Sittin on 42s!

[Ohioguy 10+ year member]

****, $10k for a 10 year old vehicle with over 100k miles... Not wise IMO.
Looks nice, but that is way too much money for a car/truck that is that old...

idk if anyone replied to you, but from what i heard 250,000 miles is pretty much the breaking in part in a diesal truck.

 

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

Yea if you dont get the edge with the monitor the first thing I would do is invest in some gauges. EGT and ****** temp are two that I would get. Once you start adding power the EGT becomes the most important thing to watch

 

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

idk if anyone replied to you, but from what i heard 250,000 miles is pretty much the breaking in part in a diesal truck.

Depends on which truck. The cummins is by far the best diesel on the market for light duty pickups. Several have past the million mile marker. The power stroke and duramax you can expect prolly half of that.

 

[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

Yea if you dont get the edge with the monitor the first thing I would do is invest in some gauges. EGT and ****** temp are two that I would get. Once you start adding power the EGT becomes the most important thing to watch

do many options idk what to do.. i would like to have guages also.. Max i wanna spend is 500

Depends on which truck. The cummins is by far the best diesel on the market for light duty pickups. Several have past the million mile marker. The power stroke and duramax you can expect prolly half of that.

cummins is the best..but ford they say 100k is the break in.. im at 148

 

[JBGabriel 10+ year member]

Yea you did good and got the 7.3, all the other powerstrokes are junk. My grandpa has a 7.3 and I love driving it

 

[williambrea 10+ year member]

personally I would never buy a truck that has been lifted or messed with that seriously, the owner could have been an idiot and "gone mudding" and damaged something that will break down the line. It would have been better to find a stock 7.3 ford and jacked it up yourself. In this world, if you want something done right ya gotta do it yourself.

Nice Truck, but I think you are gonna need a ladder to get into it! lol

 

[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

ya but i woulda been spending wayyy for 10,500 for it.. think about it those 4 tires are: $420 x4 plus 200 shipping =1880 lift kit lets say 2500? then Mickey thompson rims, 100$ x4

= almost 5000. then a 99 truck with low miles.?

this truck has never seen mud. when a trucks seen mudd ull be able to tell how shitt the under is

 

[mazdakid 5,000+ posts]

ya but i woulda been spending wayyy for 10,500 for it.. think about it those 4 tires are: $420 x4 plus 200 shipping =1880 lift kit lets say 2500? then Mickey thompson rims, 100$ x4
= almost 5000. then a 99 truck with low miles.?

this truck has never seen mud. when a trucks seen mudd ull be able to tell how shitt the under is

Ya i bet.

 

[GAM3OVR 5,000+ posts]

cummings diesel engines under 150k are considered pretty much new.

Those engines will go a million and back. can't say much about ford's other engines though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[t1990le 10+ year member]

I'm sure you've been told this already but CHIP IT!!!!
When I chipped my 7.3 it was like a whole new engine

^^^THIS^^^

Get a bullydog i had one in a ford one ton, with the 7.3, i had for a while and it was daylight to dark difference.

 

[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

LINKS DUDE!!! show me what to get lol

 

[hoss 5,000+ posts]

Psst. You're doing the math backwards dumbass.

LOL @ paying $10k+ for a 10+ year old vehicle with over 200k miles.

 

[farmerehsan 10+ year member]

who said it has 200k miles? only 148