I have a 2003, one of the last 7.3L to roll off the line, its a 2wd long bed extended cab lariat with grey leather. Mine is a Texas truck with 125k original miles and has never been wrecked. Its bone stock except for a 6 position chip, air bags on the rear and new stiffer front springs. I use it to pull a 36ft 5th wheel so the long bed is the way to go and I actually prefer a long bed. Its such a sweet truck that has never let me down. I bought it about 7 years ago with 84k miles from the original owner. I paid $13.5k for it at the time. I also put newer head and tail lights all new blacked out badges and upgraded the wheels and tires to 18 inch Mayham wheels. I put spin on trans and fuel filters, did the hutch and harpoon hack on the fuel tank. Also put newer larger mirrors on it with an alarm and touch screen stereo. Also had all the steering links replaced and put better shocks on it. The truck is super sweet. A know most youngsters want a 4x4 lifted version but that would be silly for towing an RV so mine is the way to go for that purpose which is what I bought it for.
4r100 loves chewing up the direct drum , mine sheered off all the teeth . They cant handle the added power. Time to rebuild with heavy clutch pack and upgraded valve body
I think for the Mishimoto it’s a 37 row cuz that’s the very first upgrade I installed back in 2019 in my 7.3 endeavors, and that Lifetime Warranty is an Awesome thing to have! Boy have I spent some money on my truck since then
Somehow my stock 4r100 lasted about 6 months of spirited driving with 205/30 injectors and a 63/73 kc300x. Rebuilt it and she's pulled harder than ever love these trucks
My 02’ F350 7.3 is called Fat Boy, It’s a Lariat LB, CC, DRW 4x4 and I’m having the same KC300X stage 2 turbo installed along with Holder 180cc 80% injectors and the PHP Hydra tuner by jelibuilt at Southern Diesel Service & Performance in Columbus, GA. Also an ATS 5 star torque converter and John Woods Valve Body, Stainless Steel 304 grade exhaust headers, 5” exhaust, and a bunch of other upgrades too. I’m working in Florida and don’t have the time or place to get things done so I look forward to driving my truck again soon. Cost a lil over $22k for all parts and install. Put a whoopin on my wallet, lol
@@sirseven3 I use it for heavy towing, My 5th wheel 3712 Keystone Raptor toy hauler, I call it The Dog House, weights around 15k lbs. I hope it’s worth the money in the long run, Fingers Crossed
Hey Ryan just a tip. If you have to take the passenger side valve cover off again the oil fill unscrews! Gives you a little extra room to get it out and putting it back in 👍🏽
I just did injectors glow plugs gaskets and wiring harness kc turbo and pedestal, X pipe, Up pipes hydra on my early 99 Took all the injectors out turned it over by hand put everything back together started on the fourth crank full forces 180 injectors run great
It’s not Smokey because the tuning, also, check out John Woods transmission, he’s spendy BUT, snag a towmaster H/D and you’ll never break it. Also make sure your gearing in the differential is right for your tire size. If you ever have any questions, I’d love to answer them and help out!
Glad to see you repping the 'Boro here in TN. The dudes at Full Force know there stuff when it comes to Powerstrokes. Even took on the challenge of my gear swap in my '17 Ram. Awesome dudes!
if you have issues getting in and out of gear (usually only neutral or park) the column shifter, there is a plate with 2 bolts on those fords underneath the dash that get lose over time as well. could be causing your tranny to not fully engage. located right above the steering shaft.
I'll add since I did this recently...If they're tight and it's still floppy it's the shifter tube bushings. When I did mine I found the OEM zinc/pot metal U-clamp on the lower end of the tube was broken into 4 pieces as well as the plastic bushings completely shredded. The little plastic bracket that holds the tensioner for the gear indicator cable also breaks, so if the shifter is tight but the pointer is misaligned, check that.
