Ford Powerstroke 94-98 7.3L Discussion of 94-98 7.3 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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is 330,000 miles to many to start making mods?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 05:53 PM
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Mine is at 275 and change..i am wondering the same thing.mine is turning into my daily driver and tow rig.
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 06:04 PM
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I dont know man? I would think if the motor is still in good shape and has been taken care of i think it could handle it?
 
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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 11:47 PM
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Run a compression test... I wouldn't go building to the max..
 
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 12:04 AM
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the compression is good in all cylinders i was gonna do stage 2s would that be to much for that motor?
 
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 03:15 PM
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Would be fine.
 
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:24 PM
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i would just go ahead and start modifying mine has 230 but if yours has that many u can do anything u want still jus as long as u keep up on maintance with it
 
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 05:20 PM
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First off i have a cummins but the principal is the same! You can usually get a good idea of the condition of the motor by the blow by out of the breather bottle, if it seems excessive then it could
Probably do do with a freshen up.
Mine had 252k on when I started modding, it's got 256k now and I can see a noticeable increase in blow by


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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Ok thank you guys!!!!
 
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