6.O diesal Truck trade or fix

Cummins12V98 wrote:

rowekmr wrote:
Its been documented (magazines and powerstroke shops) that a 6.0L with just air intake, exhaust and tune will do 400+ rwhp on a dyno. That is with stock injectors and stock trans (good to 500hp).

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Hank85713 wrote:
for all that think the 6.0 is not a good engine, in the new diesel world there is a 700hp 6.0 featured. I think it got up to 107 in the 1/4 mile. I am sure it cost some $$ to get there, but no more than a chebby or dodge.

If the OP has no problems then he needs to really check what is going on. Get a scan gauge or something to see what your engine is doing. I spent less than $4000 for the work on mine to include studs, new BP egr, New OEM oil cooler and all the latest upgrades per the TSBs. Dont know if there are good shops where he is but find or ask if willing to travel to have truck worked on for recommendations. DON'T go to the guy in Georgia that is all over you tube. Knowledgeable folks have pointed out his many errors although he does a good sales job. The guy I use is a lead tech at a local ford dealer. Guarantees his work and is very reasonable. The 6.0 is a good engine overall, but like all there have been some problems more related to dealers and lack of knowledgeable techs to work on them. Also lazy owners seem to have caused many along with the performance guys who used and abused the engine and then went for warranty! I know dealers that installed AM performance parts and when a problem arose had to remove them for warranty repair approvals by ford, particularly if a engineer was coming to check the vehicle out!

Yes if you have $60-70k for a new truck go for it, but if willing to keep your present truck get it checked out and then make a decision based on the information presented as a result. Just remember nothing is ever certain, new trucks fail just as older ones do.

The guy probably spent a fortune to get 107 mph in the quarter mile. My son used to race his 98 Cummins 4x4 regular cab. 420 rwhp on BD's dyno. He built the trans, Industrial injection dragon flow injectors, Edge drag comp box. With that combo that cost around 5K and NO engine mods and the stock turbo he hit 103 mph and 12.78 sec in the 1/4 mile at Spokane International Raceway. So yes MUCH less to power up a Cummins.

Now back to the topic at hand.

Are you saying the stock Ford trans is good to 500 RWHP? It may make the power but for how long? My son's Ram has been abused and it just keeps going at 200K. Engine has never been touched.