If you truck takes long to crank until the oil builds pressure it’s the low pressure oil pump on the front of the crank/engine plate and when installing the balancer put rtv on the balancer where it’s flat, and go for a high volume after millings. Love your vids
Typically means an oil sealing leak. If you just replaced injectors you will have a long crank time until it purges air. If once purged it still has extended crank times I would point to improper injector seating which gouged 1 or more o rings on the injectors. The pumps don't fail as often as seals even when driving them hard.
long ass video...this is what I love from ryan. I own an 03 7.3L and im looking to be doing a cab off rebuild. thankfully i have a lot of the supporting mods already done(minus the powdered rods).
mine is a 99.5 my dad bought off the lot in 2000. been building it since i bought it off him at 15, grenaded my 4r100 when i was 16, stage 3 ats does great for me put 100k hard miles on it so far
“A lot of carbon on tip, a lot of carbon on the mid shaft.. it was very tight cumming out, it mushroomed, idk if it was going in or going out. I ended up getting it pulled.. and it got stuck! Put some deep creep in the hole, pushed it in, pulled it out.. put some deep creep in the hole, and then just pushed it in and pulled tight and it came! It eventually popped, it took a TON of force. What happens is they’ll swell up and get stuck.” This is the most automotive erotica shit I’ve ever heard... lmaooo
Wow! You have done a lot to the old 7.3 PS! Swap out that upper radiator hose for the re-route and get the billet thermostat housing is you haven't. I haven't watched all of your videos, just found the channel. Love me some 7.3 PS content, but I am bias 😎 ZF6 swap it!
I had a similar issue and in just 5 launches smoked my tranny. I found the weak link to be the valve body and for just under $300 had it upgraded which now can handle the extra power. No real need to drop 5k on a beefier tranny. Just need to replace it prior to bumping the power too much.
They bud would you ever consider restoring a Nissan Titan? Obviously I have one and I've wondered what someone like you could do with a that style of truck . Love your content bud keep it up ! Cheers.
There is literally fuel drains on the back of the heads and little screws under the valve cover to drain the oil so you don’t fill the cylinders pulling the injectors
The easiest way to remove oil from the cylinders is to put your new injectors in, remove your glowplugs then lay a towel over your open valve covers and crank away.
I think it need a hpop it should have a little more power still and it should be getting more fuel on the hot tune especially with number 2 sticks it should smoke more than it does too
Put a boost fooler on the truck Ryan. That should be one of the reasons that it’s not smoking like crazy. Also when you get an ovwr boost code the truck is defueling which is robbing you of power
Are your valve cover gaskets motorcraft? I have a 1997 7.3 and cant seem to find motorcraft valve cover gaskets. If it didbt have a harness in it i woouldnt mind getting another brand.
I feel your pain my lbz needs #2 injector and my beater acura tl broke down earlier idk what's wrong with it. Had to Uber back home until I can get back to it with my jobs rollback. There's always something breaking down
I feel like if the caliper were locked up you wouldn’t be able to push it by hand right? I’m sure that trucks heavy but if it were locked up or locking up that thing would feel like you were pushing a house. However I wasn’t the one pushing it so if it seemed like it was really hard to push defiantly a caliper
I know I'm late here but you said split shot injection, my question is what are the split shots?? Is one like a pilot injection like on a common rail? Hopefully it doesn't sound like a dumb question lol
Hey just a question do you ever miss the banana ram and the feeling in how it drove?? Bc I sure do miss the content on that truck.🥺🥺 That was a clean build btw
The 4r100 transmission Stock has slippage problems and won't hold up High performance you can High performance you can put a stage to Or a stage 3 rebuild transmission in it It will hold up but in my experience Won't shift hard I'll feel the same I'm now running a 5 speed manual With a low gear That transmission stock seems to hold up and not slip as much as the automatics I prefer the manual transmission over the automatic any day
It had a ball right? If so it had a life of towing “possibly” so the trans had a good run at 300k. The motor will last forever if you don’t push a head gasket.
