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  1. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    Quite literally just a dead pedal out of nowhere. Let off and hit it again, nothing still. Turn truck off and back on, still dead pedal. Unplug and plug back in, still nothing. Replace it, works for a week or a few months, then dead pedal again. Rinse, re-purchase, repeat. Did a zf5 swap just a...
  2. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    Yeah, tried that rout a good while back. It was already bad as soon as I got it into my truck. Already bought one from the stealership. Guess il just have to see how long this one lasts. That's odd you've had to replace many throttle cables on those idis. Had all mine for quite some time and...
  3. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    Yes throttle lag. My 2016 6.7 has throttle lag, my 07 5.3 ls tahoe has throttle lag, my 97 ps has throttle lag. Can't argue facts. My 97 5.7 tahoe doesn't have throttle lag and neither does any of my 6.9 or 7.3 idi's have throttle lag and I'm up to 13 of those in my fleet alone. And you can...
  4. frankenwrench

    Powerstroke 2 IDI no Turbo conversion

    What he said. I have 3 cranks for na and one spare crank for idit. 2 sets of na rods with wrist pins, 1 set of idit rods with wrist pins, and a brand new set of std idit pistons and brand new set of unopened rings on a shelf in my connex. Amongst MANY other spare parts for our idi's.
  5. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    No fear of drive by wire, it's just junk. Simple cable has worked forever, now replaced by 2 or more failure points followed by throttle lag and rely on a copper wire to transmit a signal easily chewed through by rodents. Not all truck owners live in the city. We can go back and fourth on that...
  6. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    Wasn't looking to be the one to reinvent the wheel here folks. Alot of kits to swap other drive by wire make and modles. Litterally just seeing if the 7.3 ps happened to fall into that category. I.e. someone else has already made kits to account for all pcm signals, throttle bodies, injector...
  7. frankenwrench

    Anyone swap back to throttle cable?

    Dumb question here. But is there a way or a kit to swap back to a throttle cable? The damn sensors are always problematic and prefer a cable and the few issues that a cable comes with. 97 cclb srw
  8. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    Alright. Wound up taking yalls advice and went with the hydra. Gotta say, pretty impressed! Due to my pcm code, I didn't get too many available canned tunes, and due to swapping to manual trans the tow tunes won't net me much gain other than power. Shift points don't matter as I do the shifting...
  9. frankenwrench

    Oil and coolant mixing

    I used simple green to clean my coolant system out. But then let my worry get the best of me and replaced every gasket, hose and seal right after thinking it may have damaged them in some way
  10. frankenwrench

    SMF Clutch kit

    I have no opinion on the perfection clutch as I've never used them, but I've had really good luck with my luk clutch kits and I tow heavy and often. Also have real good luck with the southbend clutch kit I got from Classic Diesel Designs and really like it and have used southbend in other trucks...
  11. frankenwrench

    7.3 Diesel Transmission Adaptor Plate

    Just compared the two, the powerstroke adapter is thicker. If you were closer I'd give you one of the many I have laying around for an idi if that's the one you need. Don't have a spare for a powerstroke, but plenty of spares for an idi.
  12. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    Damn, was gonna talk you out of a tune. Lol
  13. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    Good to know. You don't happen to reside in Texas do you? Lol
  14. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    Can I run the 140 tune without bigger injectors? I have the ebpv delete and adrenalin hpop as well as a cold air intake and mbrp 3 in downpipe into a 4 inch exhaust shortened to come out in front of the tire instead of behind, but stock injectors and basically stock everything else other than...
  15. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    After some more looking, I think for the extra 100 bucks and added benefit of not having to send the chip in every time I want to change the tunes, IL be following yalls advice. How do yalls trucks do with the 50 and 75 hp tunes while towing? And how's the fuel mileage with them vs without? The...
  16. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    I now have both, my personal opinion, snatch up an idi. Tuners are probably great and all, but I love the simplicity of an idi. My dd is a 91 f250 with a 3582 turbo, intercooler, 110 cc ip, stage 1 injectors, 3.73 Yukon gears, and a zf5. Walks all over the powerstroke loaded or unloaded. Stomps...
  17. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    To be honest, I've already noticed that. Thought it was my imagination, but now that you state that, it makes perfect since.
  18. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    Already have 11 idi's currently. This and my tahoe are my 1 off's. Lol.
  19. frankenwrench

    Which ts chip, or am i overthinking?

    I have a 97 powerstroke, srw, 4x4 originally automatic. I swapped to a zf5 and absolutely love it. But was wondering which chip I should order being I swapped auto for manual, and left the auto pcm and wiring alone on the truck. When ordering, it asks auto or manual. Not sure it makes a...
  20. frankenwrench

    ARP lube on stock head bolts

    I made the same mistake back in 2017 on my 91 f250. That 7.3 is still putting today. And I'm mean to her as far as working her. Even threw a 093 turbo on it and a maxed out stock ip
  21. frankenwrench

    Zf5 swap, im sure this has been beaten to death, but...

    97 powerstroke, e4od, cclb, 4x4, d60. Intent is to swap the powerstroke to manual. Snagged a 4x4 zf5 from one of my part wagon 7.3 idi's. I dropped the e4od from my powerstroke, pulled the flex plate, and found a spacer plate between the crank and flex plate. I need this for my swap to zf5? A...
  22. frankenwrench

    Short throw shift for the zf5?

    Verry much so. Many deaths here in Texas are avoided daily by her cupholder. No coffee? Everyone dies! I make coffee for her every morning before she wakes up so that it's already there. By doing so I have saved a lot of money on my home repair bill tye past 20 years. Lol
  23. frankenwrench

    Short throw shift for the zf5?

    Lol no. Wife got a great deal on a 97 powerstroke. 97 f350 e40d 4x4 srw with d60 running and driving. I had bought her a zf5 and 1356 t case for the 93 idit dually build, and even a idit block. But she changed direction on me. Now she wants the powerstroke to be manual. And upon instalation we...
  24. frankenwrench

    Short throw shift for the zf5?

    Wow that was quick! And helpful. Thank you!
  25. frankenwrench

    Short throw shift for the zf5?

    As title states, looking for a short throw shifter for my zf5. I know Wes from classic diesel designs had a build or so with a short throw shifter in one of his builds a good while back, just don't know where he got them. Anyone have any ideas or info?

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