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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 04:09 PM
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How are you planning to prepare the bumper for paint?
I'm not doing it. The local body shop is doing it.
 
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Old Mar 11, 2017 | 08:41 PM
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Your truck looks great Josh!
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 12:38 AM
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Josh, I'm really digging all the mods so far. So your gonna go the whole 9 yards as far as deleting goes?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Green Power
Josh, I'm really digging all the mods so far. So your gonna go the whole 9 yards as far as deleting goes?
Yes. Tuning and exhaust will happen next week. Some trucks are having issues when physically removing the EGR system right now affecting VGT operation. Gonna see how mine responds before making the jump to a physical EGR delete along with a cold side pipe upgrade (not sure how the new stock design will do. May be better!). Will also remove the DEF tank, open it up and clean it real good for storage.
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 09:42 AM
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In my humble opinion, I would leave the engine alone. Ford has a lot of programmers that spend man-years on getting these to run right. Just saying...
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by UGA33
Yes. Tuning and exhaust will happen next week. Some trucks are having issues when physically removing the EGR system right now affecting VGT operation. Gonna see how mine responds before making the jump to a physical EGR delete along with a cold side pipe upgrade (not sure how the new stock design will do. May be better!). Will also remove the DEF tank, open it up and clean it real good for storage.
I'll be following you closely for the next few years. I'm new to diesels (in trucks, that is. Very familiar with them in boats) so I'm learning as I go. Thanks for posting all these mods!

When you say you'll be using the DEF tank for storage, are you going to use it like another tank for diesel?
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 11:49 AM
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In my humble opinion, I would leave the engine alone. Ford has a lot of programmers that spend man-years on getting these to run right. Just saying...
What if I told you that the the program used to tune the truck was a Ford calibration? Besides, Ford doesn't have the only team of people who can make these trucks run. Ford's team is just limited with what they are allowed to do
 
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Old Mar 12, 2017 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Humbucker427
I'll be following you closely for the next few years. I'm new to diesels (in trucks, that is. Very familiar with them in boats) so I'm learning as I go. Thanks for posting all these mods!

When you say you'll be using the DEF tank for storage, are you going to use it like another tank for diesel?
Literally cleaning it up to put on the shelf in the garage. Don't want that stuff just sitting in there for years. I waited about a year to pull the tank off my 2012 after deleting. DEF was still liquid, but I like the idea of dumping it and cleaning the tank out really good.
 
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Originally Posted by UGA33
What if I told you that the the program used to tune the truck was a Ford calibration? Besides, Ford doesn't have the only team of people who can make these trucks run. Ford's team is just limited with what they are allowed to do
Wow, that's a loaded statement! I suppose you may be running the South American high sulfur calibration or a military calibration. That's really really cool
 
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Old Mar 13, 2017 | 03:54 PM
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Hecho en Mexico Joel...
 
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 05:59 PM
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Would ya look what showed up in the mail while I was out of town working this week...







I reckon that tiny little 5" pipe will get the job done for now. Will be installing it in the morning. Sound clips and pics to follow.
 
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Looking forward to it brother...
 
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Jealous... Some of us live where the government is watching.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 07:00 PM
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Exactly Epic. If I didn't have to put it back on before inspection each year, mine would be holding up the corner of my garage as well.
 
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