Y wouldn't you use thoughts exhaust strap clamps instead of those pipe crushing cheap ones. Also ppl add a foot of flex pipe, to allow the body and engine to flex separately. Or ur just twisting on a solid pipe that's bolted to the box.
That's why I went with a v10 brought it home and built it and supercharged it,it's 23 years old and I put in 4.88s and a gearvendors underoverdrive it pulls like a raped ape when I was deciding between the diesel and the V10 I picked the V10 because the diesel was so slow
I am 1000000% a Cummins guy….but this is probably my second favorite truck on TH-cam. Even with all the issues she gives. So awesome, love it!!
Bro 7.3 power strokes is fords 5.9 bullet proof af and reliable af
what's your first fav?
@@datsmoothbrothaguessing p pump 12v with compounds like every cummins guy lol
I have a 2003, one of the last 7.3L to roll off the line, its a 2wd long bed extended cab lariat with grey leather. Mine is a Texas truck with 125k original miles and has never been wrecked. Its bone stock except for a 6 position chip, air bags on the rear and new stiffer front springs. I use it to pull a 36ft 5th wheel so the long bed is the way to go and I actually prefer a long bed. Its such a sweet truck that has never let me down. I bought it about 7 years ago with 84k miles from the original owner. I paid $13.5k for it at the time. I also put newer head and tail lights all new blacked out badges and upgraded the wheels and tires to 18 inch Mayham wheels. I put spin on trans and fuel filters, did the hutch and harpoon hack on the fuel tank. Also put newer larger mirrors on it with an alarm and touch screen stereo. Also had all the steering links replaced and put better shocks on it. The truck is super sweet. A know most youngsters want a 4x4 lifted version but that would be silly for towing an RV so mine is the way to go for that purpose which is what I bought it for.
Amen! You got one of the last good ones!
4r100 loves chewing up the direct drum , mine sheered off all the teeth . They cant handle the added power. Time to rebuild with heavy clutch pack and upgraded valve body
Yup that’s exactly right. The clutch pack in my direct drum was literally welded together 😂😂
agreed my buddy has been thru 2 built stage 1 trannys
Billet forward billet intermediate cryo input and output
Forward drum*
Have to put a C6 forward drum in there
Mishimoto trans cooler is a legit buy for the 7.3 takes it from like 10-12 tall to like 35-37 tall. Legit buy. I did it to mine
I think for the Mishimoto it’s a 37 row cuz that’s the very first upgrade I installed back in 2019 in my 7.3 endeavors, and that Lifetime Warranty is an Awesome thing to have! Boy have I spent some money on my truck since then
Somehow my stock 4r100 lasted about 6 months of spirited driving with 205/30 injectors and a 63/73 kc300x. Rebuilt it and she's pulled harder than ever love these trucks
My 02’ F350 7.3 is called Fat Boy, It’s a Lariat LB, CC, DRW 4x4 and I’m having the same KC300X stage 2 turbo installed along with Holder 180cc 80% injectors and the PHP Hydra tuner by jelibuilt at Southern Diesel Service & Performance in Columbus, GA. Also an ATS 5 star torque converter and John Woods Valve Body, Stainless Steel 304 grade exhaust headers, 5” exhaust, and a bunch of other upgrades too. I’m working in Florida and don’t have the time or place to get things done so I look forward to driving my truck again soon. Cost a lil over $22k for all parts and install. Put a whoopin on my wallet, lol
@@FatBoy7.3Powerstroke oh yeah it hurts but it hurts less when you get her rolling into the power again
@@sirseven3 I use it for heavy towing, My 5th wheel 3712 Keystone Raptor toy hauler, I call it The Dog House, weights around 15k lbs. I hope it’s worth the money in the long run, Fingers Crossed
@@FatBoy7.3Powerstroke oh it will be just make sure you keep up on fluids and have a good gauge combo to measure EGT, trans temps, and boost.
