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Headed off to the lake over Easter weekend and have been busy ever since I got back home. Did ya miss me? 
Ahh... towing with the Banks Powerpack installed!
Truck ran great and the extra low-end power is VERY noticeable. On the narrow, winding, two-lane road through the Osage hills, the truck used to downshift to 3rd if there was even a slight wind blowing. There is even a hill that required 2nd gear! Now it climbs the smaller hills and comes out of the curves at slow speed never dropping out of OD. The "big" hill does require a drop down to 3rd gear but that's OK. As a result of being able to run in higher gears, towing mileage is up 1-1.5 MPG! Just hot-rodding around town, the mileage is only up .5MPG at best. And finally, I usually fill up with 93 octane when towing because the truck, IMO, definitely towed better with it. This trip I ran 87 octane gas. I'll try premium next time to see if it does any better. Needless to say, I am very happy with the results of the Powerpack.
Ahh... towing with the Banks Powerpack installed!
Truck ran great and the extra low-end power is VERY noticeable. On the narrow, winding, two-lane road through the Osage hills, the truck used to downshift to 3rd if there was even a slight wind blowing. There is even a hill that required 2nd gear! Now it climbs the smaller hills and comes out of the curves at slow speed never dropping out of OD. The "big" hill does require a drop down to 3rd gear but that's OK. As a result of being able to run in higher gears, towing mileage is up 1-1.5 MPG! Just hot-rodding around town, the mileage is only up .5MPG at best. And finally, I usually fill up with 93 octane when towing because the truck, IMO, definitely towed better with it. This trip I ran 87 octane gas. I'll try premium next time to see if it does any better. Needless to say, I am very happy with the results of the Powerpack.
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Yes we did ! miss you
By geez when we need ya ! your not here !
But ya gotta take care of the little lady and your curiosity about
your truck of course !!!!!!!
Camping! its only April!!!!!
here in New York I can't even get the Motorhome out of the building yet!
Any way could you chk post 2425 for meand see if you could help?
Thanks Rich
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By geez when we need ya ! your not here !
But ya gotta take care of the little lady and your curiosity about
your truck of course !!!!!!!
Camping! its only April!!!!!
here in New York I can't even get the Motorhome out of the building yet!
Any way could you chk post 2425 for meand see if you could help?
Thanks Rich
Ford Trucks Built Tough!
not with rocks
Watch out "X" Mayor of Truckville
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Welcome back, NoMo. I WAS wondering where you were. But now that I know you were camping IN APRIL....Sheesh!! Lucky guy.
Good report on the Banks!
Boy, you got a LOT of reading to catch up on!!
Good report on the Banks!
Boy, you got a LOT of reading to catch up on!!
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Actually, I haven't been camping in April. It was still March. Beautiful 70°+ temps... I can hardly wait for Summer!
So how do I sort this by topic #? Or, what is the title of the thread?
:-X11
Beautiful 70°+ temps... I can hardly wait for Summer!So how do I sort this by topic #? Or, what is the title of the thread?
:-X11
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Welcome back man sounds like your upgrades worked thats cool.The only other things i could think of you doing is to pull those dang spark plugs install glow plugs and start burning dezzzzzzzzzzel then you will have a pulling machine.....hehehehehehehehe take care and happy trails...... :-x24 :-x24
:-x24 :-x24
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>Welcome back man sounds like your upgrades worked thats
>cool.The only other things i could think of you doing is to
>pull those dang spark plugs install glow plugs and start
>burning dezzzzzzzzzzel then you will have a pulling
>machine.....hehehehehehehehe take care and happy
>trails...... :-x24 :-x24
dangit man have to work on those faces...lol
>cool.The only other things i could think of you doing is to
>pull those dang spark plugs install glow plugs and start
>burning dezzzzzzzzzzel then you will have a pulling
>machine.....hehehehehehehehe take care and happy
>trails......
:-x24 :-x24 dangit man have to work on those faces...lol
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Geez NoMo, I was beginning to believe you fell into your air intake and were "trancommanded" out your new headers
Don't disappear for so long next time (i'm just jealous). Glad to hear the new system is working...wish I was there
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Grumpy_FD-
definition of a glowplug: a diesel's attempt at becoming a gasoline engine.
Now why would I want to trade the "real" thing for a wannabe?
Just Kidding- my next truck might be a diesel.
BTW, the letter 'x' has to be capitalized for the faces to work.
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I feel like that actually happend.
Come on down. Just be sure to leave that cold air up there! :P
If things go as planned, I'll be up in your area in August. We're headed up to the in-laws in Cour d'howeverthehellyouspellit Idaho.
definition of a glowplug: a diesel's attempt at becoming a gasoline engine.
Now why would I want to trade the "real" thing for a wannabe?
Just Kidding- my next truck might be a diesel.BTW, the letter 'x' has to be capitalized for the faces to work.
Outpost22-
I feel like that actually happend.
