7.3l engine upgrades ..ppe?
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7.3l engine upgrades ..ppe?
im lightweight new to the diesel scene but have done some research and dont know what i should do and in what order is best..
i want my 2002 7.3 to smoke like all the ones i see on YOUTUBE..but have no idea how to ive done a chip and 5 inch turbo back..is there any cheap upgrades or loupools i can do?im not ready for turbo and injectors yet
truck has a 18 inch lift on 44 inch tires with 4:88 gears i want it to move a little more to any suggestions??? my friends a ppe for his 03 duramax and that helped a lot would the one ppe makes for a 7.3 be better then say a dp or ts chip?
i want my 2002 7.3 to smoke like all the ones i see on YOUTUBE..but have no idea how to ive done a chip and 5 inch turbo back..is there any cheap upgrades or loupools i can do?im not ready for turbo and injectors yet
truck has a 18 inch lift on 44 inch tires with 4:88 gears i want it to move a little more to any suggestions??? my friends a ppe for his 03 duramax and that helped a lot would the one ppe makes for a 7.3 be better then say a dp or ts chip?
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holy crap that made me laugh! you have 18inch lift with 44 inch tires and you cant figure out why your truck is slow???????????????? really i get the your young and you think its cool but trust the 25 year old ive been there and it gets ols real fast, especially when you have to pay for everything. But if your lucky enough to have rich parents who dont care and just keep forking over hundred dollar bills than go ahead bro do you
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but to answer your question a DP chip from what ive read and talked about is the best for a 7.3 diesel, second there is no need for you to have a 5 inch exhaust, this isnt a 1000 HPtruck here. and if you want smoke there are companies that make smoke switches for the 7.3, just google 7.3 smoke switch and youll get your smoke
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I know! I almost spit out my drink when I read that!! 5" exhaust!! I guess the OP wants STACKS too!!
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Welcome to FTE. First off, what kind of air intake are you running? What brand chip do you currently have? Do you have a set of gauges in your truck? Done any modifications to the transmission like a shift kit?
I'm not sure what a PPE is, but I'll assume you're not talking about personal protective equipment and you are talking about some type of chip or tuner. The 7.3 is not a new engine by any means. We know what works in these motors so I'd stick with that. You can do better than TS tunes. DP is a great option, but there are others as well. What part of the country do you live in? Perhaps one of the good tuners lives in your neck of the woods and you can go with the local guy. Just be sure to tell them you want a smoke tune. You'll get an increase in power with a custom chip, and they'll be able to give you a tune that will smoke at the flip of a switch.
I'm not sure what a PPE is, but I'll assume you're not talking about personal protective equipment and you are talking about some type of chip or tuner. The 7.3 is not a new engine by any means. We know what works in these motors so I'd stick with that. You can do better than TS tunes. DP is a great option, but there are others as well. What part of the country do you live in? Perhaps one of the good tuners lives in your neck of the woods and you can go with the local guy. Just be sure to tell them you want a smoke tune. You'll get an increase in power with a custom chip, and they'll be able to give you a tune that will smoke at the flip of a switch.
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you gotta be a rich kid lol and dont say u want better fuel economy runnin a 18 inch lift with 44's thats too damn much man and really 5 inch exaust ur really losing some back preasure there if u want smoke do the 7.3 smoke swich or go with the dp tuner................ how about a picture of this truck??
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im not a rich kid im 19 live on my own no parents and im a wind turbine engineer thank you..i dont need you guys talkin **** on the truck i built..it almost sounds like jealosy and i dont want speed i want more torque its a mud bogger essentially has arb air lockers front and rear and lots lots more i just bought ppe's stage 2 rebuild kit for the tranny but i just dont want to drop hella g's on turbo and injectors..i looked up smoke switchs all i can find is cummins and ford 6.0's...i dont know how to upload pics but heres a video...
YouTube - ‪First drive new lift f250‬‏
truck has 2 jl w7 13.5 subs cut through full eclipse amp high and navi setup 84k miles warn 12k lbs winch and wireless controller as well as mkw rims flipped transfercase hella lights and piaa lights and i am currently building my trac bar setup
YouTube - ‪First drive new lift f250‬‏
truck has 2 jl w7 13.5 subs cut through full eclipse amp high and navi setup 84k miles warn 12k lbs winch and wireless controller as well as mkw rims flipped transfercase hella lights and piaa lights and i am currently building my trac bar setup
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to chris i got a power pup programmer right now no intake just stainless 5 inch turbo back..ppe primarily is used on duramax's thats what my friend stefan runs and his truck very very quick stock turbo and takes subaru wrx stis but the stats for the programmer ppe sells for the 7.3 are 30 percent of what they do for chevy..and im in northern california
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that is a nice truck i will addmit that, ur best bet for smoke is the dt-tuner.com check it out look at the f5, F5 1-16 Position Switch on the fly Chip - Ford Powerstroke 7.3L
u can custom make it but for the tunes u do need intake and u alredy have exaust so thats fine but for 140 tune u will need more upgrades and ur injectors and turbo will probley help u out alot on that,
my appology on talking **** i really wasnt meaning for it to sound like that guy
u can custom make it but for the tunes u do need intake and u alredy have exaust so thats fine but for 140 tune u will need more upgrades and ur injectors and turbo will probley help u out alot on that,
my appology on talking **** i really wasnt meaning for it to sound like that guy
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Hey man, why don't you come by the tech day we are having in San Jose on the 18th. Would love to see your truck and you can meet alot of guys and ride in some different set ups to see what you like.
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i actualy thought about doing all the wind turbine stuff i got inroled in classes and 3 months in i said screw this i wasnt learning anything at all r teachers suck so i went to diesel school but im glad u succeded in it man thumbs up :-))
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im not a rich kid im 19 live on my own no parents and im a wind turbine engineer thank you..i dont need you guys talkin **** on the truck i built..it almost sounds like jealosy and i dont want speed i want more torque its a mud bogger essentially has arb air lockers front and rear and lots lots more i just bought ppe's stage 2 rebuild kit for the tranny but i just dont want to drop hella g's on turbo and injectors..i looked up smoke switchs all i can find is cummins and ford 6.0's...i dont know how to upload pics but heres a video...
YouTube - First drive new lift f250
truck has 2 jl w7 13.5 subs cut through full eclipse amp high and navi setup 84k miles warn 12k lbs winch and wireless controller as well as mkw rims flipped transfercase hella lights and piaa lights and i am currently building my trac bar setup
YouTube - First drive new lift f250
truck has 2 jl w7 13.5 subs cut through full eclipse amp high and navi setup 84k miles warn 12k lbs winch and wireless controller as well as mkw rims flipped transfercase hella lights and piaa lights and i am currently building my trac bar setup
is the guy who invited you to the RRE in Morgan Hill, June 18. How do you get into that truck. Do you have the fold down step? God Bless, Chet