Hey Ryan just a tip. If you have to take the passenger side valve cover off again the oil fill unscrews! Gives you a little extra room to get it out and putting it back in 👍🏽
I just did injectors glow plugs gaskets and wiring harness kc turbo and pedestal, X pipe, Up pipes hydra on my early 99 Took all the injectors out turned it over by hand put everything back together started on the fourth crank full forces 180 injectors run great
It’s not Smokey because the tuning, also, check out John Woods transmission, he’s spendy BUT, snag a towmaster H/D and you’ll never break it. Also make sure your gearing in the differential is right for your tire size. If you ever have any questions, I’d love to answer them and help out!
Want to know what or how can I upgrade my transmission
Glad to see you repping the 'Boro here in TN. The dudes at Full Force know there stuff when it comes to Powerstrokes. Even took on the challenge of my gear swap in my '17 Ram. Awesome dudes!
Love the hour long video. It was great to watch as I was cleaning up and tinkering in the garage.
if you have issues getting in and out of gear (usually only neutral or park) the column shifter, there is a plate with 2 bolts on those fords underneath the dash that get lose over time as well. could be causing your tranny to not fully engage. located right above the steering shaft.
I'll add since I did this recently...If they're tight and it's still floppy it's the shifter tube bushings. When I did mine I found the OEM zinc/pot metal U-clamp on the lower end of the tube was broken into 4 pieces as well as the plastic bushings completely shredded. The little plastic bracket that holds the tensioner for the gear indicator cable also breaks, so if the shifter is tight but the pointer is misaligned, check that.
This truck is such a unit. It's all the tiny little stuff added with all the big stuff, Definitely a complete package build.
Lol If that were tha case then he wouldn't be pushing it. 😉
A manual swap in the 7.3 would be cool to see
A built 4r100 can take more hp
Done that and you need to cut the floor for the zf6 but not the zf5
@@truckstreestoysI like my built e4od things a beast
As far as the 7.3l idle i added a riffraff diesel, high pressure oil cross over line (HPX) and it smoothed it out alot.
Oil deflectors never break. Unless you don't remove them first. You need to remove the oil deflector first before removing the injector.
This is exactly what I needed for my Sunday night. Pumped.
Hard to believe more power blew a 274k mile trans😬 Make sure you put a 6.0 trans cooler in it when you get the trans rebuilt
If you truck takes long to crank until the oil builds pressure it’s the low pressure oil pump on the front of the crank/engine plate and when installing the balancer put rtv on the balancer where it’s flat, and go for a high volume after millings. Love your vids
Typically means an oil sealing leak. If you just replaced injectors you will have a long crank time until it purges air. If once purged it still has extended crank times I would point to improper injector seating which gouged 1 or more o rings on the injectors. The pumps don't fail as often as seals even when driving them hard.
long ass video...this is what I love from ryan. I own an 03 7.3L and im looking to be doing a cab off rebuild. thankfully i have a lot of the supporting mods already done(minus the powdered rods).
Very informative. I have the same truck. I just want to get mines to start.
mine is a 99.5 my dad bought off the lot in 2000. been building it since i bought it off him at 15, grenaded my 4r100 when i was 16, stage 3 ats does great for me put 100k hard miles on it so far
Ryan you did a crazy Kool build ! Beautiful!
That truck is BU tiful! All of your hard work is paying off!
That truck came out so clean I look back at the old video and I can’t believe it
Hope to see you in van wert this weekend! I live in Ohio so it would be cool to see a fellow truck enthusiast! Love the videos man!
Should put a bed cover with a ffs stack ring to run the stack and bed cover at the same time
But then you can’t see the blue Bedliner
We had a '99 one ton single axle 4x4 with a 7.3. At the time that was a BMF stock. And now they're so slooooooow 🐌
Yesss finally the video I’ve been waiting for!! A 6.0 super duty front valence would look great on this thing.
Let’s go!!!!! I’m still working on blowing up my 68RFE on my 6.7 so I can buy a built one lol but doesn’t help that I upgraded my valve body 😂🙏🏼
“A lot of carbon on tip, a lot of carbon on the mid shaft.. it was very tight cumming out, it mushroomed, idk if it was going in or going out.
