project chevy boy turned fo....no im still a chevy boy

[Disturbed Sledneck]

well i did it i bought a ford99 powerstroke 7.3 6 inch lift 36" meats, i love it
gunna be doing a lot of tlc here and the, getting a programmer today and steps for the gf and hope fully exhaust soon
ANY TIPS ON THIS this thing is like a foriegn ride to me

Sharp truck!  I'd go full exhaust, turbo back to behind the tire.  Every crazy way you could think of on where to route the exhaust has been tried, and the easiest and most functional is behind the tire.  If you run it in front of the tire you will have fumes in the cab when you stop at lights if you have the windows down.  I've ran it that way before myself, but not for very long.  I'd run a straight 4" aluminized, turbo back kit from Flow Pro/FTE Diesel. These can be bought for around $300.  Stainless is nice too, but it cost a little more.  Get ahold of Wally at FTE Diesel (216-496-3600), he's just in Ohio.  I've bought a few from him and he had the best prices.  He sells modified Flow Pro kits, that are real nice.

Hope you didn't buy a programmer yet, I like the F6 Smartchip from DP Tuner (dp-tuner.com).  Its a plug in chip, with an adjustment knob you run to the dash and can switch between 16 different custom programs. You decide what programs go on the chip.  Its not bad priced either, less than $400 if I remember right.  The F5 version has alot of the same features for around $200.  These are good quality tuners for not alot of money.

You're going to want an intake and gauges too.  Just put a huge Napa 6637 filter on there with a cheap kit from Riff Raff diesel (866-446-3360), and at the very least an EGT gauge.  Riff Raff is excellant to work with and will get you the best prices on the DP Tuner and filter, gauges, and maybe exhaust etc.

You need to join www.ford-trucks.com.  There is an absolute wealth of information on there.  Very knowledgeable dudes on there that can help with any issue you may have with your truck.  You will like the 7.3 Diesel section.  I'd get on there and do some research on the tuner, exhaust, intake, etc. questions you have just to make sure I'm not full of .

Hope this helps ya.    

[Blake Scheuneman]

wow man thats very helpful! and the programmer is some type of on the go deal? idk

[Disturbed Sledneck]

Yep, that tuner is adjustable on the fly. Pretty nice to have. Some of the most common programs are theft lock, high idle, horsepower from 0-120, etc. They can set it to pretty much whatever you want.

[Blake Scheuneman]

Dont haul anything in over drive. Them trannys hate it. Good way to blow a hole in the torque convertor. If it doesnt already have it get a temp gauge for the turbo and the tranny. 7.3's are a pretty indestructable motor, its just everything hooked to them that likes to break.




oh and if it has them stupid hubs on the front that say AUTO - and LOCKED make sure you turn them back n forth alot, if you leave them in one position too long they get stuck and they are expensive to replace. If you ever have issues with the autolock its got vacuum lines ran to the hubs to lock them, and they run off a vacuum pump on the passenger fender because diesels dont make vacuum (no butterfly in the intake to make the pressure differential)

every truck has their problems, im a chevy guy! id be more than willing to hook a strap up to your s10 and show you what i should have bought haha GOTMUD?

[Blake Scheuneman]

Progress today lemme tell ya

[Blake Scheuneman]

well today i gathered some parts and got to work, bought a mbrp 4" muffler delete form jr, a stick of 4" exhaust pipe, a 90 degre bend that i fabricated to 70 or so degrees, hids, clear turn signal lenses, f350 powerstroke badges, i designed my custom exhaust, 4 inch all the way back from turbo into a 4" mbrp to a 70 degree bend into a 5 inch stainless flo pro tip behind the wheel, all tig welded, turn signal lenses installed

tommorow, f350 badges (yep turned my f250 into a f350 for 20 bucks), install custome exhaust, bully dog programmer, aluminum steps, maybe tailgat, 8' straight blade super duty xt purchase fab and install at a later date, bedling bumpers and partial body finishing when i fix rust, have an awesome idea with the body if arnie doesnt mind do ya mind? paid my buddy $100 for the truck find, hids, and a complete inch to inch detail.

[Blake Scheuneman]

yeaaaaaaaaaa

[Blake Scheuneman]

add a leafs from topfist tommorow and 350 packs now i am legitly a f350

[Blake Scheuneman]

[Blake Scheuneman]

Whatever u gotta do

[RIP_K52007]

lets hook it to the sonoma, when we are done ill go fill mine up for $30

[Blake Scheuneman]

You kids that down this truck our just fools, its awesome you do that with ur s10! It reallys is...but let's hook up to 30 ft fifthwheels and drive down to kentucky at 70 mph...grab two cars and come back again at 65 and really if you wanna hook up your s10 bring it but the strap is going around our rear ends. BOOM

[rangerwheelinmike]

you kids? what are you 40?

[Blake Scheuneman]

 I am 18 I have the mentality of a 30 yr old....I'm refering to y'all with s10s and rangers knockin my f250 soon to be 350 7.3 powerstroke soon to have my custom exhaust with a programmer and intake...arnie has created something and its being destroyed

[Blake Scheuneman]

I'm not talkin bout you and rangermine and lil red I like you guys I've met ya both but come on

[SizeMatters]

Doesnt sound to me like anyone is "knocking" you. Sounds like they are just razzing you like normal guys. Im not a Ford fan at all, but I like the truck. Would I still pick on you about it?...Absolutely.

[84Chevy]

Ill hook my freightliner to it and drag it to california.... it gets 5 mpg !! you can fill it up for me anytime!  IM CLEARLY JUST JOKING... SEMI PULLING A PICK UP HA HA . GET IT?

[Blake Scheuneman]

Ill hook my freightliner to it and drag it to california.... it gets 5 mpg !! you can fill it up for me anytime!  IM CLEARLY JUST JOKING... SEMI PULLING A PICK UP HA HA . GET IT?

My new Ford mats well be a semi 12 valve cummins air bags big birch

[84Chevy]

huh? your ford is weak and you want a real truck like a 12 valve? is that what you said?

[Blake Scheuneman]

Nope but after drivin the 12 valve with 100 hp injectors and every different mod ya can get this is def a powerjoke...was pullin reckless earlier and exploded my u joint and ...and... I'm drawin a blank yolk lol