Come on down. Just be sure to leave that cold air up there! :P
If things go as planned, I'll be up in your area in August. We're headed up to the in-laws in Cour d'howeverthehellyouspellit Idaho.
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>Come on down. Just be sure to leave that cold air up there!
>:P
It was 83 today..so much for the cold air .
>If things go as planned, I'll be up in your area in August.
>We're headed up to the in-laws in Cour
>d'howeverthehellyouspellit Idaho.
Cour d'alene is beautiful, but 2 days drive from here. You'll love it. If you play golf, they have a world class course and charge accordingly
>:P
It was 83 today..so much for the cold air .
>If things go as planned, I'll be up in your area in August.
>We're headed up to the in-laws in Cour
>d'howeverthehellyouspellit Idaho.
Cour d'alene is beautiful, but 2 days drive from here. You'll love it. If you play golf, they have a world class course and charge accordingly
Those are the kind of mpg numbers I have seen too. It's been in the mid 90's here all week.. I'm chomping at the bit to go camping.....
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Two days? Heck, it's only 3 days from here... you drive too slow. 
The more miles I get on the truck with the kit, the better it seems to run. I think the real test of power will come when it's 100°+ out this summer.
BTW, can you guys send some of that warm air our way? Dang arctic front moved through and cooled us off again. Don't guess it matters since I'm on-call there's no way I can go camping.
The more miles I get on the truck with the kit, the better it seems to run. I think the real test of power will come when it's 100°+ out this summer.
BTW, can you guys send some of that warm air our way? Dang arctic front moved through and cooled us off again. Don't guess it matters since I'm on-call there's no way I can go camping.
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NoMo- great report. I also just got back from four nights camping in the Carmel Valley- I needed the getaway. The route we took was over the Pacheco grade at the San Luis Reservoir- about an 1800' climb over about 5 miles. The truck did great- pulling at almost 60 mph at the top of the grade. The Stinger did seem to make a difference. The TransCommand really firmed up the downshifts under a load and seemed to help the truck hold the gears better. The max tranny temp was only 180 degrees. Down grade, the exhaust note was great- a nice deep rumble as it idled downhill in third. On the return trip, the grade is much more gradual and the tranny temp never got above about 160 degrees.
I even had a guy at the RV park stop and ask me about the Banks system- he recognized the 4" tailpipe and figured something was up. Turns out he has an early model 460 in his class C that Banks doesn't have mods for and has a little "Banks envy".
Next year, I think the tax refund is going towards those headers and y-pipe
-V10gunner
'00 SD F250 Super Cab XLT, 4X2, 142"WB, 6.8L V10, 4R100, 4.30LS, Camper Package, Dark Toreador Red over Silver, Line-X, Husky mud flaps, Snugtop Xtra Vision Cab-high shell, AutoMeter Tranny Temp Gauge, Banks Stinger and TransCommand
I even had a guy at the RV park stop and ask me about the Banks system- he recognized the 4" tailpipe and figured something was up
. Turns out he has an early model 460 in his class C that Banks doesn't have mods for and has a little "Banks envy".Next year, I think the tax refund is going towards those headers and y-pipe
-V10gunner
'00 SD F250 Super Cab XLT, 4X2, 142"WB, 6.8L V10, 4R100, 4.30LS, Camper Package, Dark Toreador Red over Silver, Line-X, Husky mud flaps, Snugtop Xtra Vision Cab-high shell, AutoMeter Tranny Temp Gauge, Banks Stinger and TransCommand
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>Next year, I think the tax refund is going towards those
>headers and y-pipe
>
You won't be disappointed... except for having waited another year!
I was suprised at how much the Stinger alone helped performance. Then again, looking at the stock muffler, it's easy to see (based on heat discoloration) that it is extremely restrictive.
That 4" polished tip does look
I just wish they would have cut the actual pipe a little further back so it wasn't so visible inside the tip.
>headers and y-pipe
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You won't be disappointed... except for having waited another year!
I was suprised at how much the Stinger alone helped performance. Then again, looking at the stock muffler, it's easy to see (based on heat discoloration) that it is extremely restrictive.
That 4" polished tip does look
I just wish they would have cut the actual pipe a little further back so it wasn't so visible inside the tip.
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Glad to see your back safe! I have a towing report also and want your opinion on the p-pack. I towed my 11000lb boat 100 miles for the first time the other day. I have the 5.4 and 4.10s. I was extremely pleased at how well it did. Maintaining 65 was no problem. I wasnt gonna win any races, but it seemed the truck had power to spare. Does the p-pack give that much more oomph? enough to justify the high cost?
Thanks
Glad to see your back safe! I have a towing report also and want your opinion on the p-pack. I towed my 11000lb boat 100 miles for the first time the other day. I have the 5.4 and 4.10s. I was extremely pleased at how well it did. Maintaining 65 was no problem. I wasnt gonna win any races, but it seemed the truck had power to spare. Does the p-pack give that much more oomph? enough to justify the high cost?
Thanks