Hey All, I have posted a similar question on the upgrades for OBD page, but since this is the towing page, maybe experiences here will be shared too. I have a 97 F-250 auto, 4in catback, dead cat, gutted ebpv, open intake and WIldman 4 position chip with 4.10 gears. I live in Colorado Springs, so when I tow my 6000lb 5'ver up in the mountains, it seems like I spend most of my time watching my egt's and not my speedo. Even on the 40hp setting, I gotta watch religiously. I see 1250 pretty quick and about 20lbs boost when accelerating. What do any of you with similar stuff see on your rig? All the help and advice I get would be very reassuring or helpful finding a trouble spot. Thanks in advance.
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1997 ECLB F-250 4X4, TAT e4Od,4.10 Open Diffs,Superwinch Manual Hubs, 265/75/16 Force 4 AT's, DP Tuner F-5 5-Position (Stock,Hi-Idle, 40 Tow, 40 High Alt Tow, 80 Econo ),3"DP,4" Exhaust,Tymar Intake,Full gauges. Intercooled. ATS Turbo.
I live in Canon City, CO and have the same situation. If I get much above 35 mph pulling some of these mountain grades, the EGT is at 1200 before I know it. I guess I could downshift to go a little faster, but I'm usually not in that much of a hurry. Maybe it's the altitude.
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1996 PSD, 4X2, Bilsteins, Sonnex, tricumulator springs, 3" downpipe, DIY intake, Edge Evolution, HX crossover, coolant filter, AutoMeter gauges (boost, trans temp, pre-turbo pyro) in pillar pod, 152,000 mi and ready to tow.
What RPMs are you turning? My lash-up is 19.5K, and pulling the mountains in OR and Northern NV, I have no EGT problems. I get into 5th gear (direst drive) 2400 RPM and 20in boost egts 1100*,pre-turbo. Speed 55mph. IMHO get the rpm up and the egt will go down.
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2000 F350, Ecab, LWB, SRW, 4X2, ZF6, Full Gauges, Ebrake, Chipped 271rwhp/584tq, Scan gauge II, Coolantfilter, fumoto valve, oil by-pass filter, CCV mod with return to intake, dahl 100, 40 gal. aux tank, straight piped, PML cover, 203 stat and billet, AIS, Zoodad
Think your sig said you have a y2k, right? That'd give you what he probably needs, the innercooler. If I recall, thats what the OBS board popular opinion was to help. But you are correct, keep the RPM's up, that'll help.
Aaron SEIA
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gutless wonder, I want my 94 back!!!
PickSty, I am sorry you have the egt problems too, but it is nice to see that someone else has similar trouble here in Colorado. I believe that the altitude is not helping us. No air, no cooling effect. I will be looking out for an innercooler, if someone knows a cheap place to get one that would be cool. I just wanted to know if my before CAC install temps were normal, so if I had a problems it could be fixed, and not patched with an innercooler. Thanks to all who responded. This is why I love TDS. Colin
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1997 ECLB F-250 4X4, TAT e4Od,4.10 Open Diffs,Superwinch Manual Hubs, 265/75/16 Force 4 AT's, DP Tuner F-5 5-Position (Stock,Hi-Idle, 40 Tow, 40 High Alt Tow, 80 Econo ),3"DP,4" Exhaust,Tymar Intake,Full gauges. Intercooled. ATS Turbo.
I have a similar problem towing my 5er. I have a 97 cali split shot, and going up 6-7% I drive by egt. With current mods I can pull about 45 mph up 6-7%. Pre-exhaust it was 35mph!!! I use a scmt in tow safe cause stock was painfully s_l_o_w! My 5er weighs in between 10K and 11K, but is tall and pushes some air. Talk to Dale at tymar - just make sure you have a 1/2 hour or so to spare. You will get some good info.
Enjoy!
Doug
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97 F-250 extra cab 2WD. K&N FIPK, 410 gears, Pace Edwards roll-top bed cover, Reese 16K 5th wheel hitch, defender trans cooler, 109K orig! New to me 10/2003. Pyrometer and trans temp pillar, boost gauge, Diesel Innovations 6 pos chip, exhaust brake & t/c lockup, Hypermax downpipe/tymar out 4", ATS Intercooler (Thanks CaryT)
Busbreath, I do have to watch the hills, and some of them at very long 7% grades here in CO at 7000 to 11000 feet in the no-air. I am looking for an innercooler that will not break the bank, as the wife recently left the PowerStroke and Me. I can handle that, the truck leaving would make me very sad!!!! Just more time on the water and in the woods with the Dog. Colin [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/phoney.gif[/img]
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1997 ECLB F-250 4X4, TAT e4Od,4.10 Open Diffs,Superwinch Manual Hubs, 265/75/16 Force 4 AT's, DP Tuner F-5 5-Position (Stock,Hi-Idle, 40 Tow, 40 High Alt Tow, 80 Econo ),3"DP,4" Exhaust,Tymar Intake,Full gauges. Intercooled. ATS Turbo.
ebay ebay ebay..... and the for sale section here. there were atleast two 6.0 intercoolers in there last nite. I got mine for $200 off ebay.
Diesel Rod
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A '97 F250 with 295K miles, 90 LED's and 5" stacks, among other things....
A '96 F250 Reg cab with 210K miles, Needs to go away. PM me. '86 359 Peterbilt SHORT HOOD. The ongoing "project" it aint pretty but its got a 425 air to air Cat motor .....13 speed Eaton. Corvette Dash, 17 gauges, 8" black stacks, 63" flat top---> 36" sitting here waiting for paint. 1.305 Million Miles.
I don't know what I am doing, I just know I don't have time to do it.
Hey Guys, I happen to have my truck in the local awsome diesel shop today, and they told me they would hand on the next stock i/c they pull off for an aftermarket, and cost to me...... 100.00 if they do the install. Get this, they said they would do the install for 500.00 if I ge the tube and bracket kit for them. This is no slop shop either, all the 5 mechanics are all Master Mechanics. I just do not think I can beat that. Come on paycheck, Daddy needs an innercooler for 1100.00 bucks. Colin in Colorado [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img]
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1997 ECLB F-250 4X4, TAT e4Od,4.10 Open Diffs,Superwinch Manual Hubs, 265/75/16 Force 4 AT's, DP Tuner F-5 5-Position (Stock,Hi-Idle, 40 Tow, 40 High Alt Tow, 80 Econo ),3"DP,4" Exhaust,Tymar Intake,Full gauges. Intercooled. ATS Turbo.
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425 air to air Cat motor 
.....13 speed Eaton. Corvette Dash, 17 gauges, 8" black stacks, 63" flat top---> 36" sitting here waiting for paint. 1.305 Million Miles.
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