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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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How to get my truck to smoke

I got a 2003 f250 superduty with the 7.3 liter powerstroke completely stock. Whenever I try to get black smoke it will not do it. It is straightpiped and I have tried flooring it and everything.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:46 AM
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Light it on fire.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Trying to get your truck to smoke is retarded. Sorry to put it so bluntly, but it is.

It's annoying to watch a truck blow a huge cloud of black smoke when taking off from a stop. It gives diesel motorsports and diesel owners a bad name.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:49 AM
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Light it on fire.
Best response I've ever seen from a smoke thread.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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Poke a hole in the diaphragm in the vacuum modulator if it's an auto. It will smoke good as long as ya keep ATF in her.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 10:04 AM
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get a chip, or disconnect your turbo.

smoke is fun, but like mentioned above, dont be a douche with it....

I only smoke out Prius's and yuppies in benz/bently convertibles
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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do a search for rolling coal, you might be bettter off searching for first mods and upgrades. i see this is your first post, welcome to fte. this is a great site full of information and people willing to help you.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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They should sell kits that make your truck smoke and blast a train horn at the same time. The a$$ hole mod!!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Fat Diesel
Light it on fire.
lmao.....you might get some smoke then
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by kccatpower
do a search for rolling coal, you might be bettter off searching for first mods and upgrades. i see this is your first post, welcome to fte. this is a great site full of information and people willing to help you.
True! Sorry for the sarcasm!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by geonelson14
I got a 2003 f250 superduty with the 7.3 liter powerstroke completely stock. Whenever I try to get black smoke it will not do it. It is straightpiped and I have tried flooring it and everything.
Simply put a stock super duty isn't suppose to smoke! Straight pipe just makes it sound more manly. Good luck in your search. Try searching "smoke tune" and welcome to the site!
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:30 PM
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I just spent a pantload of money getting my chipped truck to *not* smoke. Nobody wants to be "that guy".

Mark
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by geonelson14
I got a 2003 f250 superduty with the 7.3 liter powerstroke completely stock. Whenever I try to get black smoke it will not do it. It is straightpiped and I have tried flooring it and everything.
Ever since the charlie foxtrot that the 2009 TS outlaw show was. Morons smoking people in the streets, guys damaging the dragway which lead to the 2009 drags being cancelled. Many many diesel people have become very anti-smoke, especially on the street.
 
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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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I'am glad to here Pocket's response, that's the trick for good power, and low egt' plus improved mpg's, they all smoke some till they spool up, to the OP wait till it's dark out and some one is behind you, even a stock truck smoke's some. And to all you guy's and gal's killing every mo'skitter in the country, Please don't give Nancy Peloise, and her groupy friend's the EPA any more fuel for the fire. JMOP.
 

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Old Sep 12, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Smoke casts a bad light on our sport. It makes the general public view anyone associated with diesel motorsports as an azz.

People are viewing diesels as the new ricers because there's so many idiots who act like the ricer kids used to. It isn't cool, it's wasted power, and wasted money. Save yourself and everyone else the headaches and make some clean power.
 
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