i have owned this truck since new,has 289,000 miles, its a little sluggesh at first go, if it hasnt been started for a couple days it will smoke for a while till warmed up, but good after that.ats transmission 4 years ago, front fenders getting rusty, wrecker bed needs a lot of work, cant see selling it ,for what i think it will take to get it back into great running condition.So i just finished king pin replacement, and now working on steering componants, tie rods etc.... next will be a rusty fuel tank that leaks,has two, mid ship and rear. And a new rad.4 years ago!! Looking for a little guidance in regards to, inharent issues that should be looked at, such as ,can the turbo be torn apart and cleaned ,, is an aftermarket intercooler possible,etc... the exhaust is factory never been touched, and after warrenty nothing has everbeen needed repaired except an occasional injector or glow plug. an. gonna be a long term proccess, can any one help, it would be greatly appreciated, Thanks

 

It probably needs some glow plugs and injector work at this time. New injector orings if nothing else. You can talk to one of our sponsors, Jim at Rosewood Diesel, he can check them out and repair if necessary, and is very reasonable on prices.

Aftermarket IC is possible, lots of us have them. I'm assuming there isn't a lot more crap in the way on the 450.

Exhaust, lots of options, new downpipe is the first thing, and a cat delete if you can.

The turbo can be torn apart and repaired if necessary, check the fins on the intake for chipping or play in the wheel, some side to side is ok as long as it doesn't touch the housing, no in or out play should be there.

 

thank you, that will certainly get me started,and i will stay in touch thru the process!! thanks!!!!

 

and thanks for the info on Rosewood, turns out they are only about an hour from me.

 

Ok. where is the best place to look for performance stuff, like exhuast, i.c's, ??

 

Riffraff Diesel. Clay will take care of you.

 

Next question,,,, are the two piece down pipes that are available, any good, not sure what move to make here?????

 

My MBRP 3" DP is a 2pc. and I havn't had a bit of trouble out of it.

 

Thankyou!!!!

 

next question!!!! can you use an intercooler of of a 6 liter truck, or one off of a 99 to 2003 7.3, (for my 97 f450}?????????

 

Yes, the 6 liter one is bigger, but either will work. I've got a 6.0 one on mine. You will need to get pipes from a super duty 7.3, and will still involve a little fabbing. You need an early 99 spyder too, can be kind of tough to come by.

Check out this thread with tech tips, its on the top of the home page, but I'll put it here for you. IC install tips in here.

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...nfo-links.html

 

thankyou,i'll look at the link, what the heck is a spyder????

 

Takes the place of the original ypipe behind the fuel bowl, center of the valley. Hooks up to the turbo.

 

Yah Sorry, i just read the links, sometimes i ask before i read. awsome info, Well wont be able to get to carried away, wife will kill me, this old girl has realy never let me down, i've towed many of P1000 Fed ex type delivery trucks, and quite a few strieght semi cab over bread trucks from virginia to ohio, (theyed take me to jail today) used and abused but worth keepin,. thanks Guy's for all the help. will stay in touch.

 

It wasn't mentioned but if you still have the stock air filter box, get rid of it. Like Darin said you need to check the turbo fins for damage because the stock air filter box leaks. Get a 6637 air filter and kit from Clay mentioned above.