Hey, I have a 93 F-350 CC 4X4, loaded with a V8 5.8L backed by a E40D tranny. Looking to replace alot of stuff, and trying to improve MPG. Whatcha got for me?

DocWest8404 said:

Hey, I have a 93 F-350 CC 4X4, loaded with a V8 5.8L backed by a E40D tranny. Looking to replace alot of stuff, and trying to improve MPG. Whatcha got for me?

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Why did the F-350 cross the road???




























To wizz on a chebby!!!

DocWest8404 said:

Hey, I have a 93 F-350 CC 4X4, loaded with a V8 5.8L backed by a E40D tranny. Looking to replace alot of stuff, and trying to improve MPG. Whatcha got for me?

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start buy giving it a complete tune up
oil / oil filter
spark plug and spark plug wires
cap and rotor
chek timing should be at 10 BTDC you can advance it a little to 12 BTDC
chek codes (www.fordfuelinjection.com)
fuel pressure at rail..

uhmm give your tranny and oil and filter change..

etc etc

ok, aside from the obvious stuff....clowns...LOL

Free flowing headers and exhaust. A gear swap to a lower (numerically) gear, and dropping tire size.

Ok Fball, Manufacturer, Model, might be useful..LOL

Like I said in another thread, I'm not a SB guy...was just listing the basics on what helps mpg's. Do you want me to do all the work...sheesh...haha. Anyway, Hooker headers are always good, dunno if Doug Thorley has headers for a 350 with a SB or not, but if they do, I'd go that route. As for exhaust, go a dual 2.25" pipe with magnaflow/cherrybomb/hooker mufflers. For gears...go with 3.73's a good in between gear...from Randy's. As for tires...go with an A/T, usually less lugs so less weight which will help in rotating mass...probably go with a 33...about as small as you can go on a 350 and not look stupid.


With all that said...you're probably looking at $5-600 in headers, 500 in exhaust, 1000 in gears, and 1200 in tires. So if you're worried about mpg's, take that same 3k and put it towards a 90's civic or something and get 35mpg's. Then turn your truck into a kick azz ride.

put a egg under the gas pedal

Ben the only thing you're even remotely close to with your prices is the tires and even that's a little high....

http://www.summitracing.com/search/year/1993/make/FORD/model/F-350-PICKUP/Department/Exhaust/?Ns=Rank|Asc

http://www.ringpinion.com/ProductDetails.aspx?ProdID=272

http://www.ringpinion.com/PartsList.aspx?SearchMode=Diff&TypeID=4&DiffID=24&CatID=10

flareside_thunder said:

Ben the only thing you're even remotely close to with your prices is the tires and even that's a little high....

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Thorley headers are $712 (obviously cheaper if he goes with hooker), full dual exhuast running out the back is gonna run $600, tires are $200 a pop, gears front and rear with labor sure as hell is 1000...so where was I off. The way I see it, that's $3100...maybe a little over the top...but I'd rather have more cash at the end than not enough. So figure a legit 2500.

Figure 175 a pop for tires and that's a name brand plus more like 400 for full exhaust...man you must be getting ripped on your exhaust.....And yea hooker headers are just fine but my link was a list of all the headers summit carries for that model...gears I can see where it'd be a grand if not a little more.

flareside_thunder said:

Figure 175 a pop for tires and that's a name brand plus more like 400 for full exhaust...man you must be getting ripped on your exhaust.....And yea hooker headers are just fine but my link was a list of all the headers summit carries for that model...gears I can see where it'd be a grand if not a little more.

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33x12.5x16.5 BFG A/T's are 179.99 plus tax, plus mounting and balancing...so that's where I came to the $200 a tire. I figured $400 for the exhaust pipe including labor, plus $60 a muffler (so we're off $80 there). Headers, you're right he can get for $200 plus tax. Gears we're the same on. So was I really off that far from you? I think not, except I prefer to not go with the cheapy headers and I included muffler costs. Like I said...I'd much rather be money ahead in the end than short a couple hundred. I like to prepare for the worst, but hope for the best.

Where the hell are you findin bfgs in that size for 180 bucks?

1985 Ford F-150 said:

Where the hell are you findin bfgs in that size for 180 bucks?

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National Tire and wheel. But all my local shops are about on par with that too.

33x12.5x16.5 BFG AT...about half way down:
http://www.ntwonline.com/ALL_TERRAIN_KO_-_BF_GOODRICH_P6946C40.cfm

Alright I thought they wanted alot more than that for em.

well, I can do most of the labor myself, so that will help, and if I don't know how to do something, I'm sure I know someone who does

DocWest8404 said:

well, I can do most of the labor myself, so that will help, and if I don't know how to do something, I'm sure I know someone who does

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Yeah...you can knock off an easy 300 from my exhaust guesstimation and 5-600 from gears if you do that yourself. However, I must say, unless you're confident in your gear install skills, I'd definitely have someone that is do it. That way, if something goes wrong, you have someone to make it right.

Lookin' for good MPG's on a 5.8L is like lookin' for an expensive beer at Tony's house-- good friggin luck!!

There is nothing wrong with Busch Light!

besides the fact that it taste like crap? Your right