need more horses!!
Lead Driver
Joined: Mar 2013
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From: Kent Station, WA
7 posts from the new user and all about more power for his V10 superduty. hmm...
I think we need to see some pictures of this truck. Before we continue to answer more questions.
Should also think about checking the V10 section down below.
I think we need to see some pictures of this truck. Before we continue to answer more questions.
Should also think about checking the V10 section down below.
Hotshot
Joined: Mar 2007
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From: Pa
If you go with a 285/75R16E it will be about 1" larger in diameter and 1" wider than the 265/75R16E that can stock with most trucks. Some trucks came with a 235/85R16E which is the same diameter as the 265 but 1" narrower. You can go larger to a 305/70R16 but they are getting too wide for the stock wheels (recomended wheel width) for a 305. A 305 is the same diameter as the the 285 but 1" wider. For a stock height truck the 285s are perfect IMO and that is what I run. The 285s and 4.30s will do ok but if you tow heavily on a regular basis you may want to consider 4.56 gears.
Hotshot
Joined: Jan 2011
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From: Puget Sound
Just popping in. This is the first thread I've read on powering up a V10 and I find it interesting. While some may say it's a bummer that you are limited to a few inexpensive mods to power up, the other option could be a curse in disguise:
My 7.3L diesel has a lot more power than what I started with... but the transmission alone needed a $4K bump to handle tire-shred mode, the rear suspension needed ladder bars, and the added turboboost blew the intake plenums - requiring billet plenums. All of that was in addition to the $10K in engine mods. I know someone that went further than I did and he needed a whole new fuel system, bigger oil pumps (plural), major mechanical mods to the engine, and the engine alone took months to dial in.
I brought all that up to make this point: Powering up doesn't always go as easy one would like - the whole system was engineered in a balance and strengthening one link can make the rest of the system the "weak" link. Imagine thinking "I just wish I could go back to the way it was" with a smoking Buck$Zooka on your shoulder.
My diesel gets 16-19 MPG (depending on road/season/driving conditions), so I seriously doubt a gas engine can push 8000 pounds of glass, rubber, and steel while getting 17 MPG.
My 7.3L diesel has a lot more power than what I started with... but the transmission alone needed a $4K bump to handle tire-shred mode, the rear suspension needed ladder bars, and the added turboboost blew the intake plenums - requiring billet plenums. All of that was in addition to the $10K in engine mods. I know someone that went further than I did and he needed a whole new fuel system, bigger oil pumps (plural), major mechanical mods to the engine, and the engine alone took months to dial in.
I brought all that up to make this point: Powering up doesn't always go as easy one would like - the whole system was engineered in a balance and strengthening one link can make the rest of the system the "weak" link. Imagine thinking "I just wish I could go back to the way it was" with a smoking Buck$Zooka on your shoulder.
My diesel gets 16-19 MPG (depending on road/season/driving conditions), so I seriously doubt a gas engine can push 8000 pounds of glass, rubber, and steel while getting 17 MPG.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Garden Valley, Idaho
Yep, when I had my 2002 7.3, I figure I had at least $6,000 in mods not including the $4k for a new HD tranny and torqueconverter. To date I have spent the max that I can spend on my V-10 for "power"; Mikes 5 star, Airaid intake system and Magnaflow exhaust, total= $1,120. I've done other mods but not for the engine performance and won't as there is only a supercharger that can make it more power but I like it just the way it is. $20 oil changes, $15 fuel filters and $300 plug change; that's about it. I did just spend $125 for a replaced brake sensor for my cruise control to work again. That's the first $$ I have spent on this truck other than normal maintenance.
Cargo Master
Joined: Mar 2008
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Bucks Zooka. That's phenomenal! I think any ride in SuperDuty form comes with a complete buckszooka. They cost a fortune to purchase, parts are more money due to heavy duty, fuel mileage is miserable in either form and the one with better mpg just has a higher fuel cost (let's not start an argument now). But man can they work!
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