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Old May 17, 2009 | 06:55 AM
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hey ya all my gf just got me a 1996 F250 7.3 for my b-day she said its time to retire my 88 7.3 after 450,000 miles well i'm looking at progamers.what i was wondering is witch one is a better deal there are alot of them just want the one that works best.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:10 AM
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i'd either go with dp tuner or a tony wildman chip i have the dp tuner chip and it's nice and with the new f6 chip out you can reprogram yourself so you don't have to wait or ship it to them all you gotta do is buy the new program you want and download it to your chip
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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you shouldnt put a chip or programmer on it until you get a downpipe-intake-some sort of exhaust whether you kill the cat or buy a system-GAUGES-and make sure the truck is in great shape like new fuel filter check the fuel pressure make sure you got no leaks and tony wildmans chip is wicked for these trucks -dp tuner and php are just as great as well
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:12 PM
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Thanks i have been thinking of taking the cat off i all ready have put gauges in. I do exhaust at my work just dont know if 5" or 4 would be better.
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 07:30 PM
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i was always told bigger the better. ive been looking for a 6 inch exhaust what do ya think?
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:40 PM
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there is no real need for anything over 4" unless you have insane hp. anything over is just for sound. A full 6" system would sound pretty cool though
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 08:47 PM
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put a 6in stack on it that will look and sound good
 
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Old May 17, 2009 | 09:39 PM
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not sure how i feel about a stack. if i buy a full 6 inch exaust am i also buying a new cat and muffler too(will have cat delete pipe)
 
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