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7.3L Turbo Upgrade

Turbo & Drive Pressure Monitoring

Posted April 25 2012 12:16 PM by Mike McGlothlin

Our BorgWarner S300-based turbo showed up today, as did some tools for monitoring drive pressure...

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Oil Cooler Failure In Progress

Toasty Temperature

Posted April 16 2012 05:23 PM by Mike McGlothlin

It appears we've picked the perfect time to start paying attention to our ’03 6.0L's oil cooler situation...

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The Little Things

Back To Basics

Posted April 9 2012 10:40 AM by Mike McGlothlin

The last piece of the fuel system upgrade puzzle on our 7.3L showed up over the weekend...

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Posted April 4 2012 04:48 PM by Mike McGlothlin

The Walbro GSL392 high-pressure inline fuel pump is extremely popular in the 7.3L Power Stroke aftermarket—which is why I plan to run one on my F-350...

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Quest For 500 HP

Heavy-Duty Boots & Clamps

Posted March 29 2012 03:02 PM by Mike McGlothlin

One of the most important pieces in my 7.3L's turbo upgrade puzzle showed up yesterday: intercooler boots and spring loaded T-bolt clamps from the folks at DieselSite ...

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Quest For 500 HP

Turbo Mount Arrives...

Posted March 14 2012 07:04 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Arriving in a giant box, the contents of which now consume my dining room table, is a complete turbo mount system for our ’97 F-350...

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538 cfm vs. 241 cfm

7.3L Intake Plenum Flow Data

Posted February 8 2012 02:49 PM by Mike McGlothlin

I've always wanted to know how much more air the 3-inch inlet Super Duty (’99.5-’03) intakes flow than the tiny, 2-inch inlet units on the OBS trucks (’94-’97)—and now I know...

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Innovative Oil Leak Solution

7.3L Dipstick Adapter Repair Kit

Posted January 25 2012 02:42 PM by Mike McGlothlin

If you've ever experienced a leaking oil dipstick adapter on a 7.3L Power Stroke, you know the engine/oil pan has to be pulled in order to fix it properly. Well not anymore!

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7.3L Valvespring & Pushrod Upgrade

Posted January 18 2012 03:02 PM by Mike McGlothlin

The Comp Cams valvesprings and Hamilton Cams pushrods are in the ’97, and we're once again comfortable pursuing higher boost levels and rpm...

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Feeding The 7.3L

Bigger Intake Plenums

Posted January 11 2012 02:58 PM by Mike McGlothlin

Our upgraded intake plenums showed up in the mail. Well, if you own a 7.3L Super Duty (’99.5 or newer) they came on your truck from the factory...

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Cheap Insurance: Valvesprings & Pushrods

Valvespring Compressor Arrives

Posted January 5 2012 03:37 PM by Mike McGlothlin

Chris Vanderford (or Vanderchevy if you cruise the diesel forums), lent us this compressor tool to get our upgraded valvesprings in our 7.3L...

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Project Street-Max

Part 4: CP3 and Nozzles

Posted November 28 2011 08:07 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Project Street-Max's final installment entailed adding a modified CP3 (which was installed over the weekend by our friends at Knoles Performance Solutions) and 60 percent over nozzles...

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Project Street-Max

Horsepower In A Box

Posted November 2 2011 11:21 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Project Street-Max's injectors just arrived. The factory bodies were outfitted with 60 percent (over stock) nozzles recently...

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American Ride's New Look

True 2.6 Chargers...

Posted October 26 2011 02:35 PM by Mike McGlothlin

— I learned a little bit about the Southwest Wisconsin Pullers organization over the weekend...

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Project Street-Max

Next Up: 60% Nozzles & Stroked CP3

Posted October 12 2011 05:46 PM by Mike McGlothlin

For Part 4 of our Project Street-Max build, we're upgrading the injector nozzles (to 60 percent over stock) and going with a modified single CP3...

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