmission cooler... 203* thermostat... shimmed FPR... gutted EBPV... Monster Box trans... 4.10s... Dana 60 front... LS rear w/ extra qt and a half diff cover... three gauge pod full of Autometer's... AIC... Turbo pedestal mod by Rick96F250 and a 3/8inch shorter bolt on the rear passenger side of the pedestal... Nippondenso starter... THINGS TO DO: get a big turbo, big oil, and big fuel... RSK with SD springs.</span>
I'm in the middle of upgrading my truck myself, so I've spent a lot of time trying to sort out what to do. One of the first things to do is make sure you have good air intake into the engine. Tymar sells an air intake system with a big open filter, easy to install. $150 delivered with a spare filter. Also, I upgraded the factory hose that leads into the turbo (old original design is prone to crack). $90.
Then take care of the exhaust leaving then engine. A DPPI downpipe, stainless, set me back around $150. While I had the exhaust apart, I gutted the EBPV ($1 for a 3/4 inch freeze plug) and I "inspected" the insides of the catalytic convertor (no cost).
I shimmed the fuel pressure regulator a long time ago, all you need is a common .177 BB like you shoot in a BB gun. Free.
Truck now runs great, much better than stock. Next up will be a set of gauges--a EGT pyrometer will monitor the exhaust gas temperature, vital for a motor that will see a lot of work (like towing a trailer). $150 for EGT, add another $50 for a boost pressure gauge and another $75 or so for a gauge mount.
This is where the low-cost mods stop, and the big-buck mods begin. A chip, around $400 or so, will add a little more power to a stock engine. Wildman has a very popular chip. For even more power, the next step would be bigger fuel injectors, anywhere from $900 upwards, depending on how radical you get. For the $900 injectors and $400 chip, I believe the engine will be in the range of 325 hp or more. (The injectors need the hotter chip so the two mods come together) Get too radical, the engine's oil supply can't drive the injectors, then you need a bigger oil pump (the "big oil" you mentioned) Somewhere after this point comes a better turbo (big bucks), and an intercooler. Get much more past this, then the engine's internals may need beefing up (bigger bucks).
Hope this helps.
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'94 F250 supercab 4x4, original owner, 4.10LS, shimmed FPR, Tymar air intake, DP Tuners 80 Econo burn, VDO gauges (boost,pyro, outside temp), Ford digital AIC, DPPI downpipe, gutted EBPV, add-a-leafs front and rear, Monroe Reflex shocks, Milemarker 449SS hubs, towing 25' Mallard travel trailer
If your truck truly has 59k miles if/when you do injectors DO NOT swap them with another set just have yours modified and returned to you.
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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
Rockin S Performance BTS dealer
good-times.webshots.com/photo/2120855500037306169oDlfMF Well did you touch it?
Drew, just my .2 on the gears: 5.13s will prob be a little too low if you do some highway cruising.I'm running 38s w/4.88s and I wouldn't want to be any lower.Also the faster the motor turns the faster the driveshaft turns and w/12" of lift it will bring out the vibes if your u-joint angles aren't dead on.
Get some pics up,like to see it.
Brian
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95 F350 CC XLT,bought new as 2x Dually,owner converted to 4x4,open intake,SD IC,1.0 Housing,Pedestal Mod,Gutted EBPV,dp,5"no muff, Baumann TCS controlled e4od,"I LOVE that thing"!,Baumann VB kit,UCC Custom Billet T/C-VERY low stall speed,Mag-Hytec pan,dual True-Cools,remote filter,3 pos.T/C lock-up switch w/LED,Elec.fans on trans.& engine w/Derale adj.stats,Gauges,Kingpin D60 w/Lock Right,Detroit Locker in the 10.25,4.88s,4" Nat. springs w/ORU-SRK in fr.,crossover steering,10" Atlas springs in rear-no blocks!,Bilstein 5100s,38" PJ Dirt Grips on 16x12" M/T Classic Locks w/Centramatic balancers,Warn hubs,Powerslot rotors,Hawk pads,Can-Back canvas top.
yeah i actually do some highway cruising......with 4:88's and 39.5"s ....although not the smoothest ride, will i still be able to cruise along at 75? Even tho eventually i want a set of injectors, larger turbo and a big oil.....how should the 7.3 pull these 39.5"s with the filter, downpipe, cat delete and chip? Before i do any work with a turbo or injectors what should i expect for a horsepower gain with the chip on the highest "safe" setting on a relitively stock motor.
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