Bersaglieri
Ron Swanson's Brother
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Well it's that time of year again and I'll be getting my girl something for her truck for Christmas. Here's what she's got:
2003 F350 CC/SB 4WD 7.3L 250k or so
4" SS Exhaust
Homemade CAI
Some kind of chip, not sure which but the truck has got some power and will puff some smoke off idle, then clean it up.
Aftermarket converter of some sort.
She claims she's got enough power and all she would need is gauges, although she won third in a truck pull in New England [low standards I know] and I think she may be getting the bug. So in the spirit of my excessiveness, I think I might buy her gauges and something extra for power.
I was just going to buy an Edge Juice w/Attitude since it could be "stacked" with the current mystery chip [possibly banks due to a sticker on the tailgate] and also cover the gauge requirement. Her only stipulation on gauges is not losing the drivers side grab handle. An edge on my LB7 I used to own worked good although after looking here it seems the edge for a 7.3L isn't getting favorable reviews.
So, I was thinking of a standard style boost and EGT gauge setup, possibly the kind that mounts in the gauge cluster area, then buying one of these multi-position chips that seem so popular I've seen TS, DP tuner, and a few others. Is it true that some of these chips can increase line pressure or benefit the transmissions longevity in any way? She gets 17-19mpg which is pretty good, but if an economy tune could boost it even more that would be ideal. This truck is our long trip, dirve to town, grocery getter vehicle so it must be reliable. She would seldom use a 140 or 160hp crazy tune since we couldn't afford to spit a rod or something during a trip. I know she'd enjoy a smoke tune since she has mentioned wanting her truck to smoke like mine, just for fun. A couple safe power tunes that wouldn't risk the bottom end or put the motor at risk would be nice. The TS looks like a good out of the box unit, but I hear folks saying it's too "off the shelf".
She gets an occasional over boost code as it is, isn't there some kind of boost fooler or something for these trucks?
If I'm missing something please let me know, share some ideas on the setup, or suggestions. I'm a Cummins guy, so my knowledge on powerstrokes is limited. Please post links, websites, prices, etc so I can track this stuff down in time for Christmas.
-Dustin-
2003 F350 CC/SB 4WD 7.3L 250k or so
4" SS Exhaust
Homemade CAI
Some kind of chip, not sure which but the truck has got some power and will puff some smoke off idle, then clean it up.
Aftermarket converter of some sort.
She claims she's got enough power and all she would need is gauges, although she won third in a truck pull in New England [low standards I know] and I think she may be getting the bug. So in the spirit of my excessiveness, I think I might buy her gauges and something extra for power.
I was just going to buy an Edge Juice w/Attitude since it could be "stacked" with the current mystery chip [possibly banks due to a sticker on the tailgate] and also cover the gauge requirement. Her only stipulation on gauges is not losing the drivers side grab handle. An edge on my LB7 I used to own worked good although after looking here it seems the edge for a 7.3L isn't getting favorable reviews.
So, I was thinking of a standard style boost and EGT gauge setup, possibly the kind that mounts in the gauge cluster area, then buying one of these multi-position chips that seem so popular I've seen TS, DP tuner, and a few others. Is it true that some of these chips can increase line pressure or benefit the transmissions longevity in any way? She gets 17-19mpg which is pretty good, but if an economy tune could boost it even more that would be ideal. This truck is our long trip, dirve to town, grocery getter vehicle so it must be reliable. She would seldom use a 140 or 160hp crazy tune since we couldn't afford to spit a rod or something during a trip. I know she'd enjoy a smoke tune since she has mentioned wanting her truck to smoke like mine, just for fun. A couple safe power tunes that wouldn't risk the bottom end or put the motor at risk would be nice. The TS looks like a good out of the box unit, but I hear folks saying it's too "off the shelf".
She gets an occasional over boost code as it is, isn't there some kind of boost fooler or something for these trucks?
If I'm missing something please let me know, share some ideas on the setup, or suggestions. I'm a Cummins guy, so my knowledge on powerstrokes is limited. Please post links, websites, prices, etc so I can track this stuff down in time for Christmas.
-Dustin-
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