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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 12:04 AM
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Default good mods for a 97 7.3l

right now i have a bullydog 6 position chip, stage 2 injectors, k&n intake, 6 in mitre stacks.
im looking for possibly a better chip or programmer as well and a better intake. any suggestions?
wouldnt mind a new turbo either? can anyone help?
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 01:44 AM
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go wit a custom tuned chip rather then the bully dog. get an AFE stage 2 intake or do the DIY intake and for a turbo a D66 would be the only drop in turbo you could do.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2010 | 09:40 AM
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What are you looking to spend? What is your HP goal?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2010 | 12:30 AM
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i would like to get to around high 400's for hp.
money dont really matter im just lookin around to find the best of the best
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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hey cody, if i were you, id do a intercooler, custom chip(tw, dp, php, etc), then, i'd do either a H2E or modded H2E, but you'll want studs for that turbo, then you might need a clutch so i would go south bend or valair, then a d60 front axle, and a lil lift to get it up a bit, that was what i wanted to do to it in that order before i sold it to ya, when i got injectors i got the stage 2's cause i planned on gettin a H2E in the future
 
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Old Feb 16, 2010 | 11:15 PM
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I would look for a modded H2e and a 17* pump and be good. Should put you right at 400...
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 08:39 AM
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i forgot to mention about the 17* hpop, deffinately want that with the custom tunes and stage 2's
 
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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yea i been lookin into the tw 6 pos chip and it seems like its real good. only thing is what settings would be the best?
i was thinking:
eco
daily
tow
street
extreme
smoke
whats the difference between eco and daily? also with the extreme and street how many horses will i get?
 

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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 01:03 AM
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i would get eco or daily, no need for both, tow or heavy tow, street, extreme, and high idle set for 1300-1400rpm, with injectors n extreme you have no need for a smoke tune, it would be a waste of money, it will smoke just as much if not more in extreme than a smoke tune and will run better, and for your sixth setting you could just get set to stock parameters, thats what i would do anyway
 
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 08:26 AM
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i had a TW chip and it was awsome.
as for the econo vs daily tunes i have heard that econo works best on the highway but if most of your miles are stop and go you will get better mileage and power with the daily.
if you are anywhere where your truck needs to warm up the high idle is really nice.
and the extreme blows enough smoke to block out the sun!! so i would skip the smoke tune.
 
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