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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 11:35 AM
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Ok, i figured this would be the best way to find out what I need to do to my truck instead of creating a new thread everytime I had a question.

Truck has the 460 engine and E40D tranny, are there any mods or deletes I should do to make my truck a better rig? I just did the air horn delete so that's done but is there anything else I should consider? It doesn't appear that my truck has the MAF or an ODB II connector, is this correct?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 02:41 PM
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Correct. Our trucks use speed density so all your computer info comes from the cam.

One way to give it a little extra pep for free is to give it a couple degrees timing. I put mine on 12* BTDC and it seemed to help it get off the line just a little better and run a bit healthier.

These computers are picky so your kind of limited. Free flowing intake and exhaust are your 2 best bets then some head work will be the next best power adder
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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Thanks El Camino Man! It's been a long time since i've worked on an older motor, how do I got about changing my timing? I would need a timing light and adjust the distributor accordingly yes?
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:34 PM
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Exactly! Its pretty straight forward. Its a helluva lot easier than a Chevrolet where ya cant hardly get to the distributor lol.

Another thing I did was find the timing mark that I wanted and highlighted it with a bright colored sharpie (chalk or something bright would be better) then when your timing it, just line up the pointer to the chalk and your done!
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:40 PM
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On the Fords don't forget to remove the SpOut connector before checking and setting the timing, other wise the ignition module will just correct for any changes you make.

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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:51 PM
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^^^ Very good point!!! I almost forgot to do this when I did mine lol. I couldnt figure out why I was getting 20* BTDC lol. It was because I forgot to remove the spout lol
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 04:26 PM
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Awesome and thanks for the link, I would have never known about the Spout connector if you guys hadn't of said something.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 04:31 PM
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Yea that was my bad lol. I forgot to mention it
 
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Originally Posted by AkF250HD
Ok, i figured this would be the best way to find out what I need to do to my truck instead of creating a new thread everytime I had a question.

Truck has the 460 engine and E40D tranny, are there any mods or deletes I should do to make my truck a better rig? I just did the air horn delete so that's done but is there anything else I should consider? It doesn't appear that my truck has the MAF or an ODB II connector, is this correct?

That depends on a few factors. Model year and whether or not the truck has California emission equipment. There were a few OBD-I MAF 7.5L trucks out there in late 1997. The 1996 and 1997 7.5L F250/350 trucks with California emissions were OBD-II and MAF.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 05:37 PM
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I looked for an OBD II data link connector and could not locate one, same with the MAF sensor so I believe I have the non Cali emissions truck.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 09:29 AM
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A cali emissions truck is about as rare as they come as far as Ford trucks lol. You can convert to OBD II and MAF if ya got the cash... Its a pretty pricey process. But I have heard of people taking MAFs from 5.0s and making it work? Not sure what all that entails though or if its worth thr effort
 
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Old Jul 19, 2012 | 09:47 AM
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I'm good with the truck the way it is, I basically only use it for hauling my toys around in the summer and winter so it's not my daily driver.

I've got another question, I think I may have found a spare tire carrier for it. I found an ad on Craigslist, he says it should fit but I thought I would ask the experts here to make sure. This is the ad.

FORD 86-97 *** Parts Truck *** body, transmission, transfer case, etc.
 
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Originally Posted by AkF250HD
I'm good with the truck the way it is, I basically only use it for hauling my toys around in the summer and winter so it's not my daily driver.

I've got another question, I think I may have found a spare tire carrier for it. I found an ad on Craigslist, he says it should fit but I thought I would ask the experts here to make sure. This is the ad.

FORD 86-97 *** Parts Truck *** body, transmission, transfer case, etc.
The spare carrier should fit..
 
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Old Aug 30, 2012 | 10:21 AM
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Another question for the Ford guru's, would the stock air intake from a '95 F350 diesel work on an '97 F250 with the 460 motor?
 
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