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370zdub 03-08-2010 10:06 PM

My buddy had a 7.3 cc with short box, it was a great truck. The edge tuning seems to work really well on the 7.3, since they are out here in Utah a ton of people run em.

What garret are you running? 3771rs?

I also feel you on the tire situation, when I was running the 35's the Titan would burn em, but the 37's are a whole new story, lets just say the Truck doesn't appreciate the extra weight! hahah

StLRedrider 03-08-2010 10:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 435542)
My buddy had a 7.3 cc with short box, it was a great truck. The edge tuning seems to work really well on the 7.3, since they are out here in Utah a ton of people run em.

What garret are you running? 3771rs?

I also feel you on the tire situation, when I was running the 35's the Titan would burn em, but the 37's are a whole new story, lets just say the Truck doesn't appreciate the extra weight! hahah

i dont know the #'s off hand, i will find it though!!!!!

370zdub 03-08-2010 10:13 PM

Cool, my next truck will be a diesel for sure, I love the Titan but I tow so much that the extra grunt of the diesel would be great.

I went back and looked at the pics of your truck again and I must say, you have done an amazing job of keeping that rig clean, It is a beautiful truck man :tup:

Titan1080 03-08-2010 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 435567)
Cool, my next truck will be a diesel for sure, I love the Titan but I tow so much that the extra grunt of the diesel would be great.

This ought to suit your towing needs! :tup: Engine Einstein Drops Monster Cummins Into Ford F-150 Bed - Ford F-150 - Jalopnik

StLRedrider 03-08-2010 10:17 PM

thank you, the key is not taking it off road and tearing it up. shitt cost too much money to just destroy. they start making weird noise and the drivetrain becomes loose, this thing actually drives like it was stock and the mickey thompson are the best damn tire i ever had, these things are quiet and great wear!!!!!wheels on the other hand are a piece of shitt and would throw them abck threw the window of where i bought them if i could

StLRedrider 03-08-2010 10:21 PM

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Titan1080 03-08-2010 10:23 PM

Nice fleet you got there, the Ford cleans up real nice!

370zdub 03-09-2010 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Titan1080 (Post 435584)

Can you say wheelie monster? That thing would be an all out riot to drive!
Do you have any other mods planned for your T?

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Originally Posted by StLRedrider (Post 435585)
thank you, the key is not taking it off road and tearing it up. shitt cost too much money to just destroy. they start making weird noise and the drivetrain becomes loose, this thing actually drives like it was stock and the mickey thompson are the best damn tire i ever had, these things are quiet and great wear!!!!!wheels on the other hand are a piece of shitt and would throw them abck threw the window of where i bought them if i could

I rarely take my truck offroad, but a few weeks ago I need to go through some deep snow and on the way back I figured I would play around and I was doing about 40 and went through a big roller ditch and I guess it stopped my front tires when I hit it and grenaded my drivers side front axle. That was a pricey experience, but I did get to go through the front end of my truck and freshen it up and it hasn't felt this tight since it was new.

oh also Red if you want to try some different rims I highly recommend the KMC XD series wheels, they have proven themselves to be tough as hell and they are great quality. I have never tried the mickey thompson tires but I have heard good things about them, I just can't seem to stray away from the Toyo M/T's!

StLRedrider 03-09-2010 05:26 PM

the thing is these wheels wern't cheep either, i think i'm getting them powder coated a flat or gun metal black here real soon! my only concern is that they are a forged wheel and i don't know if they take take the heat from the process. and if they do with they still be as strong?

cptspeed 03-09-2010 05:38 PM

Titan owner here. About to reach 100k. Time to change plugs, rear end fluid, belt, brake fluid, and tranny fluid again. My truck isn't that pretty, cause I have kids and dogs. But it hauls my boat and four wheelers like nobodies business. I plan on driving it till the motor finally gives in. Btw my bro and pops have titans also. Great truck.

fullmonty 03-09-2010 06:04 PM

Big trucks are right up my alley! Kind of miss my diesel monster but the Z more than makes up for it. I love the smell of diesel exhaust in the morning though.

