Engine repair / upgrade after road trip
Somewhere between the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, approximately 1000 miles into our 3400 mile road trip with the camper, the Ford 7.3 decided to run on 7 cylinders. I had gambled a bad fuel injector...
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Well the truck is back from the shop. Hat off to Peter at Paul Faro Automotive in Salinas, CA. He did a fantastic job. The truck pulls hard and fast. It's like going from your family sedan to your midlife crises sports car. It's hard to describe how fast it is but even at just half throttle you are pushed back into the seat! I've honestly not even tried a full throttle acceleration, don't really have a good place for such tomfoolery...
I now have two two specific tunes that I've not gotten to try yet but looking forward. One is a medium tow and the other is a heavy tow. Both are supposed to keep the EGTs in check. One thing I am pleasontely surprised about is how little black smock the truck makes under heavy load. Even under the race tune the smoke is very minimal and the other tunes it is almost none existant. Just amazing stuff for sure what the tunning community has done.
The bill was not cheap of course but the truck should be good for years to come. Next project will be some sound dampening as that engine is not quite! I have to agree with the wife on that part and will do what I can. Someday I would like to purchase a new truck for all of the new advancements that have been made but I'm really hoping that in a generation or two Ford does a Diesel Electric Hybrid setup. That will be the truck that gets my interest for sure. For now, I'm quite happy with my 99 7.3 SuperDuty and can't wait for another trip to try her out proper!
I now have two two specific tunes that I've not gotten to try yet but looking forward. One is a medium tow and the other is a heavy tow. Both are supposed to keep the EGTs in check. One thing I am pleasontely surprised about is how little black smock the truck makes under heavy load. Even under the race tune the smoke is very minimal and the other tunes it is almost none existant. Just amazing stuff for sure what the tunning community has done.
The bill was not cheap of course but the truck should be good for years to come. Next project will be some sound dampening as that engine is not quite! I have to agree with the wife on that part and will do what I can. Someday I would like to purchase a new truck for all of the new advancements that have been made but I'm really hoping that in a generation or two Ford does a Diesel Electric Hybrid setup. That will be the truck that gets my interest for sure. For now, I'm quite happy with my 99 7.3 SuperDuty and can't wait for another trip to try her out proper!
