Get together???
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From: Meriden Ct
I bought new badges and acetoned them, and then stuck them on. I didnt want to take a chance on damaging the paint on the truck. The acetone (or brake clean) takes the black paint off the badges is seconds. My truck is an XLT, but the XLT part of the badge is paint. The lariat part of the badge is an emblem so it is not effected by the acetone. So now i have Lariat badges.
PS ruined one new XLT badge finding this out.
PS ruined one new XLT badge finding this out.
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hey blue96spd,yes its a 2001 dually black w/tan and red 7.3litre that was tweeked at jannetty racing on east main in waterbury.he did the stacks for me.the truck is just shy of 450hp and can pull the moon out of orbit. its my first diesel truck,but i run heavy equipment for a living so im used to it. what do u drive? r there many others that r local?was thinking about goin up to the berlin tpke this weekend do some cruisin.havent been up there in years
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From: waterbury
damn 450 to the rear u dropped some heavy coin at jannety to get that but the truck looks f in sweet as for diesels with stacks nope not many at all i know of 3 trucks with stacks in wolcott u out in watertown i haven't seen anyone in waterbury yet but thats about to change when i get my kit for the stacks. i got a 96 7.3 two tone blue i wanna get my truck to be around 350 hp i think that might be plenty enough hp for me lol but then again who knows
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damn truck!
jannetty can hook u up w/a chip for about 450$ everything u need and not big steam.the whole package for me was 2800$but that was two birthdays a fathers day and two christmases lol.now the problem isnt goin its stoppin.laid it up this weekend for brakes,rotors and all,warped one.caliper bracket frozen cant readjust calipers to new rotor,truck down till monday when i can get new bracket.
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From: waterbury
now damn that def blows big ones hearing about your brakes but see for a 20 yr would builds pools 2800 is heavy steam lol what kinda chip did you get a 4 or 6 position chip and what kinda burns did u get on it
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not exactly sure about the technicals,but he told me it was cutting edge he took the chip and went out to his new dyno bldg and played on the comp he hooked me up real well.my neighbor and him used to drag at lebanon together,they are old friends so he hooked me up as a favor.tell you one thing my mileage went from 12 to 20 mpg! hopin to hear about a meet so i can meet some people that r into it like us
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From: waterbury
god damn i think i am gonna go over to jannetty to look into a chip i finally got my stacks today now i jsut gotta get my down pipe and i am off the races smokin lol pretty soon u ain't gonna be the only ford around with stack my 5 in turn outs are gonna loook sweet
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r u doin it all yourself?gotta be young blood to tackle that .u got bigger ***** than me lolhope it goes easy 4 u if u go to jannetty,save some cash so u dont have to settle 4 something .thats what i did .but go see teddy and find iut whats right 4 you. he did up a dodge that does truck pulls and weighs in at 900 hp! whatever u want he can hook u up big or small.first thing i did was gauges,then airbox,then stacks.its gotta breathe id like to see yours when u r done,maybe get together before fall
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From: waterbury
hell yea i bought a stack kit off line i am doing most the work my self i likek doing stuff liek the stacks cause i can say i did it. naa i ain't bigger ***** i jsut ain't smart enough to let a pro do it lol and if it don't go easy at first i think acouple BUDS will hahahah . i jsut ordered my down pipe today so hopefull it comes in be thurs and then the last thing i gotta get is a peice of 4in pipe about 5 ft long and i will have it all done by next sunday. it should take me that long i already cut the exhaust off my truck fromt he cat back sounds nice but i want louder. i am jsut hoping i get my stuff by next week so i can start tinkering
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CUT OFF THE CAT!!!!!!!!! I have 4.50" downpipe and NOTHING ELSE! no cat no mufflers and it sounds mint.if anything put in a resonator tube,it will tone it down,and still sound sweet.dont want any backpressure lose hp. just let it breathe,and you'll notice the difference as soon as you go 4 the first ride.do you know of any good sites for truck accessories?want to look 4 diamond plate mudflaps,but cant find them anywhere.want to take out my bedliner and do spray on liner too. liner looks ratty with two squares cut out around the pipes good luck with your pipes,and if it gets tough walk away.bud never helped me with my cars,but he sure ****ed a few up!!!lol later
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From: waterbury
lol i am def going to straight pipe it i cann't wait i also have been looking for diamond plate mud flaps but i cannn't find them anywhere, see u got lucky with ur down pipe it would take to much to try and fit the 4.5 down pipe mine is going to go from 3- 3.5 -4in . i thought about the spray in bed liner but i cann't cause i use my truck for work and i like that fact that i can just slide something out by my self . o yea i don't know of any good site for truck accessories i have looked throuhg even sponser of the site
and i didn't find what i wanted but u might hey u might if u find a good site let me know .
and i didn't find what i wanted but u might hey u might if u find a good site let me know .
