Truck feels wimpy
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Mountain Pass
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From: arlington tx
Truck feels wimpy
I have a 1997 f250 cc swb 4x4. Have 4" exhaust diablo flip chip 90,78,stock.
open element air filter. Just doesn't seem very quick and no black smoke. I had black smoke before the 4" went on. Exhaust has no muffler but has cat.
Anyone have any advise. I like the black smoke. I need the black smoke!
open element air filter. Just doesn't seem very quick and no black smoke. I had black smoke before the 4" went on. Exhaust has no muffler but has cat.
Anyone have any advise. I like the black smoke. I need the black smoke!
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Mountain Pass
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From: arlington tx
No sir. There is nothing wrong with the truck I'm **** about changing oil and other fluids. Could just be the Texas heat. Thought about puting a intercooler.
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Originally Posted by gatorpsd
I drove a 1986 f150 stepside 302. Don't want alot of smoke just enough to make the tailgaters gag.
I know how you feel!!!
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I have not heard of any real great reviews from people running the Diablo after they have road in a chiped truck, I.E. something from TS, J Tipton, T Wildman, Bean.
The larger exhaust helped the spool up, thus burning the unused fuel, resulting in less smoke, but a slight power increase.
If ya really want smoke ditch the diable, get a TS 4 position, and get a fuel 7 on it.
On edit. also ditch the "cat" its not actually a "cat" there is no chemical reaction, its mearly a soot trap, soot is the visible carbon, that is smoke. the "cat" stops the smoke, and is VERY restrictive.
Diesel Rod
The larger exhaust helped the spool up, thus burning the unused fuel, resulting in less smoke, but a slight power increase.
If ya really want smoke ditch the diable, get a TS 4 position, and get a fuel 7 on it.
On edit. also ditch the "cat" its not actually a "cat" there is no chemical reaction, its mearly a soot trap, soot is the visible carbon, that is smoke. the "cat" stops the smoke, and is VERY restrictive.
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Last edited by 444dieselrod; Sep 14, 2005 at 08:09 PM.
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obviously if you get a custom burned chip you need to get a set of baby swamps, you'll feel a difference then! just be sure you have open exhaust 
serisouly though if you cut the cat out you'd be impressed how much more power you have and how much cooler she'll run
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serisouly though if you cut the cat out you'd be impressed how much more power you have and how much cooler she'll run
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well if you wanna keep the code reader then your pretty much stuck with the programers. maybe a chip, and just keep the programer for code reading.
cut the cat out, that would be the first thing, it is truely amazing the seat of the pants feel you get just from that.
Diesel Rod
cut the cat out, that would be the first thing, it is truely amazing the seat of the pants feel you get just from that.
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