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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 12:36 AM
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E4od shift improvements ??

So I gotta 96 f250 with a chipped 7.3 that I use for daily driving and towing the horses. And the truck has a rebuilt tranny with a shift kit, cooler, better clutches and billet tq converter. But I still need firmer shifts. I was thinking about installing the b&m shift improver chip to ramp up my oil pressure or try to find a more aggressive shift kit. Anyone tried the b&m chip ? Will it work with my 6 position chip ?
 
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 08:04 AM
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I don't have a definite answer for you, but I will say this. Be very careful when combining mechanical shift kits with tuner or electronic shift kits that just boost pressure. It has a tendency to break hard parts.




Granted this was a GM trans but shock loading hard parts is pretty much universal.
 
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 09:33 AM
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So I gotta 96 f250 with a chipped 7.3 that I use for daily driving and towing the horses. And the truck has a rebuilt tranny with a shift kit, cooler, better clutches and billet tq converter. But I still need firmer shifts. I was thinking about installing the b&m shift improver chip to ramp up my oil pressure or try to find a more aggressive shift kit. Anyone tried the b&m chip ? Will it work with my 6 position chip ?
If it were me I'd leave it alone but that's just me. On a side note and not to get off track but it sounds like you have a mean truck. What kind of torq you putting down w your set up and does that thing blow the black smoke w the chip? That motor will run for 500k+ miles
 
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 10:19 AM
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Oh yeah for sure, I was just wanting my shifts to be a little more firm because I really don't feel the shift kit. And thanks yep she's a coal roaler lol nothing crazy of course, and iv never dynoed it but just by running the numbers I'm putting out about 840 ft pounds of torque . But of course I don't use all the torque while towing
 
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 10:23 AM
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Heres a more current photo of it
 
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 12:13 AM
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Wow, beautiful truck! I wish mine looked that nice. Where did you get your headlight assemblies from? They look great. I need to replace mine as they are seriously sandblasted and a bit yellowed.
 
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 12:20 AM
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Wow, beautiful truck! I wish mine looked that nice. Where did you get your headlight assemblies from? They look great. I need to replace mine as they are seriously sandblasted and a bit yellowed.
Thanks took me some serious thought on where to put my money. And I actually got them off eBay for $40 black with orange LEDs. And installed them very legitly
 
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Old Dec 15, 2015 | 12:26 AM
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Cool, thank you.
 
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Well I went ahead and ordered and installed the b&m shift improver chip and I really like it. It really helped give me that last bit of firmness I needed and its got 3 adjustments
 
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Yeah, that's a beautiful looking rig! Nice job!
 
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Old Dec 18, 2015 | 12:13 PM
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Thanks i love this body style so I try to dress it up really nice with out making it look all getto or ricer looking.
 
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Thanks i love this body style so I try to dress it up really nice with out making it look all getto or ricer looking.
LOL...Ghetto! My latest ride is a 2005 Navi.....very ghetto without doing any mods...
 
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