StLRedrider 03-09-2010 06:05 PM

bout time you joined this thread!!!!!!!

fullmonty 03-09-2010 06:10 PM

Just discovered it. Hell you think I wouldn't post in a thread about big trucks?

StLRedrider 03-09-2010 06:11 PM

:bowrofl:no, just took yah long enough!!!!!!

fullmonty 03-09-2010 06:20 PM

I've been waiting on this thread to post mad pics of my truck. 2005 F250 Harley Edt. 6.0L Powerstroke Turbo Diesel.

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370zdub 03-09-2010 08:20 PM

^super sexy monty, the smell of diesel in the morning makes me happy in the pants I love it.

Never popped a head gasket on that 6.0 did ya? jk jk that truck is awesome for sure. :tup:

StLRedrider 03-09-2010 08:49 PM

thats the one thing i wish mine had, cab lights. luv the cab lights:rock:

fullmonty 03-09-2010 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 437426)
^super sexy monty, the smell of diesel in the morning makes me happy in the pants I love it.

Never popped a head gasket on that 6.0 did ya? jk jk that truck is awesome for sure. :tup:

Why do you think I traded it in 2 weeks before the warrenty expried? I had every other 6.0 issue but the head gaskets so I figured it was only a matter of time.

I had a lisence plate frame that my ex had made for it. Said "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" Fit with that truck perfectly.

Titan1080 03-09-2010 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 436609)
Can you say wheelie monster? That thing would be an all out riot to drive!
Do you have any other mods planned for your T?

Not many, a Trutrac rear and maybe PRG's street traction bars. Right now I'm waiting on a local shop to get back with me on an AEM dry filter for my K&N intake, pull my new-ish plugs to make sure they're still new-ish, then I'll have my tuner re-dyno and re-flash the ECU. Gonna be tricky finding funds with the Z screaming for mods and car payments!

370zdub 03-09-2010 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by StLRedrider (Post 437103)
the thing is these wheels wern't cheep either, i think i'm getting them powder coated a flat or gun metal black here real soon! my only concern is that they are a forged wheel and i don't know if they take take the heat from the process. and if they do with they still be as strong?

I would think that they would still be plenty strong, Possibly ask Mike the powdercoater on his thoughts about it tho. I think those wheels in matte black on your truck would be so good looking, and some smoke recon cab lights :excited:

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Originally Posted by cptspeed (Post 437130)
Titan owner here. About to reach 100k. Time to change plugs, rear end fluid, belt, brake fluid, and tranny fluid again. My truck isn't that pretty, cause I have kids and dogs. But it hauls my boat and four wheelers like nobodies business. I plan on driving it till the motor finally gives in. Btw my bro and pops have titans also. Great truck.

They are indeed a great truck, my cousin has one as well as three of my friends, mine definitely sees the most heavy work duty and it hasn't skipped a beat. I love this truck.

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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 437707)
Why do you think I traded it in 2 weeks before the warrenty expried? I had every other 6.0 issue but the head gaskets so I figured it was only a matter of time.

I had a lisence plate frame that my ex had made for it. Said "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" Fit with that truck perfectly.

The 6.0's ran good when they ran but man I have heard so many horror stories about them that I wonder if half of em are true.

That licence frame would for sure work well on that truck haha. :tup:

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Originally Posted by Titan1080 (Post 437859)
Not many, a Trutrac rear and maybe PRG's street traction bars. Right now I'm waiting on a local shop to get back with me on an AEM dry filter for my K&N intake, pull my new-ish plugs to make sure they're still new-ish, then I'll have my tuner re-dyno and re-flash the ECU. Gonna be tricky finding funds with the Z screaming for mods and car payments!

