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Old Mon, September 21st, 2009, 05:49 PM
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SHEESH!! wonder if there's a flux capacitor behind the seat somewhere...

He probally didn't have the extra power to run one once he turned the lights on!

with 14 extra gauges what is he monitoring even with 2 egt gauges fuel, oil,volts,trans,boost,water,oil temp that is only 9 and I don't feel all of them are nessary plus 5 more. I like gauges I have 6 in my mustang and 3 in my truck but even I think those are exessive.
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Old Sun, October 18th, 2009, 10:29 PM
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We have sure spent some coin on our trucks, haven't we?

Okay. mine was bought to haul and tow, and I bought her new in May of '98 just as the Super Duties were arriving in town.

1) Tymar intake, complete with Dondalson filter and Magic Smoke Performance Prefilter.
2) Beans D-66 Turbo, 3 inch ceramic coated Hypermac d.p. into a "free flowing 4 inch exhaust.
3) Pillar Ultralites gauges, and a Terminator Scan Gauge.
4) Terminator modded gen 3 17* HPOP -----(HUGE IMPROVEMENT)
5) Built E4OD with ATS lifetime billet converter, Tru-cool 42k trans cooler.
6) Banks Intercooler kit ---------(BIG IMPROVEMENT for OBS trucks)
7) Off-Road unlimited Shackle reverse kit---big ride improvement.
8) Arrowcraft dual rear wheel conversion Kit, Alcoa wheels..love 'em.
9) Pure-Power lifetime billet oil filter, expensive but worth it.
10) Mag Hytec trans pan and rear diff cover.
11) PHP Flex F.U. 2 chip w/burner....(HUGE IMPROVEMENT).
12) Firestone Ride Rite air bags with on board compressor and dash gauge w/controls. Great for levelling the truck, and levelling thecamper when it is on.
13) Rancho 9000's all the way around, adjusted to 1 for daily driving and 9 when we load up the Arctic Fox 990 cabover.
14) DIY converter lock and exhaust brake used for slow-going in a canyon on the way to the lake.
15) Tork-Lift superhitch w/32 inch extension to tow toyhauler or whatever behind truck with camper on.
16) Tork-Lift camper tie downs.
17) Way too much money tied up in stereo gear, then the comms and other stuff on a overhead shelf.
18) Silverstar headlight bulbs
19) Prodigy brake controller

The items that have made the biggest performance improvements, in no particular order..

Intercooler- You simply cannot tow heavy without one, unless you are content at crossing Donner pass at 20 MPH. This mod lets you use the power made by the PHP Chip.

PHP Flex chip. I had a chip tune by Bill way back when, and thought it was great. This new stuff is amazing.

We just installed the modded Terminator HPOP a week or two ago. For all of you gys out there running a chip in an OBS, add "More ICP" to your list of things to do. This one item will bring your chip to life, my truck is a different animal. There is a reason they left the 15* pump behind when the Super duties came out and went to the 17*

This is where my truck stands now. I am pleased with it right now, but I am contemplating 160cc AC injectors for next year.
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Old Wed, October 21st, 2009, 11:39 AM
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Actually I am working on a set of exhaust manifolds that will include 5 EGT probes on each and ceramic coated. Modified up pipes that will be coated also with the hot side of the turbo coated. I will have 2 gauges, left and right, and a selector switch to be able to check each cylinder when I want.
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Chuck,

One though on your EGT arrangement. Keep in mind that thermocouples are EXTREMELY sensitive (working on microvolts) and any change in resistance in the circuit can cause a change in output. Gauges are calibrated with the length of the leads in consideration and even the type of metal used for the connections. Even if you don't change the length, adding a switch or even another set of connections can skew the EGT readings of the gauge significantly.

Just wanted you to be aware.
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I will have to go back to the engine dyno and look at their set up again.
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Old Wed, October 21st, 2009, 07:42 PM
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Here are my mods so far

MBRP 5" exhaust 4" downpipe
S&B CAI
Recon 04 up Dodge ram smoked L.E.D cab lights
Recon Smoked LED dually fender lights
ebay special Smoked 3rd brake light/bed lights
Smoked rear lights
Painted toolbox in hamertone black
Under truck tranny cooler w/fan
Gauges

Soon to be done

3/5 DJM drop
heavy duty sway bars
new 5th wheel/turnoverball hitch (don't like current set up)
intakes (almost complete like the ones Beans sells for the 7.3)
custom front bumper
08 up superduty R bumper w/ custom backup camera
Minataur will be purchased soon

Saving the $$$ for

GT38R
Injectors
Adrenaline
Fass fuel
Titan 65 gal tank
Amsoil filter relocator
Under truck oil cooler
Gearvendors O/D
Trans rebuild (perform myself)
elec. cooling fans

On the ideas list

widetrack (like the F450/550 kinda)
redo steering to tighten turning radius (like the widetrack F450/550)
Better brakes (may not get done)
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Read below......but hoping to add some headers and maybe a throttle body
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Ohh boy.....here goes

Engine:

Crower Rods
Mahle Pistons
Melling LPOP
Smith Bro's Push Rods
Comp 910 Valve Springs
Cometic Head Gaskets
H-11 Head Studs
WOP Main Girdle
Fluidampr Balancer
Stealth Dual HPOP's
BIG Fuel System with Fuel lab pump
300cc with 200% nozzle Hybrid Injectors
T-4 Pedistal with Bellowed Up Pipes
Twin Turbos featuring a 88mm over a 66mm T-series Turbonetics
Two RG-45 Wastegates with manual Controllers
Banks Intercooler
SP Boost Fooler
5" Diamond Eye Exhaust
Snow Stage 2 Water Injection

Transmission: (weak link)

Banks Billet Triple disc
Billet Input Shaft
Alto Clutches
Transgo Tugger 2 Kit


Other Stuff:

Air Bags
Gooseneck Hitch
Gauges
Stereo

I am sure I forgot some stuff.
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ok so here is what I've got so far:

cut cat and muffler out of exhast-running strait pipe for now
2 inch leveling kit-love the ride
35x12.50 tera grapplers
brush gaurd w/ 4 KC daylighters
rihno bedliner
black diamond plate tool box
silvania silver star ultra headlight bulbs
clear turn signals up front
clear third tailight
carbon fiber tailights
running lights on top of cab(mine didnt come with them).
removed the gay looking stock running boards
windows tinted to 20%

COMING ASA BUDGET ALLOWS:
MBRP 4 inch stainless turbo back exhaust
AFE? stage 2 intake
pheonix 6 position chip
gauges
injectors?
quick turbo?
AIR LIFT airbags for the rear
GO_RIHNO Dominator ll steps

I'm sure the list will never end...LOL

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