OK so i just got rid of my 2000 Dodge with the Cummins in it and bought an 07 F350 with the Powerstroke in it and 90km on it..... i dont intend on doing much to it but i do intend on at least putting programmer in it to wake it up a little i hear everyone saying that i need head studs and egr delete etc etc etc if im not building big power do i need these mods?

 

You at the very least need to delete the EGR/Cooler.

Luke

 

Yea, egr delete and oil cooler... Don't screw with head studs unless your loosing a gallon of coolant a day.

 

Welcome back from the dark side. Sorry, it was too easy.
To add to Tyrexs' post, gauges are critical, things like EOT/ECT need monitoring. Pay special attention to EGTs, shutting down above 400* can coke the oil in the turbo, and thats a bad thing. Bang for the buck, I like my ScanGauge II, sure there's some manual inputs, but it was a buck fifty! However, because I needed an EGT gauge after that, an SCT Livewire may have been a better choice overall, gauges (need EGT probe), and programming in one piece.

Allow me to be the first to tell you that Edge eats transmissions like they're cool. 40~55k with an Edge and I got to buy a rebuilt transmission.

Bottomline, you'll be mucho impressed by a gauges, a straight 4" exhaust with EGR cooler delete (if you're not smog checked), an SCT with custom tunes (I really dig Matt's SRL). If your oil and coolant temps are out by 20* or more at cruise, get a new oil cooler.

 

thanks guys i really appreciate it xdp sells a kit with the delete and an upgraded oil cooler for about $600

 

That is Way too much, oil cooler is $230 and a good delete is only around $150, then you would have enough to do a coolant filter too for $150.

 

It comes with the filter as well and other gaskets
XDP Powerstroke Solution (XDP EGR Delete Kit, Oil Cooler and Intake Gaskets)

 

I wouldn't pay that much for all that stuff. Like Bob said, you can get it cheaper by buying individually.