LOL I can relate to this. Bought my OBS when I was 15 after saving up for two years. It's not easy modding a truck with your own money in high school. By the end of my senior year I had stage 1's, IC, TW tunes, 6637, exhaust, and gauges. Everything was bought used except the chip and air filter. Maintenance included new ball joints, clutch, 12 slave cylinders (worn pivot arm on bell housing), clutch/brake pedal bracket, alternator, batteries, and way too many sets of tires.. That stuff was hard to afford as a high school student.
I'm not looking to mod it a lot.
We've got a new turbo wheel for it, and we are putting a tranny in.
But other than the 4" turbo back, intake and a chip, it will stay relatively stock.
I don't care what anybody says, you will not get mpg from a chip...especially a high school kid behind the wheel. My mpg in my old chipped, 4" exhaust, and 6637 filtered 7.3 was around 16...driving like an old man. Granted, that was a ccsb 4x4, and stock height/tire size. My '00 regular cab, is stock, and I drive it like it's stock. It got 19mpg hand calculated, last tank of fuel I ran through it, that was all in town, minus 100 miles give or take 20 of 4 lane to my inlaws, at 64mph. I took a business trip with it, 230 miles of city, 280 highway, and got a tick over 20 out of that tank. It has a 38 gallon tank, and I usually run about 560-580 before I put in anywhere betweenn25-30 gallons. As much as I would like to put some more power to it, I know my driving habits would change..I don't mind paying for the fuel, i'm not a tight wad, and I don't try to drive for economy, but it's just nice to fill up once every 3 weeks.
Being in high school, I know you wanna be cool and trendy, but I personally would just drive, and maintain it...make it last you through school, and college if you go...then move on to something better.
We've had good luck with chips/programmers/boxes with mileage, but I am only really going off what I have seen from my dads trucks.
Our 2000 F350 did get better mileage with a chip, but it didn't have a chip alone.
And being in high school will not affect my choices on my truck.
I know most teenagers want to put in a big pinch of chaw and "roll coal".
I'm passed that, I thought it was cool when I was 14.
I really want the truck for a DD and to do work.
agreed...its a myth but works good on the wife.:thumbup: More fuel = less mileage (especially when seeing the smoke come out is kinda cool)
Lysons, youre getting yer balls busted but everyone is speaking from experience. Young/new guys like yourself always give someone the opportunity to say 'what if I could do it over again'. Save your bones for maintenance and repair, learn something about it, and keep it maintained. In looking at the pics, the money for a chip will make a good dent in the rust repair on the bed.... I know, its not fun
Shhh, don't burst my mileage bubble LOL
I've got very limited experience, so I know there are gonna be guys on here busting my ass over stuff.
But I am willing to listen to most of it.
As long as they don't hit the "Put a Cummins in it" button.
You spent 2k on a truck and you're about to spend nearly the same on rims. FTW.. Maybe spend the money fixing the rust and paint on the fender wells 1st.
Use the search function you'll learn all you need to know about spending $$ on sh$t a high school kid doesn't need, trying to be like every other high school kid......
lmao aren't you the guy that just yesterday posted how you cant stand how all the new posts being made around here are about what chip to buy and showing off 22's on rusty trucks?:thumbsup:
OP, thats a sweet looking truck. Wont take much at all to fix that minor rust up.
Also, go to beans diesel performance for your tuning; the best of the best.
She is a nice truck.
The engine is strong and sounds awesome.
Only problem is a bit of tranny slip, but it's already been sorted out.
For a good price too.
The rust won't take a whole lot to fix, so I am not worried.
And I am unsure of what to do about tunes.
Being in this very VERY rural part of Alberta puts me at a slight disadvantage for this kind of stuff.
Oh and one last thing, a guy asked about spaces on the rims.
If I decide (more like if dad lets me) to use the 20" rims, they will need a space, but I have heard lots of "horror" stories about spacers.
But we have also found some nice 18" rims with tires for a very wonderful price, so we will see.