I ended up getting it pulled.. and it got stuck! Put some deep creep in the hole, pushed it in, pulled it out.. put some deep creep in the hole, and then just pushed it in and pulled tight and it came! It eventually popped, it took a TON of force. What happens is they’ll swell up and get stuck.”
This is the most automotive erotica shit I’ve ever heard... lmaooo
Sick dude! Glad your back. I love your builds!!
love this truck! got similar paint on my 7.3 good choice man!
On pass side you can unhook what looks like a fuse link and jump to battery to turn engine over without starting
Weak points are the torque converter, tiny transmission cooler, and upgrade shift gears
You now have an extra forward gear
I think the 6.0 trans coolers are bigger and more efficient and it’s a easy swap
Wow! You have done a lot to the old 7.3 PS! Swap out that upper radiator hose for the re-route and get the billet thermostat housing is you haven't. I haven't watched all of your videos, just found the channel. Love me some 7.3 PS content, but I am bias 😎 ZF6 swap it!
That was the original plan 😂😂😂 if the tranny is blown I’ll be looking for a zf6 I think
Randy’s Transmission in Grantsville Utah builds some bad ass diesel Transmissions
I had a similar issue and in just 5 launches smoked my tranny. I found the weak link to be the valve body and for just under $300 had it upgraded which now can handle the extra power. No real need to drop 5k on a beefier tranny. Just need to replace it prior to bumping the power too much.
They bud would you ever consider restoring a Nissan Titan? Obviously I have one and I've wondered what someone like you could do with a that style of truck . Love your content bud keep it up !
Cheers.
Time for a twisted diesel trans!!
Full Force for the win. For sure the best in the business!
Nice bro almost a yr video much respect thanks for great videos
Bro this is exciting almost an hour long video from Ryan is the kind of thing I dream of
I will say I paused this only a few seconds in to write this comment. I am so stoked for a video this long! It totally made my very boring night.
the Avalanche I used to have did this exact same thing. No reverse, reverse was forward as were all the other gears. It broke the input shaft.
Strictly speaking, you don't have to remove the base tune from the PCM. The Hydra will override whatever is in the PCM anyway.
There is literally fuel drains on the back of the heads and little screws under the valve cover to drain the oil so you don’t fill the cylinders pulling the injectors
The easiest way to remove oil from the cylinders is to put your new injectors in, remove your glowplugs then lay a towel over your open valve covers and crank away.
I think it need a hpop it should have a little more power still and it should be getting more fuel on the hot tune especially with number 2 sticks it should smoke more than it does too
Agree with you mine smokes like a train I have smaller injectors
🔥🔥🔥🔥 absolutely loving the 7.3 content! Gives me ideas for the build I have going on here on my channel!
Put a boost fooler on the truck Ryan. That should be one of the reasons that it’s not smoking like crazy. Also when you get an ovwr boost code the truck is defueling which is robbing you of power
I’ve got one! Guess I gotta put it on
@@ryan2546 Awesome!!! Cant wait to fully see the truck ripping! Maybe a manual swap in the near future?!?!?
Our truck are literally identical in every way
keep the great work man hope you have a great weekend
It’s time to wake up the strawberita!!! Ya those trannys were pretty weak when it came to added power. Truck is looks and sounds great
Where did you get your track bars from? New subscriber btw sick video!💪🏾😮💨
Are your valve cover gaskets motorcraft? I have a 1997 7.3 and cant seem to find motorcraft valve cover gaskets. If it didbt have a harness in it i woouldnt mind getting another brand.
I feel your pain my lbz needs #2 injector and my beater acura tl broke down earlier idk what's wrong with it. Had to Uber back home until I can get back to it with my jobs rollback. There's always something breaking down
I feel like if the caliper were locked up you wouldn’t be able to push it by hand right? I’m sure that trucks heavy but if it were locked up or locking up that thing would feel like you were pushing a house. However I wasn’t the one pushing it so if it seemed like it was really hard to push defiantly a caliper
So happy for this upload
I’m surprise power stroke bill ain’t chime in on the build … do you plan on remote install for the oil cooler ?
