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Ford Profits:

Through The Roof

Posted April 25 2013 01:50 PM by Mike McGlothlin

Yesterday Pickuptrucks.com reported Ford's first quarter North American profits for 2013, which are the highest they've seen in 10 years...

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Project International Threat

6.4L Bottom End Build Underway

Posted April 23 2013 12:59 PM by Mike McGlothlin

With our 6.4L stripped down to the bare block, we're going to address a known weak point...

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Budget 7.3L Build

Will It Hold 550 to 600 HP?

Posted April 9 2013 07:07 AM by Mike McGlothlin

I've acquired a set of cryo'd forged connecting rods for my personal budget 7.3L build...

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485 HP, 912 LB-FT of grunt

6.0L Picks Up 100 LB-FT

Posted March 29 2013 08:16 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Our '03 F-250 picked up 32 hp and a whopping 100 lb-ft at the wheels yesterday...

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5R110 Dissection

Examining Our Stock Slushbox

Posted March 21 2013 08:12 AM by Mike McGlothlin

Upon dissection of our stock 5R110 last week, we found a few significant wear points...

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Vermillion Red, Blue-Collar Ford

June Issue Super Duty Feature

Posted February 21 2013 05:32 PM by Mike McGlothlin

You might just see this '08 F-250 doing something unique on the cover of the June issue...

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HP Plans Back On The Table

More '97 F-350 Mods

Posted February 15 2013 09:27 AM by Mike McGlothlin

We now know this little guy can support 250/200's. So should we go for it?!

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White Lightning?

Big HP Project

Posted February 6 2013 05:39 PM by Mike McGlothlin

We're thinking about making the '08 F-250 we've been playing with a regular in the magazine...

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Wicked Wheel 2

Billet Wheel Picks Up 63 HP

Posted February 4 2013 02:36 PM by Mike McGlothlin

DieselSite recently released its new Wicked Wheel 2 for 7.3L based turbochargers...

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Project Outcast

Squeezing Past 450-RWHP

Posted January 22 2013 02:46 PM by Mike McGlothlin

Despite giving up some low-end response, the PowerMax shined in the midrange and top-end, pushing our '03 F-250 past the 450-rwhp mark...

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Preventative Maintenance

Fix It Before It Breaks

Posted December 19 2012 12:37 PM by Mike McGlothlin

This photo pretty much sums up what we've had to do to our '97 F-350 the last couple weeks...

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Ford Transit To Receive 3.2L Diesel

Inline-Five Power Stroke

Posted December 10 2012 05:47 AM by Mike McGlothlin

It's official. We now know what engine will be an option on Ford's all-new Transit full size van...

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Bilstein Upgrade

New Shocks = New Truck

Posted November 28 2012 01:16 PM by Mike McGlothlin

After 16-plus years of service (and a ride that was only getting worse) we decided to upgrade the shocks on our '97 F-350...

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Another Common 6.0L Problem

Cracked Up-pipes

Posted November 14 2012 07:13 PM by Mike McGlothlin

As the 6.0L Power Stroke begins to age, more and more wear items are showing up...

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Most Common Diesel Myth

Ford Does NOT Own Cummins

Posted November 12 2012 04:14 PM by Mike McGlothlin

As part of an article where we address 10 common diesel myths, this one tops the list...

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