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Pickup Truck Performance Mods
robert1972
Member Posts: 51
Hi all,
I had a quick question, has anyone installed the
hypertech programmer III in their 2000 powerstroke
with an auto trans? If so was it worth the money
and how big of a difference did it make? Any
problems later on, and also did you install a
pyrometer.
thanks
Robert
I had a quick question, has anyone installed the
hypertech programmer III in their 2000 powerstroke
with an auto trans? If so was it worth the money
and how big of a difference did it make? Any
problems later on, and also did you install a
pyrometer.
thanks
Robert
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If you start messing with engine performance via the control systems you had best install the pyro too. If you don't mind the pyro readings you're likely to melt the piston tops!
Rich
the reason I ask if anyone has actually used this is because the people at hypertech told me that I don't need to install a pyro.? Sound odd doesn't it.
The people at Gale Banks told me that they engineer their performance packages to not get hot enough to melt pistons. They also said that a pyro is an absolute necessity with any performance modifications. They said that there are situations that even the manufacturer never thought about that could destroy an engine.
All this information came about after they advised me not to buy a turbo for my '92 F-250. They said that with the way that I drive and how the truck was used the turbo would not improve my mileage sufficiently to ever break even. They said that I should only install their turbo if I wanted a toy to play in traffic with. (I didn't.) The other interesting comment was that they felt that Ford cheated me out of a pyro. They felt that all diesels should have one, regardless of performance mods.
Rich
So where can I buy a pyro for a '00 Ford, I know that TST Products has them for Dodge, and they are easy to install but what about the Ford.
Wait, I know what you are about to say, a gauge is a gauge, but I need the directions for the Ford because I am not sure exactly where to install the sensor on the Ford like I do on the Dodge.
R.....
Gale Banks would probably sell you a kit with instructions. There are other places on the net that have them too. Most resellers of power chips offer gauge kits. I think dieselpage.com or drivetrain.com have pyro gauges. It has been a while since I checked into. I rarely have any weight in my truck and almost never tow anything so I've been lax about getting one.
Rich
Already added the K&N filter. Seems to add an additional crispness to mid-range acceleration (not that the 4.7L doesn't run like a scalded dog already). Found a great site for Toyota after-market parts. Check out http://www.performanceproducts.com.
Any comments would be appreciated.
Insta_gator
There is more information on diesels, maitenance, mods, chips, suspension, gauges, kits, blah, blah, blah.
www.ford-diesel.com
Super high quality stuff, IMHO. EXTENSIVE discussions on anything. Check out the "moss-magnussen act" thread for info on how the chips affect warranty claims. (Short answer: forget it, ford will not honor it. BTW, Ford will know if there was a chip and it was removed! They discuss the codes that get set in the computer when a chip was installed...)
In one thread, a few guys with a dyno in Rohnert Park, CA spent two days testing around 8 different chips sets in ONE F350 PSD just to see which claims were best. As pure a head to head test as you can find. They posted test methodology, curves, etc.
Start here: http://forums.ford-diesel.com:8080/ubb/Forum17/HTML/004698-2.html
Be prepared to spend hours...
(Let this thread know what you think of the link also.)
Ard