Wanted to do a quick write up and review on a recent install I did on my dads 08 F350 with 60K miles. His mileage was terrible and the regens we're making the truck blow white smoke out the exhaust and the oil dilution was horrible. So I convinced him to get rid of it. He didn't want big power or custom tuning and didn't want to spend lots of $. So I got on PTP's site and looked for some options. I found the dpf-r and started researching, I could only find 2 or 3 threads mentioning it. Read mostly good things about it, so I pulled the trigger. They have a combo package with tuner and afe pipe. I knew from installing my exhaust a few years ago that I would need a new exhaust sensor to replace the one behind the dpf in the stock exhaust. I couldn't get mine out and I didn't get this one out either.
Installing the tuner was a breeze. Only took about 15 mins. Kinda hard to understand the woman's voice that comes out of the little tuner, but the directions book has the words in it word for word. Once installed I gave it a quick start before undoing the exhaust to make sure it would run.
Unbolted the old exhaust which was a chore. I had to grind off the clamp behind the dpf, it was so rusted, I couldn't get a socket on there to un do the threads. Bought a cheap 3.5" exhaust clamp at the local parts store before starting. Once that was done, I slid it out, luckily my brother was home to help me slide it out of there. I learned a really awesome trick I found in a YouTube video to help separate the rear exhaust pipe from the dpf. I wrapped a 10k pound ratchet strap around the muffler and then back to the hitch. Before undoing the down pipe bolts and rubber hangers, start cranking down on that ratchet strap and tapping the connection with a hammer and that sucker slides right apart. Keep it pulled back and when u throw the delete pipe in there, start loosening up that strap and it slides right together. It was so easy and worked like a champ.
Once on the ground with the dpf, I had to heat the middle sensor to get it out, what a biatch! Finally get it out, button everything up under the truck and zip tie the sensors to the frame rail. Ready to start it and test drive it. Took about 2.5 hours, the longest part was trying to get that sensor out with the torch.
Start it and let it idle and warm up a few mins. Hop in and head down the road. The 70 hp is noticeable and makes for a nice little upgrade. Shifting was off a little which was expected until the trans relearns. But overall, it's exactly what was needed. Took about a 10 mile round trip, lie-o-meter went from 14.0 to 14.1. So I'm already impressed. It was dark out so I couldn't really see much smoke, but there was a slight haze I could see in the headlights behind me.
Won't have some hard mileage numbers til dad puts some miles on it, he doesn't drive it everyday, so it may be a few weeks. Dad took it out for about 70 miles over the weekend to pick up 20 bails of hay, not a huge load but noticeable weight and he said it was way better with the extra HP. Overall, I'm impressed.
If you're looking for a cheap way to delete the dpf and you aren't looking for big power or worried about custom tuning, I recommend the dpf-r! And dad loves it so that's always a plus.
Didn't take any pictures really, it was dark and I did it in my driveway with a led work light lol.
Short video of it after it's warmed up to full operating temp.
http://youtu.be/qyB6bbgeCL4
Installing the tuner was a breeze. Only took about 15 mins. Kinda hard to understand the woman's voice that comes out of the little tuner, but the directions book has the words in it word for word. Once installed I gave it a quick start before undoing the exhaust to make sure it would run.
Unbolted the old exhaust which was a chore. I had to grind off the clamp behind the dpf, it was so rusted, I couldn't get a socket on there to un do the threads. Bought a cheap 3.5" exhaust clamp at the local parts store before starting. Once that was done, I slid it out, luckily my brother was home to help me slide it out of there. I learned a really awesome trick I found in a YouTube video to help separate the rear exhaust pipe from the dpf. I wrapped a 10k pound ratchet strap around the muffler and then back to the hitch. Before undoing the down pipe bolts and rubber hangers, start cranking down on that ratchet strap and tapping the connection with a hammer and that sucker slides right apart. Keep it pulled back and when u throw the delete pipe in there, start loosening up that strap and it slides right together. It was so easy and worked like a champ.
Once on the ground with the dpf, I had to heat the middle sensor to get it out, what a biatch! Finally get it out, button everything up under the truck and zip tie the sensors to the frame rail. Ready to start it and test drive it. Took about 2.5 hours, the longest part was trying to get that sensor out with the torch.
Start it and let it idle and warm up a few mins. Hop in and head down the road. The 70 hp is noticeable and makes for a nice little upgrade. Shifting was off a little which was expected until the trans relearns. But overall, it's exactly what was needed. Took about a 10 mile round trip, lie-o-meter went from 14.0 to 14.1. So I'm already impressed. It was dark out so I couldn't really see much smoke, but there was a slight haze I could see in the headlights behind me.
Won't have some hard mileage numbers til dad puts some miles on it, he doesn't drive it everyday, so it may be a few weeks. Dad took it out for about 70 miles over the weekend to pick up 20 bails of hay, not a huge load but noticeable weight and he said it was way better with the extra HP. Overall, I'm impressed.
If you're looking for a cheap way to delete the dpf and you aren't looking for big power or worried about custom tuning, I recommend the dpf-r! And dad loves it so that's always a plus.
Didn't take any pictures really, it was dark and I did it in my driveway with a led work light lol.
Short video of it after it's warmed up to full operating temp.
http://youtu.be/qyB6bbgeCL4