Tuning the 7.3 in current times

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

That's sounds like a lot of haze. Cold my 300/200s will have but after the engine is warm, they run clean.

Does your engine use oil between oil changes?

I want a vgt as well as compounds. lol

 

[psduser1]

Yes, compounds.






Won't do shit for the haze, but it'll be a lot funner to drive.

 

[INFRNL]

That's sounds like a lot of haze. Cold my 300/200s will have but after the engine is warm, they run clean.

Does your engine use oil between oil changes?

I want a vgt as well as compounds. lol

No, it doesn't use/ burn oil...maybe amounts in milliliters but nothing out of the ordinary. Yeah, the amount of haze is enough to call the hazmat team. It does clear up some as it starts warming up and not too bad once warm and has been driven.
I wonder if that has anything to do with my poor mileage with the 250's. I've had crap for mileage since going T4

My engine only has around 15k mi or so since being rebuilt....I'm starting to think my math is incorrect on mileage of the injectors; it has to be closer to 50k but that's irrelevant.

I am never the lucky one, everything is out of the norm for me usually. But the important thing is my truck has been extremely reliable. I haven't had anything happen really besides normal wear parts wearing out. Performance parts have't had long lives but no major failures or issues like you see people asking about over and over. My truck always fires right up and gets me where I need to go without issue.

I would imagine your truck would definitely benefit from VGT and/ or compounds. I'm really hoping KC turbo's eventually makes a VGT for the 7.3...I'd drop my T4 setup in a heartbeat. With his gen 3 turbo's I question if he might actually be pulling ahead of BW now. He's currently working on a give away truck with 238/80's that seems like it would walk all over my truck and he hasn't even upgraded much of anything else yet. I think he did turbo/ injectors, tranny and fuel pump...and broke 500HP to the wheels.

I feel like my truck is a turd now...it does do good now on the bottom end and under normal driving, boost is much smoother

 

[Powerstroke Cowboy]

Who's tunes are you running now with the new injectors?

 

[6.0 Tech]

No, it doesn't use/ burn oil...maybe amounts in milliliters but nothing out of the ordinary. Yeah, the amount of haze is enough to call the hazmat team. It does clear up some as it starts warming up and not too bad once warm and has been driven.
I wonder if that has anything to do with my poor mileage with the 250's. I've had crap for mileage since going T4

My engine only has around 15k mi or so since being rebuilt....I'm starting to think my math is incorrect on mileage of the injectors; it has to be closer to 50k but that's irrelevant.

I am never the lucky one, everything is out of the norm for me usually. But the important thing is my truck has been extremely reliable. I haven't had anything happen really besides normal wear parts wearing out. Performance parts have't had long lives but no major failures or issues like you see people asking about over and over. My truck always fires right up and gets me where I need to go without issue.

I would imagine your truck would definitely benefit from VGT and/ or compounds. I'm really hoping KC turbo's eventually makes a VGT for the 7.3...I'd drop my T4 setup in a heartbeat. With his gen 3 turbo's I question if he might actually be pulling ahead of BW now. He's currently working on a give away truck with 238/80's that seems like it would walk all over my truck and he hasn't even upgraded much of anything else yet. I think he did turbo/ injectors, tranny and fuel pump...and broke 500HP to the wheels.

I feel like my truck is a turd now...it does do good now on the bottom end and under normal driving, boost is much smoother

When you had your engine built, did you put cut pistons in it?


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[INFRNL]

Who's tunes are you running now with the new injectors?

I'm currently using gearhead tunes because I'm having a difficult time with SDK and Andrew Arthur getting back to me for revisions. I do have some useable tunes from Dan and Andrew though.

 

[INFRNL]

When you had your engine built, did you put cut pistons in it?


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I believe it's just a standard rebuild, IDK. I had head studs added, beehive valve springs, smith bros push rods and a colt cam.
I will say after the rebuild it seemed to have less torque on the bottom end at first stab...but that's a different delima and I wonder if it's from the cam
It's also got factory forged rods now

 

[6.0 Tech]

I believe it's just a standard rebuild, IDK. I had head studs added, beehive valve springs, smith bros push rods and a colt cam.
I will say after the rebuild it seemed to have less torque on the bottom end at first stab...but that's a different delima and I wonder if it's from the cam
It's also got factory forged rods now

Cam could be causing that, or a boost leak.

If you had cut pistons, I’d blame the idle smoke on them, as we’ve got a truck right now that’s going the same thing. And my 6.0 does it a little when warm, a decent amount when cold.


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[INFRNL]

Cam could be causing that, or a boost leak.

If you had cut pistons, I’d blame the idle smoke on them, as we’ve got a truck right now that’s going the same thing. And my 6.0 does it a little when warm, a decent amount when cold.


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Definitely no boost/ exhaust leaks.
Ah...I thought you were leaning towards I need cut pistons...I believe I'm safe there.
Today I fired it up to go to the store, first time in a couple days and it was pretty warm today. Very minimal haze today and it cleared up quickly.

If i ever get to my project truck, I think I want to try your Gen 3...might have a gen 4 by that time...in comparison to my SX-R. Downside to the comparison is it'll be a ZF6 in a 76 F350 Crew cab 4X4 vs my 03 7.3 CC Dually with built 4R100. Not a fair comparison.

do you guys have startup/ idle haze on the give away truck with the 238/80's? I don't think Charlie has show that in the videos