I am sooooo ticked...

Everyone is too dang nice and I'm now convinced it's a big conspiracy.
Ohh, you have a stock PSD? You need a new intake.
6637 is the way to go, you only have to remove a battery and some bolts that never expected to ever get moved again, oh and, you'll need to cut the thingie in half so it will all fit.
And since you got an intake system, you really must take care of that exhaust. No PSD owner worth his salt would drive around with anything less than 4" hangin out the back.
Oh, now you need a tuner. Ehhh? Yeah dude, a tuner will wash your dishes and polish your shoes. Omgosh, you're right! That thing smokes!!!!!!
Dagnabbit, those tires sure seemed to have worn out wayyyyyy quicker than I expected.
Now, about that overboost hootie, it would sure look good up there and nooooooobody wants codes ya know.

Does anyone else here see this insidious pattern of deception?
YOU CANNOT BUY JUST ONE THINGIE!

I thought I had a few bucks tucked away for fun things... Sheesh, How much is that FrX and HpX? Ahhh, I only need to remove my fuel tank and spend how much? I have nightmares of my truck disassembled into a thousand pieces all over the garage space I once thought clean, all with the best of intentions. I know it will be better when I get done. Does anyone ever get done? Am I doomed?

I'm takin my boat and goin to the lake if anyone is looking for me. Oh Lawdy, now the boat needs a few little bits of tinkering...............

 

Are you trying to explain PMS?

 

and it seem the more my PMS shows up the more my wifes does also...

 

my money tucked away for fun things is my exhaust and chip

 

Don't fight it, just take a deep breath, open the wallet if your blessed that way or keep stashing the pennies. ( Oh, gotta go count mine)

 

Courtesy of F250_ (Pete)

My wife has seen me work hard at trying to control myself in my time on here. She has also seen clearly how it has created an entirely new hobby that I can not only enjoy, but also save a good deal of money with. She has also seen some real life examples of the quality of people I am associated with on this site where we actually work hard to truly help one another openly, and sometimes at our own expense, and virtually always with no strings attached. She is thoroughly impressed with this aspect of FTE.

Regarding the PMS issue, I've posted the below home-grown information a couple of times, but it might be worth posting it again given the OP's quest for encouragement.

Recent report from Mechanical Community Health Training Center at the Henry Ford Clinic:

"PMS (mechanical version) = Performance Mod Syndrome, or also known as Powerstroke Mod Syndrome

PMS: Although this disorder is almost universally restricted to male patients, there are a few known cases of it being diagnosed in females. Regardless of gender, once a patient has been verified to have contracted this insidious form of an auto-immune disorder, it has been proven that there is no cure. In all cases, the contraction of this disorder is universally linked to the possession of a vehicle with a diesel engine (generally a Ford Powerstroke). The root cause of this disorder is suspected to be related to audible engine noise frequencies and/or the aromatic fumes from diesel fuel and engine exhaust. The exact process by which this illness is contracted, though, is not adequately understood and requires more study.

Diagnosing this disorder can be a very difficult thing because of certain similarities with other types of disorders. Therefore, it can only be verified by a rather diligent approach to an old-fashioned methodology called "process of elimination". One alternative medical problem often confused with this PMS disorder is "Ahltzeimer's Disease" due to the comparative similarities in its effect on the patient's memory. For example, you may hear the patient say something like, "I don't remember exactly what that bill to DP Tuners is for. It must be something for my stereo when it was acting up a while back." Or, "I think that Brian's Truck Shop invoice is from accumulated oil changes that they saved up and charged us for all at once." Or even something as bold as, "No, Honey, I don't remember ordering that new set of injectors, but, since they're here I might as well install them."

The only way to sometimes distinguish this form of PMS from Ahltziemer's is with the patient's age at the time when its symptoms are being revealed, since the latter is generally restricted to patients who are over 50 years of age. However, there is an overlap period from about 40 to 65 where it can still be either disorder.

The process of diagnosis, therefore, can be rather drawn out due to the subtle imposition of its effects on the patient. The diagnosis, though, once confirmed, is verified with absolute certainty! Although a cure is not yet known, through the regular encouragements of significant others in the patients life (such as spouse, parent, etc.), the impact of this disorder can generally be controlled to varying degrees. Successfully controlling this disorder's impact, though, varies depending upon the patient's obstinacy and the potential consequences imposed by the patient's "encouragers".

Other symptoms of this disorder, as with many other auto-immune disorders, causes the patient to take otherwise normal information regarding their automobile and re-interpret that information into some twisted reason for further investment (i.e. performance modification, or, "mod"). It almost seems that no one is truly resistant to this disorder once they purchase one of these diesel vehicles (generally a truck), and its long term effects have been known to result in a variety of situations that can have permanent impact on the patient's livelihood, relationships with others, and overall lifestyle.

If it becomes critical or otherwise necessary that this disorder be permenantly controlled, the only treatment found to-date is the most difficult for the patient to survive, since it requires getting rid of the forestated object of their passion (i.e. their diesel truck). Even with this severe form of treatment, residual problems are sustained in the patients mental capacities. Those patients who undergo this method of treatment often end up returning to their prior condition by eventually justifying the re-acquisition of another vehicle similar to the initially infecting possession. In such cases of recurrant purchases, the excuse always given is based on "new and improved design features" that supposedly eliminate the need for any investments for modification."

 

Not all of us succumb to PMS. I haven't! I've resisted all modification urges to all my vehicles.

Honest.

Seriously.

I'm not kidding.

Ignore my sig.

Stewart

 

I don't modify my truck at all. I only improve on the weak points so it will be more reliable, get better mpg, and have more pulling power. Its not that I want an H2e turbo, its that I need it for lower drive pressures when towing. I need that 4" exhaust for lower EGT's. I need that intake to keep from destroying my turbo (bought today actually ). I need the gauges to monitor the vitals of the engine. I'm only addressing the things Ford couldn't in a mass-produced vehicle due to cost. Its all about making sure my truck lives a long healthy life. Serious. I swear. Honest Injun.

 

If Bull S#!? was snow flakes, You guys would be a Montana blizzard.

 

Don't fight it, go with it, its good for you and your vehicle and for safely transporting your family with a lesser chance of a breakdown on your journeys..

 

Just wait until you decide you need to remove your engine.Then the nightmares will be real.

 

i tried to figure out how to get the dodge gasser out of a broken down clunker and pull my 7.3 before i sold it...ya know, to turn it into a go-kart or something...but really, i avoided all that PMS jazz...never really had the money...ya'll just made me N V US....bahahahaha

 

i can't even afford beer anymore because of this place.

 

I don't think there is and end to upgrading,moding or what ever you want to call it . Just have fun with your truck.

 

if thats how you feel...............sit back and read about us wasting money!!