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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Hey guys i just bought my self a 2003 f250 6.0 which i was told was a 7.3...it was dark and i was tired....damn anyway ive heard that alot of things can go bad and i need to do an egr delete. i found one but im not sure how good or how bad it is

EGR Delete Kit. 2003 Ford Powerstroke 6.0 Liter EGR Delete Kit

i also want to do a tuner and a cold air

please advise
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Save your money on the cold air. The stock intake is fine.

Has the truck been studded? Has it had any work done to it?

IMO an EGR delete isn't the end all be all. If my EGR cooler fails I will be putting in a bulletproof setup and never worrying about it again.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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So you got a truck with more Power and a Better Tranny thats a good thing

Get a scangauge and see what shape its in

X2 save your money on the cold air Deal
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:14 PM
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a scan gauge? and the 6.0 is a better engine? and the egr delete isnt a good thing?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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Did you not pop the hood? Was it a private seller or dealership? If a dealership, you can always return it claiming you were lied to.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:25 PM
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Did you not pop the hood? Was it a private seller or dealership? If a dealership, you can always return it claiming you were lied to.
I did and it's a private
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Regulator1988
a scan gauge? and the 6.0 is a better engine? and the egr delete isnt a good thing?
Scangauge II is a inexpensive way to check the health of your motor. There is also an APP called Torque APP for android phones that will do the same. Also, edge Insight and there is an app coming out for iphones that are developing add ons for EGT and Fuel pressure.

Before you decide to do things to your motor, find out where it stands. You might want to go a little deeper and change oil coolers while you are doing the EGR delete. (which is ok)

As for the Air intake system, these trucks stock air filtering is great and you don't need to spend that money. Unless you are trying to go for very high Horse Power, say like 500+ hp.

ECT vs. EOT is a first step to making further decisions on which way to go.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:26 PM
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I just didn't pay attention
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by amdriven2liv
Scangauge II is a inexpensive way to check the health of your motor. There is also an APP called Torque APP for android phones that will do the same. Also, edge Insight and there is an app coming out for iphones that are developing add ons for EGT and Fuel pressure.

Before you decide to do things to your motor, find out where it stands. You might want to go a little deeper and change oil coolers while you are doing the EGR delete. (which is ok)

As for the Air intake system, these trucks stock air filtering is great and you don't need to spend that money. Unless you are trying to go for very high Horse Power, say like 500+ hp.

ECT vs. EOT is a first step to making further decisions on which way to go.
I have an I phone
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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I have an I phone
Dashboss is what is being developed now. (for iphone)

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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by amdriven2liv
Dashboss is what is being developed now. (for iphone)

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Ok so is the kit that I found a good one?
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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Go read in the 6.0 section and request the XLS sheets from bismic. Do some reading before you tear into that truck all ***** nilly.
 
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Kits are all about the same. And just so you know, the 03 EGR coolers were the best made EGR coolers. They rarely fail. The major issue is the oil cooler getting plugged.

That's why you should find out where your motor stands on those temps. Heck, if your truck spread temp wise is below 10, you might not need to do anything for a while.

Although you are wanting to run tunes, you might think about ARP studs.
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by amdriven2liv
Kits are all about the same. And just so you know, the 03 EGR coolers were the best made EGR coolers. They rarely fail. The major issue is the oil cooler getting plugged.

That's why you should find out where your motor stands on those temps. Heck, if your truck spread temp wise is below 10, you might not need to do anything for a while.

Although you are wanting to run tunes, you might think about ARP studs.
so i really just need the thing to see where i stand.
just so you guys know the truck has 80k miles on it
never was chipped
stock exhaust
was only used a little for pulling a mustang around
 
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 02:52 PM
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Keep the oem air filter. It flows way more air than you need and filters better than all the aftermarket options. Also, the intake is out the front of the header panel, so it already is a CAI.
 
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