First time I've logged into the V-10 Forum, but I've been a reader for about a year now. Awesome Forum. I've had my 05 V10 for about five months now and as soon as I got it I went through everything, plugs, fuel filter, trans fluid & filter's, oil & filter, front & rear diff's, transfer case change, air filter, cleaned MAF sensor and throttle body and changed all fluids to Royal Purple and AMS-Oil because I had both on the shelf. Truck ran outstanding then I added the 5-Star tuner after talking with Mike on the phone and the difference was night & day better than before. picked up a solid two more miles/gal just driving empty down the road and towing enclosed sled trailer's to the UP in the last month is also a dream. Best truck I've ever owned so far. After owning this truck I don't know why I didn't switch from my old 7.3L F250 to the 3-valve V10 a long time ago. My other truck is even tricked out with Gale Banks mods and it doesn't run as well as the V10. She uses a little more fuel, but its not drastic. My buddies 6.0L's have to be plugged in to get started from about the mid 20's on down and smoke like you're burning a pile of leaves. The V-10 on the other hand fires right up, no smoke, its quiet, and the heat kicks in about 5-7 minutes. I got the truck from Arizona and she was pretty clean and had never seen snow. I wheeled it out a couple times and shot Corrosion-X in the doors, tail gate, and up under the body seams and stripped the clear-coat off the rims and polished them a couple times thought I was done. Three weeks later I couldn't stand looking at the chassis and frame anymore so I pulled it in the garage, put it up on blocks and stripped the whole frame & chassis down and covered it with POR-15 base & Chassis Coat black. Now she looks new again. I may have some OCD going on, but I'm extremely happy with the new ride and the 87 Performance Tune from Mike. I haven't tried the 93+ Tune yet, but I'll be sure to throw my $.02 in. I'm sure I can hit the 300K mark like I did with my Power Stroke without any problem. I'll post some pics as soon as I get the chance.

 

Thanks for sharing and welcome to the V10 side.

 

Yes thank you for sharing. You officially are part of the BSEG club!

thanks again
Mike

 

Good luck with the "new" truck Yes, OCD is a wonderful thing

 

People who are not OCD do not have as pretty of trucks! Welcome to the v-10 world of power, fun, and Power!!

 

OCD goes a long way...lol

 

Thanks for the welcome guy's! By the sounds and looks of it, I'm not the only one with a little issue..............LOL, My wife thinks I'm crazy and some buddies just say I have some issues or I'm not right. I just laugh. What else can I do I guess.

 

Well, I'm not an OCD type when it comes to body or frame, but I do qualify when I spend 3 hours with 200/600/1000/1500 grit wet sand paper to make a nice pretty finish on my axle stubs where they ride in the needle bearings

 

I'm picken up what you're layin down Krewat. I like to pretty meticulous with mechanical and electrical parts and fixtures as well. Its just good piece of mind.