i want a 7.3 but wow the mpg
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03-20-2010, 11:15 AM
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#32
03-20-2010, 03:59 PM
i didn't add labor charges in but yeah headstuds on a 6.0 are deffinately a must along with an egr cooler delete. $3000 is only if you don't want to do it yourself, but still easier to install than rods in a 7.3.
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03-21-2010, 09:12 PM
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04-21-2010, 09:40 PM
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all hail the 7.3. . . Im currently in the market for one... with about a year in the field, I can weigh 6.0 vs 7.3 like some of the master techs on this forum...
I have never seen a 6.0 to date wih over 250k, I have seen several 7.3's well over that, one even @ 903k...
My ratio is probably 15 6.0's for every 1 7.3
I have never seen a 6.0 to date wih over 250k, I have seen several 7.3's well over that, one even @ 903k...
My ratio is probably 15 6.0's for every 1 7.3
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04-21-2010, 09:49 PM
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Who are you? What do you do for a living? What kind of vehicle do you own?
get back to me, kthanxbye
#39
04-23-2010, 12:44 AM
you can find me on competitiondiesel.com or powerstrokenation.com under the same name . I have been building diesels for 12 years . I have owned 94,95,98 and 99 cummins and i a 97 powerstroke and currently building a 04 powerstroke for a guy at work. i now own a 09 Honda accord and a 01 expedition. I am a maintenace tech at honda. How many competition trucks have you built and what were the results.
heres a video of one of my first place pulls here in ohio only 50 competitors in the class.
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#40
04-23-2010, 01:30 AM
. 6.0.. ehh not so much.
#41
04-23-2010, 10:47 AM
some members from powerstroke nation with their 6.0's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjfSoc1Y-kw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU7SmBpdxBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHl4C...eature=related
theres also a 6.0 ranger that will be atleast in the 9.0s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjfSoc1Y-kw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU7SmBpdxBc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHl4C...eature=related
theres also a 6.0 ranger that will be atleast in the 9.0s
#42
05-26-2010, 09:11 PM
I would tend to think that is a little outlandish. I really really doubt he is getting anywhere near 22 miles to the gallon with 35" tires. I think that the exhaust and chip would bring a bit of the mileage loss associated with larger tires, but definitely not 22. I have a excursion 7.3 (155k) with stock tires on it and I can baby it all day, and will only get 17-19 on the highway. The best mileage I have ever gotten is 19.1.
6.0's and 6.4's are in no way junk. Sure.. the 6.0 had its problems just like the 04ish 5.4 had its problem with the plugs. There are people that have had a 6.0 that sucked and there have been people that have not had a problem since day one. ALOT of people complain about the tranny coupled with the 7.3 because of the issue with overdrive.. some had the issue and some did not. The 6.0 and the 6.4 make significantly more power than the 7.3 does. Maybe the 7.3 has them on reliability, but then again it has been around for a long time. 6.4's are still somewhat new, and im sure that there will be 6.4's that make it to 350k and still rolling like several 7.3s have. The only thing I would complain about really is that if you have any issues with the 6.4 you practically have to pull the cab off to fix anything. It would seem to me that you dont really know what you are talking about, but thats just my opinion.
6.0's and 6.4's are in no way junk. Sure.. the 6.0 had its problems just like the 04ish 5.4 had its problem with the plugs. There are people that have had a 6.0 that sucked and there have been people that have not had a problem since day one. ALOT of people complain about the tranny coupled with the 7.3 because of the issue with overdrive.. some had the issue and some did not. The 6.0 and the 6.4 make significantly more power than the 7.3 does. Maybe the 7.3 has them on reliability, but then again it has been around for a long time. 6.4's are still somewhat new, and im sure that there will be 6.4's that make it to 350k and still rolling like several 7.3s have. The only thing I would complain about really is that if you have any issues with the 6.4 you practically have to pull the cab off to fix anything. It would seem to me that you dont really know what you are talking about, but thats just my opinion.
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