looking for moore power
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From: north branch michigan
looking for moore power
I have a 1997 f 350 power stroke with a dp f5 tuner with 80,120 and 140 hp tunes and i got 4 inch straight pipe with 3 inch down pipe besides that its stoke seem to run out of push at about 85mph lookin to get moore power out of it what should be my next step in gaining moore perfoemance? injectors? turbo? I have seen these truck fly i just dont no where to go
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no im not raceing i would just like to get some more power out of it and no i dont have a intake on it but yes i does have egt, trans temp and boost gauges its a automatic the trucks in great shape and in perfect working order with 137xxx miles on it and as far as the cost goes iim planin on spending a decent amount of money on it
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Do a 6637 intake kit from riffraff nice kits and theyre cheap alot of guys on here run them
Riffraff Diesel: RDP 6637 Filter Kit
Riffraff Diesel: RDP 6637 Filter Kit
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no im not raceing i would just like to get some more power out of it and no i dont have a intake on it but yes i does have egt, trans temp and boost gauges its a automatic the trucks in great shape and in perfect working order with 137xxx miles on it and as far as the cost goes iim planin on spending a decent amount of money on it
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As tshrager said. The e40D will not handle these upgrades for long. Definitely look to spend atleast 3K on trans upgrades to handle to increased HP and torque
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right now im looking to spend about 1500$ i wanna try to do things in steps as i get moore money to spend what about a inner coooler kit? or those upgradeded turbo housings are those worth the $ or no ? the trans im palanin on beef in up ounce i start getting moore power out of the motor
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right now im looking to spend about 1500$ i wanna try to do things in steps as i get moore money to spend what about a inner coooler kit? or those upgradeded turbo housings are those worth the $ or no ? the trans im palanin on beef in up ounce i start getting moore power out of the motor
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ok so the dp tuner i need to get rid of and get something else? and what about stage 2 injectors or do i need to get the hpop first? i apreciate all the info since ive never rlly done perfeomace work to a diesel
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no you dont need to get rid of the dp tuner just have it reburnt to whatever mods you do
