Finally a new truck.

I will keep my new Ford... Never had any problems with it.. The 6.7 is a awsome engine.

mooring product wrote:
Skipro3, a manual diesel is not going to have the benefits as a automatic. With my tuner I was able to lock my torque convertor at certain RPMs and adjust the shifting so the truck would not loose boost. Air cleaner wont void warranty if its 50 state legal.


My new Dodge is a snail compared to my old Ford. That will change soon..

The air cleaner change will fail smog test and unable to register in California. Even if there is any sign that anything was ever changed, then changed back is cause to fail the smog check and no longer able to register in CA. This state hates diesels.

Congradulations on the new truck.

Got to love the Mega Cab Duallys :B

Skipro3, a manual diesel is not going to have the benefits as a automatic. With my tuner I was able to lock my torque convertor at certain RPMs and adjust the shifting so the truck would not loose boost. Air cleaner wont void warranty if its 50 state legal.


My new Dodge is a snail compared to my old Ford. That will change soon..

Talking about the speed of a Ford in a Dodge thread .. hilarious. Isn't Dodge the one that always comes in last on speed tests?

So you're the one that won the lottery. HMMMM

I just couldn't help myself after all this discussion. Nice Mega Cab!

Peter,

NICE TRUCK! Best of luck with the Cummins. (Best pickup engine I ever had.)

Yes Mooring, I've been in a tuned diesel, if by tuned you mean 'bombed' or chipped. I worked with 2 guys who have the exact same truck as mine; year, model, tranny, etc. They put some sort of Bully Dog thing in them. With stick shift tannys, I can't see much difference when no load is in the truck. I can only shift so fast and the engine spins up as quick with as without in an empty truck from a dead stop. Since I'm able to do 70mph+ up any of the grades here crossing the sierras in CA with my camper and pulling my boat, why bother with the expense and voiding of the warranty? Also, here in CA they smog check diesel trucks. First thing they check is if it's chipped and even check to see if it's ever been chipped even if the chip was removed. A simple air cleaner upgrade is cause to void the warranty. If I were to do anything to my diesel, I'd get the air cleaner to be less restrictive and loose the muffler and CAT converter. I think just letting the motor breath would help enough for anything I would want above stock. I did make one small change; I advanced the timing by 2*. It helps a bit with fuel economy and a little more HP to make up the difference in the taller profile tires I've changed to.

jimh425 wrote:
My 6.0 is 7 years old and still fine.

I do plan to replace the egr cooler sometime in the future. Not because it's failing but because it's a known failure point. However, I do run Powerservice's Diesel Kleen year round and run synthetic oil to protect the injectors as well. The variable vane turbo is very cool, but is subject to rust if you don't drive it.

However, I did my homework by visiting Fordtrucks.com before I bought mine. If you buy a complex truck which includes all of the newer diesels, and don't look into the potential issues, you are likely to hit issues. Afterall, they aren't a gasoline engine.

I ran Valvoline blue the entire 10 years and never changed an injector. I had the studs and complete EGR delete done back in the day so I never had the common issue others did.
I also ran an SCT tuner for 8 years with a street tune putting down 400hp as a daily driver.

I would say the best thing I did was changed the coolant every 6 months. You wouldn't believe the junk that came out of the coolant system.