2001 F350 7.3 Powerstroke - Stealth Module Tuner - Better than HYDRA?? Install, Testing, Review

[@FixItNick]

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[@benedictali6110]

i guess Im quite randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to stream newly released series online?

[@jaxxmason5081]

@Benedict Ali I watch on flixzone. You can find it by googling =)

[@MrPowderEater]

It may have good can tunes but single shot injectors need custom tunes which the hydra is the best for tunning yourself. Buy the tune, download it, burn it all without having to take the chip out and mailing it out. Hydra all the way👍👍 thanks for the vid

[@chrismurphy7358]

That's great I will always remember helping my dad when I was 4 holding the flashlight helping him thru out the years is how I learned to be a mechanic the best part of all of it was spending and bonding time with him so so so very important keep it going love the vids keep em coming thanks

[@FixItNick]

Thanks, we will look back one day :)

[@garryodellphillips3116]

And slowly the light starts drifting up on the hood...Dad says "put the light over here on the carburetor son" then after you do it about 3 times.." Put the light on the damm carburetor or go in the house with your mother!!!..LOL ADD in the House!!

[@RedHaloManiac95]

Nick, if you're impressed with that and all it does is bump icp pressure then just WAIT till you get a custom tunes chip! Which btw is really easy to install, don't be afraid. I have a "canned" tune php chip that was $250 and I'm Happy with that

[@OBSJay]

Hey Jen where did u get that canned tune from?

[@mrpzy45]

Hydra is the way to go Nick. Working on the PCM is a cake walk compared to all the other engine modes you’ve done. Hydra is great for if your planning on getting any upgraded injectors down the road. Plus that stealth sitting in the valley with all those cables and plastic doesn’t seem safe. Also I’m pretty sure you won’t pass Cali smog with it sitting there either. Anyways looking forward to your next videos.

[@DerelictDieselDegenerates]

Glad I went with hydra

[@johntaylor2306]

I got a php hydra and I love it. If you buy it you will not regret. The hydra will fix the overboost code

[@ApolloTheDerg]

Also transmission tunes for auto and you can get customized tunes that go beyond fooling a sensor.

[@tedenderpalmer6550]

Nick when you do the up pipes the hardest part is reinstalling the turbo getting the alignment pin to align properly. The other problem I had with the uptight installation was with the special screws they provide, on the passenger side installation went fine, on the driver side and the special screw stripped I ended up installing the stock Ford screw. When I took the stock pipes out they literally fell apart. I used the international ceramic coated of pipes. The oil crossover line made the engine noticeably quieter. I like how you wrapped the intercooler hot side with insulation. Recommend you wrap the cold side too to keep the heat out. Thanks for the video on the stealth tuner, ill cross that one off my list. I'm still considering the hydra or a re-flash of the ecm chip. I replaced the stock spider (it broke) with the aFe unit, I'm very pleased with it.

[@austyndoan]

Just leave the bolts at the manifolds loose, align the baby’s butt with the exhaust housing and slide the clamp over. I think it’s one of the more easy installations with new uppipes.

[@alexgriffin6785]

Dude you can say that again I got lucky and was doing my turbo at the same time as my transmission even with the extra space underneath it was still a pain in the ass

[@edgardocalderon5032]

I’m not a fan of Ford but that dully with the 7.3 and the 6speed I gotta love

[@myleshansel7950]

Nice video, but the PHP Hydra is the cats meow. Bill at PHP has been turning diesel trucks for a long time, I run several standard tunes in both trucks, I tow in the 65HP tow tune getting over 11mpg pulling my 10K 5th wheel. You really need to get some gauges for the truck, and I'd suggest the Edge SCT2 is a few bucks more than a 3 gauge pillar mount, but it's a plug and play system with the ability to add on.

[@ridingwiththereids]

You need to do a regulated return fuel system setup. That way fuel is fed at both ends of both heads. Plus you'll get an extra filter if you do a FASS setup or some. Your injectors will thank you.

[@FixItNick]

That’s what FRX helps with a little

[@reaperrial]

Might recommend a bullydog, full diagnostics and the ability to delete your governer, control throttle input, even adjust your speedometer for aftermarket wheels. Really breaks the 7.3 free

[@FixItNick]

Will get Hydra

[@austyndoan]

Also really breaks the trans

[@06basecobaltls17]

I'm going to jump in with everyone else and say ditch the stealth and get a hydra. You're just going to melt things with this. Black smoke means inefficient combustion and high EGT's. Speaking of which, you need a pyrometer asap especially if you keep this stealth which essentially just dumps more fuel and overworks your HPOP.