I did the same thing when I installed my hydra on my 7.3 I was dam now I gotta take it back out and put it through the hole😂
😂😂😂😂 right
I know I'm late here but you said split shot injection, my question is what are the split shots?? Is one like a pilot injection like on a common rail? Hopefully it doesn't sound like a dumb question lol
“Boost tubes”😂
Love 7.3 sounds. You just have to spend a shitton to make them fast. It’s understandable, the tech wasn’t there yet.
Love that truck man
Did you scotch brute the connector in the ecu? I tried to install a chip before without this and it did crazy stuff.
(47:00) mine was doing the same pulled calipers apart and regreased the slides,becareful driving to far like that brakes will get hot and stick
Did you drain the oil rails or Fuel rails before pulling the injectors? I need to do this same thing to my 7.3.
I did the key bump method to evacuate oil through glow plug holes
I just dropped off my 02 for the same transmission issues😂 damn 4r100s
Hour long banger! Let’s goooo 🤘🏻💪🏻
So you don’t even need to drain the oil out them two plugs if you gonna do it that way ?
Sweet truck just Wish there was a build list 😂
If you mean like what’s done to it, there is one on his Instagram
Did I miss something? Did you all get a new truck?
Get your 4r100 built by Brian’s truck shop be a mean truck
When you go to order and get the injectors your wanting is it just one or the whole set?
I put a stage 2 transmission in my 7.3 and immediately shredded the injectors
Hey just a question do you ever miss the banana ram and the feeling in how it drove?? Bc I sure do miss the content on that truck.🥺🥺 That was a clean build btw
Yes I do!
The 4r100 transmission Stock has slippage problems and won't hold up High performance you can High performance you can put a stage to Or a stage 3 rebuild transmission in it It will hold up but in my experience Won't shift hard I'll feel the same I'm now running a 5 speed manual With a low gear That transmission stock seems to hold up and not slip as much as the automatics I prefer the manual transmission over the automatic any day
Videos never disappoint
Put a Sam Wyse trans in it
Definitely manual swap it, I’m doing the swap right now to my 7.3
What tuner are you using and what do you recommend? I have a 7.3 myself
PHP hydra is the only way to go
Be sure to do the hpop also it will also improve the power
Never had a single issue with my 99 250.. but I don't power brake my truck.... You need a boost Fuller where you don't get the code..
99-04 super duty always have a caliper hanging up it’s a normal lol just time for a new one
I went though 3 toque converters in my 7.3, go billet
put a 6 speed allison in there
You should paint match the calibers
That’s why I got a zr6 transmission manual all day baby with 7.3 fuck the autos
It had a ball right? If so it had a life of towing “possibly” so the trans had a good run at 300k. The motor will last forever if you don’t push a head gasket.
Love the videos
Y wouldn't you use thoughts exhaust strap clamps instead of those pipe crushing cheap ones. Also ppl add a foot of flex pipe, to allow the body and engine to flex separately. Or ur just twisting on a solid pipe that's bolted to the box.
You forgot one thing. Injector cups. lol
How did you bolt those mirrors on?
Need some leather honey to tear those seats ole son. Heard good stuff about it.
Is that a 7.3 with power and chrome
He said ,They still suck..haha
what traction bars do you have?
That's why I went with a v10 brought it home and built it and supercharged it,it's 23 years old and I put in 4.88s and a gearvendors underoverdrive it pulls like a raped ape when I was deciding between the diesel and the V10 I picked the V10 because the diesel was so slow
Please please please go to a big rig shop and get polished exhaust band clamps and take those ugly guillotine clamps off. Otherwise nice job
Pretty sure I saw you at the tractor pull
Yessir!