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1997 FORD F-250

Motortopia Staff , 28th December, 2021

  • 1997 FORD F-250
  • 1997 FORD F-250
  • 1997 FORD F-250
  • 1997 FORD F-250
  • 1997 FORD F-250
Owner/Builder

Matt Maier

Specs

    ODOMETER

    • 252,000 miles

    ENGINE

    • 7.3L Power Stroke

    SHORT BLOCK

    • Irate Diesel Performance girdle
    • ARP main studs
    • Carrillo rods
    • de-lipped Mahle pistons coated by High Rev Technology
    •  Precision Industries billet flex plate
    • Fluidampr harmonic balancer

    HEADS

    • Irate Diesel Performance competition valve spring kit
    • Smith Brothers chromoly pushrods
    • 6-angle valve job
    • ARP head studs

    FUEL

    • Full Force Diesel 350/200 hybrid injectors
    •  Irate Diesel Performance competition fuel supply system with Fuelab Prodigy pump and regulated return
    • Beans Diesel Performance fuel tank sump

    OIL

    • Full Force Diesel dual HPOP system
    • Melling low-pressure oil pump

    AIR

    •  Irate Diesel Performance T4 turbo mounting system
    •  BorgWarner S467.7 with 1.10 A/R turbine housing and 360-degree thrust bearing upgrade
    • early ’99 aluminum Super Duty intercooler
    •  Irate Diesel Performance 3-inch aluminum intake plenums

    EXHAUST

    • 3-inch Irate Diesel Performance downpipe
    • 4-inch MBRP system

    INJECTABLES

    • Nitrous Express-based nitrous system with two .125 solenoids for the track and additional .157 solenoid for the dyno
    •  water injection (towing only)

    ELECTRONICS

    •  Power Hungry Performance Hydra Chip with custom tunes from Gearhead Automotive Performance
    • Isspro pyrometer
    • fuel pressure
    • boost
    • transmission temp gauges
    • Edge CS monitor

    TRANSMISSION

    •  Dorsey Diesel Stage 4 E4OD with DPC triple-disc stock stall converter
    • billet input
    • intermediate and output shafts
    • billet overdrive planet set and forward drum
    •  hardened sun shell
    •  Raybestos GPZ clutches
    •  Derale Performance remote-mount 40-row transmission cooler
    • homemade shift box

    HORSEPOWER

    •  655 hp (fuel, track and dyno); 900 hp (nitrous, track); 1,226 hp (ghetto fog, dyno)

    TORQUE

    • 1,280 lb-ft (fuel, dyno); 2,107 lb-ft (ghetto fog, dyno)

    TIRES

    • 305/70R16 BFGoodrich All Terrain

    WHEELS

    • 16x7-inch factory Alcoa

    AXLES/SUSPENSION/STEERING

    •  Solid axle conversion with ’79 F-350 King Pin Dana 60 (front)
    •  ’95 F-350 front leaf springs
    •  Warn premium hubs
    •  3.55 gears (front and rear)
    •  homemade 2x2-inch 0.25-inch wall traction bars with RuffStuff Specialties heim joints
    • Firestone air springs
    • Bilstein 4600 shocks (front and rear)

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