[@FixItNick]

I ditched it actually :))

[@phillipgarrow2297]

That's a nice set up I have a bully dog you have to pull the pcm to install it. I dread when my service engine light comes on it usually cost me a lot of me and my truck quits

[@samuelyi9189]

All that does is just artificially change icp readings. Which you could do by wiring a damn resistor in line

[@robertfisk8344]

That code low-pressure fuel rail is from the stealthbox because the only sensor on that rail is the ICP sensor and if you are blowing black smoke that definitely doesn't mean you have low fuel pressure it just means unburnt fuel and not enough air and turbo not keeping up with unburned fuel like I said low rail pressure is from the ICP sensor computer not understanding what the stealthbox is doing

[@ridingwiththereids]

Are you aware you can do this with a resistor inline on the ICP sensor?? Definitely NOT a replacement for the TS chip. All this is doing is fooling the ICP sensor. The TS chip is actually a tuner. For the engine and the transmission. Amazing tool because you can buy a chip burner and write your own tunes. Definitely handy if you ever do massive upgrades like twin turbos, large injectors etc. Tuners are NOT just for blowing black smoke. Whoever thinks that doesn't know a damn thing about diesel trucks.

[@FixItNick]

Yup I actually wanna get a hydra

[@ridingwiththereids]

@@FixItNick I forget about the hydra. I guess I'm old school. Lol. Are you a truck driver for UPS?? My old man has been driving truck for UPS up here in Alaska for 31 years. He's 1 out of the 2 drivers that do trailer switch 5 nights a week. And my name is Nick. Talk about a small world. Lol I'd love to take his job when he retires.

[@FixItNick]

Riding With The Reid's haha yup small world, yup drive for UPS, hoping to retire 2030 cNt wait!!!

[@frankvacanti5277]

Hydra with a boost f o o l e r. The PCM will shut the fuel down without the Boost fooler. That will throw your check engine light on

[@biltdmax6249]

All that stealth tuner does is bump the icp pressure like a resistor would, get some custom tunes on a hydra for that 99 and she will be a whole other animal

[@FixItNick]

Yes want hydra it’s an 01 lol

[@yurka23]

Matthew is growing up fast!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Definitely makes the shift points super fast on high

[@FixItNick]

Well it’s manual lol

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

@@FixItNick right

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great video nick

[@Beaugus4353]

I have a 1997 f250 xlt 2wd automatic. Will this work?

[@FYCN30]

Did you keep it this whole time with any issues or did do you run into problems?

[@wacotaco7262]

Service engine light is just overboost, goes away after a few minutes or just turn off the truck turn it back on it will be gone

[@chacesmith4193]

Awesome video thanks for the insight!

[@johnlee8985]

Die hard hydra fan here

[@FixItNick]

Me too I want one so bad

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Great testing and demonstration

[@FixItNick]

Thanks

[@aarongolas688]

WOW...that is the 10k / 18k resistor mod in a plastic box. I did this on my 99 back in the day. $20 worth the parts at RadioShack. No transmission tuning will eat up an automatic transmission. Lucky you have a manual.

[@FixItNick]

Yea honestly I’m not impressed with it

[@Blake-W8LB]

So basically its a variable resistor that tricks the computer into building more rail pressure.

[@blackisback74]

PHP is supposed to me better?

[@hotrod6919]

so im glancing at one of these for a xmas gift for my bro, i like the simplicity and gains, but is there any info on how it actually works? im just guessing but i think its just sending a false icp voltage to crank up the hpop pressure, is she holding together still?

[@xxxmikeyjock]

do not buy that. all it does is fool the ecm about the ICP reading. get a real tuner like Hydra

[@hotrod6919]

@@xxxmikeyjock i got hptuners took some learning, learned the hardway when i accidently bricked a ficm first day but its easy to learn now i can mod anything even a/c pressures lol

[@jefferyfennell-wi5yd]

what tuner is that

[@edwardsfrank4790]

✌️😎

[@fordnut4914]

How much

[@alanarmstrong2323]

I run a ts programer ran into your issure fixed with bd boost fooler

[@FixItNick]

Where you get it?

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@FixItNick I got lucky I guess ebay buy as well as ts six position chip good for 140hp

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@FixItNick www.ebay.com/itm/BD-Diesel-1057020-Electronic-Turbo-Boost-Fooler/333044920024?epid=18017015996&hash=item4d8b062ed8:g:lfcAAOSw~xtcUfFH

[@NoHalfAss]

Alan Armstrong I just ordered one of those bd boost fooler myself off amazon. Not sure if it will do anything cuz I think my superchips tuner already over rides the overboost code but my subscribers have been telling me to get it so we’ll find out 🤷🏻‍♂️ amzn.to/2Zto1mN

[@alanarmstrong2323]

@@NoHalfAss over 19 psi puter will defuel motor boost fooler doesnt trip service engine light I have a billet 40 psi wastegate no more stupid codes

[@javierdario3784]

What's up with the RPM gauge going all the way to red line ??

[@FixItNick]

Fun line lol

[@fatfairlane]

Redline is 3300 rpm ur safe to 3600

[@NoHalfAss]

313dieselguy that’s good to know cuz I red line it more than I probably should 😂

[@fatfairlane]

Just make sure you don't over run the hpop

[@NoHalfAss]

313dieselguy good idea. eventually I want to upgrade to the adrenaline HPOP though

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

More horsepower less mpg

[@FixItNick]

True

[@joegonzales7568]

Where you get it

[@FixItNick]

On their site

[@jackfarrell8156]

We missed 140000

[@sarktv696]

İlk

[@makingboost7.334]

Sounds like the caption was full of shit,it sounds like a shittyer ts 6 position tuner.