The first 100 days...

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Aug 6, 2012 | 10:26 AM

f150crewcab

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Mountain Pass

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From: Charlotte, NC

The first 100 days...

Thanks to FTE, my first 100 days of X ownership were full of helpful mods. Here's what I did:

Fuel Pressure "Blue" spring upgrade.
New (OEM) fuel filters.
HFCM: cleaned and upgraded plug to fix WIF light that was always on.
HFCM Before:

HFCM after. You can see the back of the new drain plug as well:
Coolant filter (dfuser).
Coolant flush and fill. Added Fumoto drain plugs to 2 engine block drains (F-108N). Used ~50 gallons of distilled water to get all of the old Gold coolant out. Used Restore and Restore+. Refilled with CAT ELC silicate free coolant (concentrate purchased from local CAT dealer).
http://home.comcast.net/~lyon.family...ush%20v1-0.pdf
New front and rear brake rotors and pads. NAPA Ultra Premium rotors on front with Hawk LTS pads. NAPA Premium rotors on rear with Wagner SD (Advance Auto) pads.
Transmission flushed at dealer; replaced external transmission filter.
Oil change with new (OEM) filters. Add Fumuto drain plug to oil pan (F-111N).
New OEM air filter; replaced aFe filter from previous owner.
New Rancho 9000XL shocks all the way around.
Last but certainly not least: V/B spring swap. This thread helped me tremendously:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...p-by-step.html

Complete before/after pics: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post12063857 (post #78 from "step-by-step" thread linked above).

The Rig Before the spring swap:

The Rig AFTER spring swap:

Wish list:

Gauges to monitor EGT, FP, BST, such as: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ied-these.html
Clean turbo (it throws a P0299 code under a load).
Tighten steering box.
Head gaskets/studs (not "required" yet, but...); fix/replace/upgrade EGR, Oil cooler, HPO screen/ STC fitting, stand pipe and dummy plugs.
CCV re-route.
Deal with some surface rust underneath with Fluid Film or similar.
High idle mod.
Electric cooling fan or Fan clutch override switch. 6.0 runs warmer than I'd prefer under a load. Discussion: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...hich-wire.html
I'm sure this list will continue to grow...