cheap or free mods for obs

[thatsmokinobs]

Alright, I'm looking for some cheap or free things I can do to my 97 7.3 for some more power. I have a 6637, 3-4 inch downpipe to 5 inch exhaust and a chip. It's deffinately got some power but, as with a lot of diesel owner, I want MORE! Cheaper is better, free is best. Thanks guys!

 

[79jasper]

At that point, you already have the cheaper things done.
You could do a smaller turbo housing, wheel upgrade. That's about it far as cheap stuff goes.
What chip, who's tunes?

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[TyCorr]

For sale sign...frees up whatever number of hp that particular truck makes.

There is no worthwhile hp hiding anywhere. Esp on an obs. 90cc of fuel is a-***kin-bysmal.

 

[TyCorr]

Get a t500
Some 160/80s
A s362 and mount kit
Intercooler and hardware
Built trans
Electric fuel setup
You'll have only about ten grand into that.

 

[thatsmokinobs]

Shoot that's what I figured. I'm not sure what kind of chip it is or who's tunes, the previous owner put it in and I never got around to taking it out to see what it is. He probably told me when i bought it, but i have a fish's memory so ive forgotten. It's only got 5 positions and doesn't smoke at all, so it's not a ts, but that all that I know about it. I'm kind of thinking about buying a ts for it cause then I'll at least know what I got, plus I'd like a little smoke every once in a while. But I gotta get a set of gauges before I do anything else power-wise.
And Ty, I doubt I'll ever sell my truck, not unless someone's offering twice what I have into it at that time.

 

[thatsmokinobs]

I was kinda thinking to do this stuff for power
Swamps stage 2s so I don't need an upgraded hpop
T4 turbo, not sure of size, probably the s362 like you said, Ty
Intercooler
Zf5 swap when the e4od takes a sh!t
E fuel eventually
Water/meth
So basically what you said haha but that's pretty much what I have planned so far for power. But, I'm still in school yet so any big stuffs gonna have to wait a while. So that's why I wanted cheap stuff

 

[Magnum PD]

You could do the BB Fuel spring mod. The IDM mod isn't expensive.

 

[thatsmokinobs]

What do those do?

 

[Magnum PD]

Little more fuel pressure and the IDM mod increases voltage to the injectors. Less than a $100 at beans.....??

 

[79jasper]

Well you could start with a better chip. Obs truck won't hardly smoke anyways.
Another forum a guy was selling a ts6 for like 150.

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[Magnum PD]

http://bdpshop.com/7-3-power-stroke-idm-modification.html

 

[thatsmokinobs]

Ok once I get back to school, I'm gonna check the fuel pressure and if it's low, and I feel like it's gonna be after almost 200k, I'll do the bb mod, that's simple enough. The idm, I will not be nodding it myself. I'll look into the one from beans though, cause only 150 is pretty cheap for a new one of those. That isn't like just a sale or something is it?

 

[Bugman]

If you know your way around electronics you can do the IDM voltage upgrade for a few bucks, but if you don't then you need to ship it off or purchase a Super Duty one to get it.

 

[thatsmokinobs]

I'm not gonna do the idm mod myself, I don't feel like 20 horses is worth risking expensive parts. I might buy the beans one, idk. I'm not a fan of how they sound after that so I don't know

 

[thatsmokinobs]

Ok I checked it today, and my pressure while running is about 75ish. This is where it should be right?

 

[79jasper]

Yeah. See if you can check it on a hard run.

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[thatsmokinobs]

The only way I can test it is with the tire gauge on the Schrader valve.

 

[97stoker350]

You are in the wrong hobby to go fast on the cheap. And definitely the wrong platform

 

[thatsmokinobs]

Haha yup I know that. Gotta replace some steering first now, then I might be buying a ts6 from my buddy at school. He's talked me into a ww2 also but idk when that's gonna happen. Maybe this winter when I got her parked