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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 09:37 AM
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IDM Mod - Do I have it?

I have been chasing a smokey truck for a year now. The truck is a 2000 F250 7.3 rebuilt motor, new injectors(ad code) stock airbox stock exhaust. The truck smoked before I rebuilt the motor too.

With no tune I can get the truck to smoke no problem...not heavy smoke but enough that I notice it and it makes the quarter panel sooty.

Is it possible that my truck has the IDM mod done and I dont know it? Is there a way to check without pulling the fender off and looking inside the IDM?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 10:04 AM
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If you have no drive pressure leaks, I'd be more inclined to say that a previous owner flashed the PCM with an aftermarket calibration and left it there at sale time ...that is if you can't find a chip or a glorified "10K-mod"-type device installed.

 
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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 10:35 AM
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Am I correct to assume a chip like DP or PHP style that plugs into the PCM will overwrite anything that was possibly flashed onto the PCM by the previous owner?
 
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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 10:57 AM
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You would be correct - even in "stock" on the chip.
 
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Old Apr 28, 2021 | 01:31 PM
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I think that a modded IDM would rather reduce smoke,due to crispier solenoid activation.
 
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