Powerstroke Straight piped cold start and turbo whistle

1997 7.3 powerstroke with 2 new mods, a K&N Fipk cold air intake, and a MBRP straight Stainless exhaust. Programming is stock for now and recommendations are welcome. Goals for this truck are increasing mileage and economy while towing on the highway. Current mileage is about 18-19 mpg on the highway, up 2.5 from when I got it! Comments are welcome but arguments will be deleted. Thank you.

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Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• powerstroke
• ford
• diesel
• 7.3
• psd
• mbrp
• k&n
• turbo
• whistle
• straight
• piped
• 1997
• 4x4
• international
• cold
• start
• smoke
• f250

[guyincognito83]

any issues with the transcooler line and the downpipe?

[treeguylee]

@guyincognito83 No Issues, just better sound, mileage and cooler EGT's

[incompletehunter]

whats your combined gas mileage?

[treeguylee]

@incompletehunter I average about 18. I can get over 21 on the highway if I'm easy on it, under 2000 rpm's. The new fuel pump helped it was suckin a little air. The intercooler and new turbo are next...then maybe start playin with some tuners.

[sycamorelanes]

Hey..quick question--I'm new into the whole diesel thing..Hoping to learn a little bit here..I have a 2000 F250 7.3..I've heard of some guys taking out the whole turbo wheel and putting in a bigger and better one. Is that possible?..I would be interested in doing that to mine.

[treeguylee]

There are different wheels available, most dont do much for performance but can reduce compressor surge.

[dmfdriver]

i havent uploaded any of the videos yet but will soon along with the new dyno sheet. im running an intercooler off a 99 or newer 7.3 with the custom piping, ts with beans diesel tunes that are free reburns for life, stage 2 190hp injectors, their dominator 66 turbo, adrenalin hpop, and electronic fuel pump with duel filters and pressure regulator all from beans, the dyno sheet shows 422 rwhp and 806 rwtrq and getting 21mpgs on the highway

[dmfdriver]

if you havent already bought a tuner i wouldn't go with the dp for a couple reasons. unless you spend the big money on the f6 tuner you have to send it back for any other mods to the truck such as injectors and hpop or fuel and turbo. i have a 97 powerstroke that had a dp and it holds shifts too long and shifts a little off sometimes. the new chip i have is a ts 6 position with beans diesel tuning. on the dyno it made 40 more hp to the wheels then my dp on the same settings and picked up mpgs

[eatont9999]

Mufflers and DPFs are for pussies. I have a straight piped 7.3 IDI with a Banks Sidewinder goin on it in the spring. I will have the 3" DP to a straight 4" pipe exiting after the cab. It should be kick ass.

[tpmease13]

@ctkallday666 you should here one with a blow off valve on it... it really hisses...

[booniesgangsta]

first i love the truck and i was wondering if i may make a few suggestions (1) if u havent already cut off/remove the silencer ring of the intake side of the turbo it will give u a much louder turbo whistel.(2) with that sick exhaust i think u should add a smoke switch they r very easy to do either i can tell u or look it up on here it will look soo nice.(3) and finnally go with the tuner/chip because u can remove the rev. limiter and still improve fuel mileage! good luck man.

[norfolkdash9]

Wow dude that sounds amazing!

[treeguylee]

@ctkallday666 yep for the most part, different weather and temps make it change a little, but sounds like music to me..

[that1reallycoolkid]

@incompletehunter im sorry man it was just to easy.

[incompletehunter]

@that1reallycoolkid whatever.

[that1reallycoolkid]

@incompletehunter fuel mileage lol