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Project 7.3L Work Truck: Upgrading The Turbo Without Breaking The Bank

Part 8: Upgrading The Turbo Without Breaking The Bank To wrap up Vincent Uriah’s 2003 Ford 7.3L Power Stroke work truck project, we decided to […]
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2014 Scheid Diesel Extravaganza

2014 Scheid Diesel Extravaganza For the 15th consecutive year the Scheid Diesel Extravaganza took over the city of Terre Haute, Indiana, with nearly 15,000 diesel […]
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How Much Horsepower Can Your Stock Power Stroke Handle?

What is the horsepower limit of a stock Power Stroke? If you’re looking to more than double the horsepower your Power Stroke brings to the […]
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Project Work Truck, Part 5: Rebuilding the 4R100 Transmission for Towing and Hauling

If you’ve been following the build series of articles on the 2003 Ford F-350 7.3L Power Stroke work truck project (Running from June 2014 to […]
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2015 Super Duty: Ford’s Top Pickups Boast Big Numbers

Ford has been talking numbers lately and two of their favorite numbers begin with four: 440 horsepower from the 6.7 diesel and 40,000 lbs. GCWR […]
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Project 7.3L Work Truck Part 6: New “Heart” and Monitoring for the 7.3L Power Stroke

Last month, you may have noticed that our Project 7.3L work truck suffered a transmission setback that caused a detour in our build schedule. This […]
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Ford 6.0L Head Fix: Injector Bore Crack Repair Made Easy

The Ford 6.0L engine was made for Ford by International, and, like the 7.3L, it has had its share of problems. In general, both of […]
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Nose Job Part 1: Freshening Up the Front of a Super Duty

While Ford Super Duty trucks are just as popular today as when they were first released in 1999, the truth is that the older trucks […]
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Project 7.3L Work Truck, Part 7: Installing Air Lift Air Springs to Improve the Towing Experience

As our 7.3L Power Stroke Work Truck project draws closer to completion we wanted to turn our attention back to towing enhancement. With new brakes […]
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Project 7.3L Work Truck, Part 8: Upgrading The Turbo Without Breaking the Bank to Wrap Up the Project

To wrap up Vincent Uriah’s 2003 Ford 7.3L Power Stroke work truck project, we decided to upgrade the turbocharger. Rather than install a high-dollar competition-minded […]
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Nose Job Part 2: Giving a Super Duty the Royalty Treatment

Last month we started freshening up the nose of a 2006 Super Duty with the installation of a TrailReady prerunner front bumper. Now it’s time […]
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Life Blood: Building A Ford for Therapy

By the time he built up a custom Ford Excursion, Richard Arista was a confirmed lifted truck guy. Together with friends and family, Arista spent […]
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Ford FICM Fix: 6.0L Diesel Fuel Injection Control Upgrade

Ford introduced the 6.0-liter Power Stroke V-8 in 2003, as a new and purportedly better replacement for the 7.3. Both engines used electronic fuel injection, […]
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Mishimoto Radiator and Intercooler: 6.4L Power Stroke

First introduced in 2008, Ford’s 6.4-liter Power Stroke engine has become a front runner in the performance diesel market, able to make more than 600 […]
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2015 Ford F150: Our Aluminum Future?

I recently got a chance to drive the new 2015 Ford F150. For those who haven’t heard, the big news for Ford’s half-ton is that […]
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Triple Turbo '09 Ford F-250 Super Duty

When most people think of a diesel pickup, the picture that often pops into their head is a fully loaded crew-cab 4×4. It isn’t often […]
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Ford’s First Diesel Pickup Engine

It was the 1970s and people were reeling from the shock of gas prices that had tripled in just a few short years. The effect […]

The Gun-Metal Gray Dually

When the zombies attacked in the film Resident Evil, one of the commandoes uttered a familiar phrase, “It’s time to lock and load.” While this […]
Ford 7.3L Resurrection: A “To The Bones” Engine Rebuild

7.3L Ford Engine Rebuild Project: Domestic Diesel

Some time back, John Ferguson, the owner of Domestic Diesel in Chino, California, was approached by a long-time customer looking to unload a well-used 7.3L-powered […]
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Riffraff Diesel Performance: 6th Annual Diesel Event

The crew at Riffraff Diesel Performance is based out of Eagle Point, Oregon, so it might seem strange that their annual diesel event is held […]