I have a ton of PRG stuff on my T, greg has been nothing but the best to work with, I have even had three or four, hour or longer phone calls with him just shootin the bull, he is a stand up guy. I have the PRG offroad trac bars and they are excellent! Are you going to do UpRev?

fullmonty 03-10-2010 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 437910)
The 6.0's ran good when they ran but man I have heard so many horror stories about them that I wonder if half of em are true.

That licence frame would for sure work well on that truck haha. :tup:

The 6.0 was a great engine when it wanted to work the way it was ment to. Its just that more often then not it didn't want to work. Trust me all the horror stories are true. I know a guy whos had his turbo replaced 3 times in 60,000 miles, a ton of other guys who had the same issues as me. Go to google and type in '6.0 p...' before you finish powerstroke it comes up with '6.0 powerstroke problems'. THeres a guy who works at the pizzia place I go to, he had a 6.0 and before I traded in mine was telling me about all the problems he had, and that he traded in on a Nissan Cube I was like :icon14:

370zdub 03-10-2010 03:03 PM

On a cube? Damn I would have definitely gotten desperate to do that. I'm pretty sure on the 6.0 you had to remove the cab to get to the turbo to right? That would be such a pain in the *** having to do that three times.
How often did you tow with yours?

fullmonty 03-10-2010 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 438686)
On a cube? Damn I would have definitely gotten desperate to do that. I'm pretty sure on the 6.0 you had to remove the cab to get to the turbo to right? That would be such a pain in the *** having to do that three times.
How often did you tow with yours?

You didn't need to remove the cab for the turbo, however to replace the head gaskets, which are an extremely common issue you did. I think a head gasket job cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 10K, and was some where around 40+ Hours of labor. Not once did I tow with my truck. I rarley had anything in the bed. I pretty much went off and bought the biggest badest truck I could find, because I wanted 'ground clearence and 4 wheel drive'. And there are so many cars I'd get before ever even thinking about a Cube. Talk about taking your balls and cutting them right off.

rednek01 03-10-2010 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 438737)
You didn't need to remove the cab for the turbo, however to replace the head gaskets, which are an extremely common issue you did. I think a head gasket job cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 10K, and was some where around 40+ Hours of labor. Not once did I tow with my truck. I rarley had anything in the bed. I pretty much went off and bought the biggest badest truck I could find, because I wanted 'ground clearence and 4 wheel drive'. And there are so many cars I'd get before ever even thinking about a Cube. Talk about taking your balls and cutting them right off.

You do not have to remove the cab to replace the headgaskets (granted that makes it a breeze and it only takes an hour to lift the cab)

If you block off the stupid emissions crap and add head studs you have a bullet proof engine capable of 500 or so horses and 700-800 ft.lbs of torque (RWHP numbers)

Ask me how I know! :tiphat:

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fullmonty 03-10-2010 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by rednek01 (Post 438753)
You do not have to remove the cab to replace the headgaskets (granted that makes it a breeze and it only takes an hour to lift the cab)

If you block off the stupid emissions crap and add head studs you have a bullet proof engine capable of 500 or so horses and 700-800 ft.lbs of torque (RWHP numbers)

Nice truck dude. Ya but by blocking the emissions stuff I void the warrenty. And waiting for it to go out of warrenty to have a slightly more reliable truck seemed like a waste of time and money. By August I had enough issues with the truck that it killed it for me. it was a beautiful truck, and had alot into it. But when it was all said and done I figured I might as well trade it in on something fun and impractical, as I had no practical use for the truck anyway

370zdub 03-10-2010 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rednek01 (Post 438753)
You do not have to remove the cab to replace the headgaskets (granted that makes it a breeze and it only takes an hour to lift the cab)

If you block off the stupid emissions crap and add head studs you have a bullet proof engine capable of 500 or so horses and 700-800 ft.lbs of torque (RWHP numbers)

Ask me how I know! :tiphat:

I'm going to guess either SPARTAN or SCT? :yum:

Theres nothing like a good cloud in the morning!

