Non studded tune? what mods on stock truck?

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New to powerstrokes and diesels in general, just bought a completely stock un abused and unmodified 2006 F250 king ranch. I was looking into getting a tune for it, it already has the 1805 flashpaq i have it set to economy tune but i dont think this tuner tunes the transmission. I wanted a tune with early lock up and more firmer shifts with a more aggressive tune. All i tow is a jetski and im not a savage on the throttle.

I already bought a 4" turbo back from diamond eye, and an EGR d3l3t3 kit.

I can fabricate my own intake with some aluminum pipe and with a cone filter. I keep hearing the stock box with the zoodad mod is enough, is this true?
 

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Gear Head on an sct all the way for tuning. Good, relatively smoke free power. Do yourself a favor and get an Edge monitor as well.
 

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Gear Head on an sct all the way for tuning. Good, relatively smoke free power. Do yourself a favor and get an Edge monitor as well.

Ive been lurking alot on here and seem to keep hearing nothing but good about GH tunes, IDP and TSD. I like the smoke free part of the GH tunes.
 

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Stock donaldson filter with zoodad really is good for anything you could do with a stock turbo.

First step, put a coolant filter on it. Like yesterday. Change the filter like every other week for 3-4 filters . Then your good. (Assuming oil cooler is still good)

Jus stay up on maintenance, run ford filters, run a good fuel additave regularly, and dont beat the hell out of it you should be golden.

Oh and no edge chips. Sct canned tunes are even pretty decent
 

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no limit intake, sct tuner with GH SRL Tune and a coolant filter. run 3500 mile oil change interval and make sure you use a motorcraft filter and cap.


zoodad mod sounds like something you heard on the .morg...no value whatsoever.
 

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I mean by all means no limit is the ****, and thats what i run. But meh. On a stock charger tho i dont much buy into needing an intake. Just me tho
 

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Also which tuner to buy sct x3 or x4? I got a good deal on an x3 but is there any benefit to the x4 over x3?

Thanks again guys i am ordering the blue spring tonight!
 

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Also which tuner to buy sct x3 or x4? I got a good deal on an x3 but is there any benefit to the x4 over x3?

Thanks again guys i am ordering the blue spring tonight!

you dont want to use either device to monitor so go with the cheaper one.
 

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SCT tuner. You'll notice a surprising difference even with the 65HP canned tow tune. CTS is also a must. However the second you plug that tuner in I highly recommend starting a Head gasket savings account...
 

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x2 on start saving for hg job.... not to scare ya by any means, some have good luck on stock bolts and a tune.

I didn't.
 

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I ran non-studded for a little over a year with a tuner without issue and it wasn't until I took a 4 hour trip and popped the hood and noticed the dreaded 'white residue' around the degas bottle. That's when I knew trouble had started. When I did get my HG's changed I had a spot about as wide as a dime where it has started to leak. Just be careful
 

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Do yourself a favor and grab yourself an SCT Livewire TS. Has the programming function of a x-3 but also has a monitoring system like and edge CTS. Great for check engine lights and diagnosing other problems. Main things to watch on your 6.0 are EOT/ECT, EGT's (of course), FICM voltage, boost and trans temps.

I am currently running WPE's white rain on stock bolts. Have had it for a while now 0 problems.

i have in the past run GH and IDP tunes as well.
 

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Well guys thanks for all the information, i went ahead and got an sct x4. I have money saved already for a HG job, cause i knew getting into one of these trucks i would need to have that as a back up. I just havent had a reason to have the truck out of commission this summer. I plan to do it with a buddy being that unfortunately miami and reputable shop is two things that dont go hand in hand. So more than likely i will get to it in the winter. Thanks again everyone!
 

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Well guys thanks for all the information, i went ahead and got an sct x4. I have money saved already for a HG job, cause i knew getting into one of these trucks i would need to have that as a back up. I just havent had a reason to have the truck out of commission this summer. I plan to do it with a buddy being that unfortunately miami and reputable shop is two things that dont go hand in hand. So more than likely i will get to it in the winter. Thanks again everyone!

The X4 is a good tuner and youll notice a great improvement even with the tow tunes, the street works well too and isn't to ridiculous. The x4 will act as a monitor too but I think the Edge is much cleaner
 

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Just got the SCT x4 street tune loaded up NIGHT AND DAY difference. Drives awesome transmission shifts firm and i love how the converter locks at 45. Does anyone know if 4k RPM limit is too much for non studs with the SCT "street" tune? also can i get away with the performance canned tune?
 
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