Hi Guys,
Recently got a 97 f350 off Ebay....very clean, about 105,000 miles. no air pump on it and no air injection on the exhaust manifolds.
I am sure some of you are aware, must have been several changes right at 97...my door sticker shows 11/97.
That has complicated obtaining parts a little bit.
We pull horses to shows and needless to say, my teenage son....loves trucks. Now we have 3 trucks.
My goal is to make it dependable, don't want any breakdowns.
So Far, have changed:
PS pump and hoses
Heavy Duty belts.
Water pump and 3 hoses
Thermostat
all the pulleys.
ALL fluids...wow, that was a lot. synthetic mostly.
Most sensors on the engine...finally got the check engine light off.
I will change the air intake soon.
We just installed Hedman Headers (89468)...the Cat will not be put back on.
Stock manifold was leaking a lot. And installing headers is just as hard as it was 40 years ago.
I still have to connect the EGR tube, waiting on a part.
Ok, the question:
Muffler guys says to use 2.5" pipes, dual in / out of Magnaflow.....he says 3" will not function properly and rob me of torque.
and the timing, have read that i should advance it a couple degrees. Can i do that on this EFI engine?
Oh, and Holy Cow, I want a bit more power.....LOL.
But, i am not pulling the heads or buying a crate engine (yet)....farm keeps me busy.
Thank you
John Casey
Buford, Ga.
Recently got a 97 f350 off Ebay....very clean, about 105,000 miles. no air pump on it and no air injection on the exhaust manifolds.
I am sure some of you are aware, must have been several changes right at 97...my door sticker shows 11/97.
That has complicated obtaining parts a little bit.
We pull horses to shows and needless to say, my teenage son....loves trucks. Now we have 3 trucks.
My goal is to make it dependable, don't want any breakdowns.
So Far, have changed:
PS pump and hoses
Heavy Duty belts.
Water pump and 3 hoses
Thermostat
all the pulleys.
ALL fluids...wow, that was a lot. synthetic mostly.
Most sensors on the engine...finally got the check engine light off.
I will change the air intake soon.
We just installed Hedman Headers (89468)...the Cat will not be put back on.
Stock manifold was leaking a lot. And installing headers is just as hard as it was 40 years ago.
I still have to connect the EGR tube, waiting on a part.
Ok, the question:
Muffler guys says to use 2.5" pipes, dual in / out of Magnaflow.....he says 3" will not function properly and rob me of torque.
and the timing, have read that i should advance it a couple degrees. Can i do that on this EFI engine?
Oh, and Holy Cow, I want a bit more power.....LOL.
But, i am not pulling the heads or buying a crate engine (yet)....farm keeps me busy.
Thank you
John Casey
Buford, Ga.