370zdub 03-10-2010 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fullmonty (Post 438737)
You didn't need to remove the cab for the turbo, however to replace the head gaskets, which are an extremely common issue you did. I think a head gasket job cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 10K, and was some where around 40+ Hours of labor. Not once did I tow with my truck. I rarley had anything in the bed. I pretty much went off and bought the biggest badest truck I could find, because I wanted 'ground clearence and 4 wheel drive'. And there are so many cars I'd get before ever even thinking about a Cube. Talk about taking your balls and cutting them right off.

I think the best thing for a diesel is putting something heavy behind it. I do agree with what you said about cutting your balls off on the cube, there are so so so many other cars that could fill the void over a cube!

Titan1080 03-10-2010 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 437910)
Are you going to do UpRev?

Did it last year at a local tuning shop that sells Osiris, the owner/tuner is a PRG-caliber guy and his mechanics are pretty good, I'd let them wrench my T if I needed something done that I couldn't do. Anyhoo, he told me that he'll retune the ECU if I ever need to because of additional mods.

370zdub 03-10-2010 11:51 PM

^thats a good deal man, I ran UpRev for about a year but never felt like it was running great on my truck and I could never get a laptop to run it properly, so I sold it and just bought a Superchips Cortex, I'm actually super impressed with the cortex being that it is canned tunes. I can actually feel a power difference with the different setting which is kinda nifty.
If I had more time on my hands I would have kept my UpRev stuff and worked with it more but it just kept pissing me off so I sold it haha

rednek01 03-11-2010 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 439172)
I'm going to guess either SPARTAN or SCT? :yum:

Theres nothing like a good cloud in the morning!

SCT Spartan came out after I was all set up with SCT. Thank God I didnt go with edge or bully dog or Banks :roflpuke2:

frost 04-17-2010 12:17 PM

Eat your heart out, Hummer

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fullmonty 04-17-2010 12:47 PM

Teh Sex

370zdub 04-17-2010 02:27 PM

OMG what is that? it is pure sex

Oh BTW monty, this last wednesday night i went and test drove one of the first new 6.7L powerstrokes in the state, it was insane fast. Such a nice truck, I will for sure have me a new 6.7 ford within the next year.

fullmonty 04-17-2010 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 500637)
OMG what is that? it is pure sex

Oh BTW monty, this last wednesday night i went and test drove one of the first new 6.7L powerstrokes in the state, it was insane fast. Such a nice truck, I will for sure have me a new 6.7 ford within the next year.

Don't jump on it my man, past 2 engines they've had trouble with. Atleast give it 1.5 model years. Now I want to test drive one for ***** see how it does

frost 04-17-2010 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zdub (Post 500637)
OMG what is that? it is pure sex

Oh BTW monty, this last wednesday night i went and test drove one of the first new 6.7L powerstrokes in the state, it was insane fast. Such a nice truck, I will for sure have me a new 6.7 ford within the next year.

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370zdub 04-17-2010 10:41 PM

^ Thanks frost

Monty, I plan on waiting 8 months to a year, but I believe ford will have it right with this one. Its built in house and not a navistar engine. Plus I dont think they can afford three strikes in a row.

Go test drive one and let me know what you think about it. I was super impressed with how far the new super duty has came along. Plus it would pull the Z in a trailer better than the Titan. haha

370zdub 04-17-2010 10:55 PM

^ Thanks frost

Monty, I plan on waiting 8 months to a year, but I believe ford will have it right with this one. Its built in house and not a navistar engine. Plus I dont think they can afford three strikes in a row.

Go test drive one and let me know what you think about it. I was super impressed with how far the new super duty has came along. Plus it would pull the Z in a trailer better than the Titan. haha

frost 07-10-2010 12:37 PM

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fullmonty 07-10-2010 02:04 PM

Rather be cummin' than Strokin'?

370zdub 07-12-2010 01:51 AM

^But you must first stroke' to cumm'...

I sold my Titan guys, she will be missed. I did pick up a 2010 Ford 6.4L Powerstroke though :)


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