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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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hey guys i need help mod gone wrong...

Hey guys, I've got a 97 ford f-250. I've had a 14.7k mod… for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes dirtymaxes and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the truck. We had to hold the floor so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the exhaust so it would port the exhaust manifold.
I was worried that it might cause problems but he figured it'd be OK as long as we didn't make boost and it get sucked in the turbo. After running the truck and letting it suck in sand we got about half way through a 25 lb bag. The check engine light was on and the engine was bucking and kicking and sounding really weird. We stopped and hooked the truck back up normal and took off the sand supply. We tried to start it again and it was really hard. Once started it couldn't idle and kept making weird noises. We took it out and drove it and it started to make scraping and knocking noises.
Help! Can anyone tell me what to do! My buddy only does dirtymaxes so he doesn't know much about fords.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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Surely you jest. Please tell us you are trolling or having fun with this post.



NO ONE IS THAT F&*^ING STUPID.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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no we really thought it would work...
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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uhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmm...


Please let this be a sick twisted joke...
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:49 PM
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no i really did this...
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:11 PM
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The very fact that you are posting the exact same OP and replys in every diesel forum is enough to convince me that you are not.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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well i thought you all could use a good laugh... none of this is true...
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 06:52 PM
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HaHa you have suceeded in raising my blood pressure to dangerous levels through anger...and then lowering it back down by laughter. Well done.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2007 | 08:08 PM
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well atleast it calmed you back down before you blew...
 
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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I Knew it couldn't be true!
 
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Old Nov 15, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Oh geezz my ribs hurt from laughing. I was thinkin......only a duradummy could be that stupid.
 
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Old Nov 19, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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Kinda like lapping the valves by running valve-grinding compound through the engine? Seems reasonable enough.....
 
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Especially the first reply...............GREAT ONE!
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