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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by shorty2tall
The truck lopes all the time even after warm
Does the tach move?
 
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Old Sep 15, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 95powersmoker
No... Something wrong with your sd or you couldnt shift very well... Again sd's make more power! And lets try to quit highjacking this thread...
Perhaps.. but the truck only had 130k miles and ran excellent. I outran the same exact truck but it was an automatic and a v10.

I can shift just fine.

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the ZF6 is kinda weird to shif some days. there are days where i play hell trying to shift. but 95powersmoker. you're right. i almost forgot what this thread was about! some people just don't realize...
The throws on the zf6 are HUGE. But it wasn't made as a racing transmission, it's a heavy-duty work-tranny.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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the throws on the ZF6 compared to the ZF5 are about the same. the 5 slides into gear much nicer IMO. I do like the 6 for towing better tho. even tho i very rarely use low. going from 4th to 5th i don't need to take it to 3k before i shift.
 
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Old Sep 20, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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I have a 95 powerstroke with a down pipe and a 6 pos chip. It's not a fast truck be any means but I do pull a 35' fifth wheel that weights almost 15000 pounds. If you want fast get a sports car something with two seats. I wanted fast so I'm building a 550 hp datsun 240z that will waste any truck. Oh by the way it's only a 2.6 litter motor. I do how ever like my truck it does well for what I use it for. Great truck.
 
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Old Sep 21, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by zcarmark
It's not a fast truck be any means but I do pull a 35' fifth wheel that weights almost 15000 pounds. If you want fast get a sports car something with two seats
agreed
 
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 12:52 AM
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My early 94 4x4 7.3 long bed with an extra cabin hauls and burns rubber on the flats and its stock but when I go up a pass like the cajon pass out here in cali it dogs and dogs ! any ideas to get more performance ?
 

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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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intake, exhaust and tuner
 
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 09:04 AM
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If its early 94 then unfortunately its idi and can't be chipped
 
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 09:13 AM
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shoot thanks for catching that! There was like 3 motors in '94 iirc... the idi, the turbo 7.3, and the n/a 7.3 or something like that. dontk now much abotu those old ones.


EDIT: According to his sig it's a turbo.. so I think it's a powerstroke...
 
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Old Nov 2, 2011 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ALWAYSREADYROB
My early 94 4x4 7.3 long bed with an extra cabin hauls and burns rubber on the flats and its stock but when I go up a pass like the cajon pass out here in cali it dogs and dogs ! any ideas to get more performance ?
Is it a Powerstroke? Does it look like this?

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Or the one below?
 
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