Bought a 241K 1996 F350 with the 7.3L. Its a duelly and crew cab. When i got it (my first truck i have ever owned in my 43 years) i was pretty happy. Up until i took a drive in my neighbors Dodge that has exhaust and a chip. At that point my truck was slow as far as i was concerned - but i do a lot of towing in my company and the 7.3L has a good rep. I bought the truck from a family member for 2500.00. It has 241K a rebuilt tranny that has the shift kit and new converter, it shifts hard and tight. Other then that - bone stock. It revs at 2500 at 75mph, gets 15mph at 62mph.. sucks diesel in town - fun truck... big truck... Well today i installed the Edge CS into it.... The truck litterally feels like a race car in Race mode - i never did get to extreme and wont as in race mode the truck is way faster then a large truck should be. I did try 0-60 and 1/4 times to see what it would do in race mode. 16.4 in the 1/4 and 8.1 in the 0-60. I set it back to tow mode when i got back to the house. I have a stock exhaust under it and will be running a 4" exhaust next week. I have to say - i am VERY VERY impressed with diesel power. I am AMAZED on how cruising at 55 and i pucnc it - 70mph is in no time at all... Actually it feels a lot like a muscle car. The down side is now it is REAL hard to stay out of the throttle. Amazing.... One other thing i did was tried it at a road where i had punched it and when i passed the 60mph sign i was doing 57mph.... in tow mode today i was doing 74mph.... when this thing pulls hard above 1900 rpm - i am assuming off the line that is called turbo spool as for the first 10 to 15mph is is pretty slow, but when it hits 1900 rpm is runs like a scalded cat....

 

Also look into a bigger air filter for it, i cant remember the number but I got one from napa.

 

Awesome glad you like it!

 

looks like you go a good deal

as they say: once you go diesel (and experience the power) you dont go back.

 

Also, a 6.0 tranny cooler and a punisher valve body will make it last a lot longer. Might want to try a ts 6 position chip with beans tunes. Decel tune(flips closed the ebpv for exxhaust braking) and drivethrough tunes rock for a psd. Might wanna throw a purple cps in, new spring in the fpr, and check your exhaust back pressure sensor and tube for soot buildup. A new big spring coolant cap is helpful too to make sure you dont boil your coolant while towing. Every single stock Little spring cap ive seen has been junk.

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Oh help forgot to mention regulated return is an awesome upgrade. Aswell. Even on a stock truck. IT lets the fuel system purge and keeps the fuel cooler. Also, turn the doghouse around on the valve cover and run a hose down with a 45* cut on it. No more oil through your turbo. Superduty intakes open it up a good bit also.

 

Yep, and just think... your 16 year old truck with a chip is still less powerful than the newest offerings from the big three

Awesome to hear your enjoying your new truck and your new found diesel addiction