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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Well I finally did them. I did the in-tank, pre-pump and harpoon mods today (used a napa 3003 for a pre pump filter) along with the hpx line last week. And I can honestly say there IS a difference in the way the truck runs and sounds. SOOO much better! Did the kwik filter and ccv mods last month . With a 177,000 miles on it , it sounds like a new one. I have learned a lot since joining this site, keep up the good work. Thanks and God bless.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:25 PM
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Just think what Ford would have done to the truck world if they had delivered the 7.3
with the tank mods and a HPX as stock.
Probably would have put chevy and dodge out the diesel game completely
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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Interesting... What exactly are the details on the pre-pump and harpoon mods along with the hpx line?
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by FARM69
Interesting... What exactly are the details on the pre-pump and harpoon mods along with the hpx line?
As far as the HPX line, check out KCM at http://members.***.net/kcmdieselperformance/ford.htm and you can get their Stainless steel line that connects between two of your high pressure oil points for your injectors in the top portion of your heads.. You remove two existing plugs and add the line.. really very simple.. but be careful of the o-rings on the connectors.. put alitte oil on them before threading.. It will quiet your engine down. It balances the spikes in high pressure and smoothes them out..
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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Nice going, DISLFVR.

I've got a stainless HPX in front of me right now from ITP... going to install it this weekend.

Still want to do at least the prepump (and maybe intank) hutch mods soon.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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i recommend the 18k mod. very noticable difference in power
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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Originally Posted by FARM69
Interesting... What exactly are the details on the pre-pump and harpoon mods along with the hpx line?
Farm69, here is a link to the pre-pump and harpoon mods from Guzzle's website: http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/hutch.html. He does them slgihtly different than the so called "Hutch" mod here:http://community.webshots.com/album/32614313yLKyrS but they both accomplish the same thing!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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i recommend the 18k mod. very noticable difference in power
What is the 18K mod? I hope that doesn't mean $18K
 
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Nope. About a quarter, that's twenty-five cents.

It's a resistor to skew the value the ICP's (Injection Control Pressure sensor) output to the PCM (Powertrain Control Module - the engine's main brain) to make it think that the HPOP (High Pressure Oil Pump) pressure is too low, thus causing the PCM to command the IPR (Injection Pressure Regulator) to increase the oil-over-fuel pressure, causing more fuel to be injected during the available "injector-open" pulse-width.

Also known as a 10K mod if that's the value of the resistor you use.

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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 09:02 PM
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What is the 18K mod? I hope that doesn't mean $18K
This is the 18k Mod
 
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