I just ordered a Tekonsha P3...I'm excited to see how well it works [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].
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2002 7.3L PSD F-250; 4x2; Crew Cab; Short bed; 3.73; Autometer Pyro, Trans Temp, Boost; Tekonsha P3; CCV Mod; New Ball Joints, Tie Rod Ends, and Drag links at 126k Miles; Dieselsite Coolant Filter, billet thermostat housing, 203* thermostat; Fleetrite ELC; Bilsteins from CaryT; 126k on the clock
Now using Autoenginuity, if you are in the KC area and need to check out some codes on any Ford, shoot me a PM.
I haven't been towing for decades like others nor am I the trailer brake controller expert. But what I can tell you is I am certainly happy with my Tekonsha P3 controller. The unit is extremely easy to use/adjust, it offers many features that have been mentioned above in other units and it's inertia senor is great! My 17,000lb rig stops on a dime!
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2001 E-350 ext 15 passenger. 7.3L psd, DP-Tuner 20, 60, 80, 80E, 120race, Overboost Annihilator, Turbonetics BB, 4" DiamondEye turbo-back exhaust, custom fabricated 4" intake, Gold Line rebuilt powder coated calipers, braided stainless soft lines, Precision torque converter, TransGo shift kit, ATS Deep Sump trans pan, AutoMeter Ultralite Boost, Trans temp, EGT and in a three pod pillar and fuel pressure, DP-selector and oil temp in an over head console.
Yeah I have a 16' goose neck and it has electric brakes. I just got the harness for my truck to hook up the prodigy. plug and play. $435 isnt in my budget and prodigy works just as well.
thanks
for the info
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04.5 ram quadzilla standard box with commander, aero turbine mufler with an AFE fre flow, amsoil nanofilter on a AFE montster intake.
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The F250 and Excursion both have Tekonsha's and both seem to stop the dump trailer better than the F350 with the Prodigy. All three were installed by my mechanic and all are set at max when the trailer is loaded (4,500 lbs plus 8-14K lbs).
Starting to wonder if something is not right with the Prodigy, it should work as good if not better than the Tekonsha's one would think.
You can feel the brakes working a lot better on the dump trailer with the Tekonsha's.
One of these days I should take out one of the Tekonsha's and put it in the F350 to see how it stops when loaded.
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99(4/99)F350 PSD 4X4 crew cab long bed dually lariat isspro triple pod air bags with compressor
99(6/99)F250 PSD 4X4 X-cab short bed xlt 5in str8 piped air bags autometer ultra light triple pod junk yard pcm running 22 psi 250k miles bought 8/15/01 w/40k miles first diesel
00(12/99)Excursion PSD 4X4 limited
65 Mustang 289 V8 4brl 69 GTO 400 4spd 99 Neon R/T
04 and 09 PJ 15k dump trailer 04 H&H 9K tilt bed 98 Haulmark 7x14 enclosed
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04.5 ram quadzilla standard box with commander, aero turbine mufler with an AFE fre flow, amsoil nanofilter on a AFE montster intake.
My other diesel fix
Dieselbombers.com
I got to use the prodigy and it is awesome. it applies the brake as much as needed via pressure on the pedal and incline. very happy with it
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04.5 ram quadzilla standard box with commander, aero turbine mufler with an AFE fre flow, amsoil nanofilter on a AFE montster intake.
My other diesel fix
Dieselbombers.com
What we need is for a company to listen to us.
The best brake controller currently made is BrakeSmart. Problem is the cost.
The next best would be P3 or Prodigy (Maybe Jordan?). P3 is new and should be an improvement over Tekonsha's also good Prodigy.
Problem with P3 or Prodigy is that inertia sensor doesn't get much inertia when I tow a dual tandem axle trailer with 17 round hay bales.
The time based current ramp up is not fast enough.
High gain and max boost programs get me WAY too much brake the instant brake light switch closes and still not enough amps when I need to stop NOW.
I am using the old hyadraulic controllers because they can still be found as new old stock and they just plain work GREAT!
BUT, back to what I was going to state:
The truck driving, trailer towing crowd needs a controller that is reasonably priced AND has direct sensing of brake circuit pressure to control brake current. Technologies exist to do this without a T fitting into hydraulics with a pressure sensor as BrakeSmart uses. If the price is within range of the inertia/time controllers it will sell. When the price is more than 3 times the price of those controllers it will not sell in great quantities.
I suspect that liability issues may weigh in on this issue and have bearing what is or is not offered and at what price.
I would buy TODAY, a BrakeSmart for $200. For $475 I will stick with my old Kelsey-Hayes controllers until I can no longer find them ( I do have one more new one on the shelf).
I know that not stopping costs a lot more than stopping well for $475 but right now I'm stopping damn good for about $25 and the rumors of instant death and condemnation to HELL if you put a hydraulic tapped controller on an ABS equipped vehicle have proven to be false.
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Don't tell my cattle I got leather seats!
2006 F450 CC Hauler bed 4x2 6.0 L Pstroke/Torqshift, Lariat, 4.88 r/a.
2006 F350 Lariat CC Dually 4X2, 6.0 TQShift 4.10 LS, STOCK.
36 feet on the floor Elite/Outlaw LQ horse trailer. Sooner 6 horse large dressing/ mid tack.
15 horses with good balance from being hauled behind a P'stroke.
Im not sure that the vehicle manufacturers want broake controllers to tap into their system like that.
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04.5 ram quadzilla standard box with commander, aero turbine mufler with an AFE fre flow, amsoil nanofilter on a AFE montster intake.
My other diesel fix
Dieselbombers.com
It is no problem at all with a good pressure transducer plugged into it. Unless you are worried about the extra 12" of brake hose making the brakes more spongy. However if you were that concerned, you should have switched your lines over to s.s. over teflon hoses at all four corners and change your fluid every 6 months.
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2002 F350 Lariat CC 4x4 Auto 4.10 DRW, DP-Tuner F5 live tuned stock, quiet, 40dd, 40, 60, 80 tow, 80e and 120r, B&W GN, BrakeSmart, 'pooned tank, tank and pre-pump mods, 2µ Dahl 100 filter, regulated return, BTS dual HPOP, AC singles with EDM 34 lpm nozzles, AIS, H2e, Spearco 6.0 IC, Hypermax 3.5" dp--> MBRP 4" 304SS exhaust, BTS tranny, 203º T-stat, Chevron ELC, coolant filter, Oilguard bypass with Schaeffer 9000, WranglerNW 200 amp alternator & Optima group 31 batteries, Nippon-Denso starter, SPA gauges, SteveRacer mods, Hella 80/100W 9007s, Hella Micro DE foglights, 1000FF driving lights, 220W backup lights, Stancor contactor, Michelin XPS Traction tires, X-Springs, Bilstein shox, custom bumpers but otherwise stock. Nov 30 '99 build engine with 16 K miles, Fluidampr, Comp Cam 910 springs, Melling LPOP and ARP headstuds. Alien-Patrol Customer Service Sucks!
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04.5 ram quadzilla standard box with commander, aero turbine mufler with an AFE fre flow, amsoil nanofilter on a AFE montster intake.
My other diesel fix
Dieselbombers.com
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