If your 7.3 Powerstroke has ever done the turkey gobble / flutter thing under load, you’ve met compressor surge. In laymans terms, surge is teh turbo becoming innefficient/pushed too far for its … read more

“Turbo mods” on a 7.3 Powerstroke aren’t limited to the turbocharger itself. Many turbo-related symptoms—slow spool, inconsistent boost, smoke, or elevated EGT—are caused … read more

Ford didn’t make it easy: on a 7.3 truck you’ll see multiple “PCM codes” that mean different things (hardware vs. software vs. emissions calibration). The trick is knowing wher … read more

There’s dozens of recalls associated with our trucks. Some of these we’re all aware of, some are news to us, and some (the mass majority) truck owners were never even told about. It’ … read more

At Riffraff, we stock the PHP Hydra Chip because it fixes the two biggest problems with old-school 7.3 tuning: not knowing what tune you’re on and being stuck with whatever tune was installed ye … read more