De-Chipped my 7.3

I was having problems with my TS 6 Position performance chip for my 7.3 in that it wasn't starting about 60 percent of the time. I would have to cycle the keys before the chip would successfully work and the truck would start. Other than a bit of annoyance, the performance gains were well worth the hassle but my storage yard wasn't excited about having a truck that was difficult to start so the chip had to go until the problem is fixed.

I'm in the process of shipping the chip back to have it reprogrammed and tested. In the meantime I had to drive my truck, camper and cargo trailer back to the storage yard. It had been quite a while since I drove the truck without the chip and I was shocked at how much slower it was. At one point I was going up just a small incline after a stop light and found myself maxed out at 40mph! Throttle response was nearly non-existent either, having to mash the pedal to the metal to get rolling. My estimate is between the truck, camper and trailer I was moving ~15,000lbs so it stands to reason the 7.3 in stock form isn't going to be winning any drag races. It is also impressive at just how much performance can be unleashed with a simple chip mod I bought for $160 on Amazon. Even with all of that weight, driving it was no problem.

Needless to say, I'm hoping to get the chip back and everything working correctly as soon as possible!