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May 19, 2007 | 12:48 AM

painless

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Just bought a '97 F-250 Powerstroke. I want to put an intake, exhaust, and a tuner in it. Where to start? Any suggestions?

May 19, 2007 | 04:00 AM

1stdtruck

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Do the NAPA 6637 filter and a bullydog exhaust, and for heavens sake get rid of the stock downpipe!! others will be along, thats what i have done to my 95, and i want to put a dp tuner into it in a few weeks, when i am home on leave.
matt z

May 19, 2007 | 04:05 AM

matt95stroker

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From: Almont, Mi

gauges before anything

May 19, 2007 | 10:57 AM

bigbadwolfe

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i would go with a chip insted of the tuner like matt said gauges first then the rest

May 19, 2007 | 04:41 PM

hedhntr

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gauges exhaust intake dp-tuner intercooler hybrid injectors and a giant turbo. Thats what Im talkin about. Later

May 19, 2007 | 05:05 PM

powerstroked162

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Painless- Welcome to the forum! Glad to See more enthusiasts joining up for the ride of a life time!

As far as the truck goes, If you wanted to do intake and exhaust you can without necessarily needing a set of gauges. If you want to get a chip or a tuner then a set of gauges are a must. If you want an awesome chip for that truck I would recommend going with a Dp-tuner or a Tony Wildman tuned chip. He's a mastermind at squeezing every pony he can outta a truck with some simple tunes. If your interested in intake then I to would go with the "Kwik Filter". Its just a huge **** Napa filter that goes in place of your airbox and it costs much much less then a aftermarket setup. There are many cheap mods you can do to your truck to gain reliability and some power. I would start with a 10k mod and shimming your FPR(Fuel Pressure Regulator). Irregardless, feel free to ask if you have any questions, were here to help and jack up that grin factor your lookin for.

Cowboy Steve

May 19, 2007 | 10:30 PM

10bands

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What they said and if you'll be doing much towing consider a bigger transmission cooler. Here's a bunch of good reading for you.

http://pages.prodigy.net/stevebaz/_import/pages.prodigy.net/stevebaz/index3.html
http://www.forgotton.net/mods/index.html
http://www.7point3.com/
http://www.thedwilsons.com/powerstroke/PSD-MODS.html
http://www.dzljim.com/PSD.htm
http://guzzle.rbmicro.com/
http://community.webshots.com/user/Tjbeggs
http://www.dieselmanor.com/installsheets.asp

Last edited by 10bands; May 19, 2007 at 10:35 PM.

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May 20, 2007 | 04:45 PM

tjbeggs

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Yep these guy pretty much have you heading in the right direction. In my mind intake is first (clean air is the life of your engine and the stock one is JUNK. get a tymar or a Kwik filter. they use the same filter but different tubing to hook it up.), Next exhaust (minimum a new down pipe up to a full blown 4 or 5" system), Then if you want a chip (DP- or Tony , both will blow any tuner away) a pyrometer is minum gauge needed, second needed is a trans temp if you have an auto, then boost guage. Those are the main three. Then you can get your chip.

Also book mark and read all the links 10bands posted. Also check out my webshots gallery for common engine sensors and what not in the "Locations" album.