PowerStroke Diesel INFO

I have owned 4 ford diesel's two 7.3's and two 6.0's I didnt care for the 7.3's as they were low on power and didnt like to start in the cold. The 6.0 mated to the 5 speed auto is a great combination I had an 04 and traded it for an 06 I do run the edge products Juice system on my 06 it gives me up to 120 more hp and I gained almost 2 mpg on the highway I purchased it through my ford dealer so they are also honoring my factory warranty on my engine

My work truck is a dodge with the cummins and to me they dont compare they are way behind the times since both ford and chevy have had the variable vane turbos for years now which lets these engines build boost right off of idle and reduces turbo lag greatly. Also neither of my 6.0's have ever let me down not once I am due for a new truck in the next year or so but I wont buy the new 6.4 it has had numerous issues with the turbos and its fuel milage is worse than the 6.0's I am holding out to see what ford offers in the 2010's as they have to meet the new strictor emmissions and all the big three will have to make changes. These new rules are scaring many manufacturers away from over the road diesel engines caterpillar has stopped making on highway engines and chrysler has just announced that they are going to stop producing the Sterling brand trucks this year.

I would highly recomend buying the 6.0 you wont be sorry
 
Grabbed it last night......nice ride.

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I've been working on diesels for over 25 years now. I been working for a freightliner/gmc dealership for the past 10 years and must say the duromax is nothing but junk. On a whole, GMC makes junk. Stick with a cummins .
 
I must say. The new duromax runs great. Love the power but as a mechanic I think they have much to learn from the other manufacturers as far as how they are put together(both software and hardware). GMC does make a good driving truck and a good running engine. They are just nightmares when it comes to fixing them. The engineers could have done a way better job.
 
I would expect in under 100k to be putting an EGR in it, more than likely an injector or two, and almost certainly a turbo at least every 80k. I've only seen one or two with the original turbo beyond 100k on a 6.0l PSD. The 7.3's had a few small issues, but were always by far greater engines. The 5.9's were GREAT, long as you didnt mind the noise. The Duramax is getting better with age, but still nowhere near the 7.3 or the durability of the 5.9. I realize you already bought your truck, but keep a very good eye on that oil, and run quality fuels. :beerchug:
 
I had a 1 ton crew cab dually with the 7.3 and it was the best vehicle I have ever owned. My wife is still mad at me for trading it in.:thumbsup:
 
Cummins is by far the most reliable ENGINE, Followed by the D-max and then the strokes. 7.3 was a very solid engine, why ford ever killed it is beyond me. They were breathing pretty easy on the 7.3, then downsized it to 6.0 and expected to get the same power output and reliability, not gonna happen. Early 6.0's had an apetite for head gaskets. Fuel mileage is always dependent on driving style and gears, any of the three trucks can get good fuel mileage. have seen a cummins reliably get 27 mpg with bolt ons and a good tuner, have seen several strokes and d-max's getting low 20's. Hook em on a trailer and any one of em can get 6-8mpg.

Just my 2 Cents
 
Stay away from the 6.0L ford or should i say International did not do there home work on this motor, thats why they have a new motor the 6.4L. The 6.0 has a bad problem with head gaskets blowing, Inj leaking down into you CC and causing high compression blowning your bottom end. I'm a mechanic for our power co. down here in MS and we have had nothing but trouble with the 6.0L. We do have some that have been pretty good but its your choice, I like the DuraMax but thats my choice. We have been getting the new Dodge trucks lately and they seem to be holding up. The 6.4L (ford) seems ok so far except for the radiators blowing out. Good luck :thumbsup:
 
The 6.0 has more power than the 7.3. The 6.4 has more smog crap and is getting worse mpg than the 6.0. The 02 to early 04 6.0 were crap things are dif now.Ppl were blowing heads cause of too many mods and the studs wernt up to the preasure, thats why you see alot of guys putting better stud kits on them now. im not going over 400hp so the tranny and the heads should be way good. I talked to alot of ppl and service reps about this motor before buying it all said being that its a late 05 that i would be foolish to pass it up(i hope they are wright), so far it makes me tingle inside. Did a afe intake and a magnaflo 4in. Gauges on the way.

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Truck looks good thats for sure, just wish they had a better motor.
 
tbone is correct by my findings. I found a site about a month ago when I was looking at switching from Chevy to ford just because I found a truck at a good price that suited me and it was all for the 7.3 and had alot of bad to say about the 6.0. The 7.3 has been in production since the 80s was revised and they went from idi to di in 94 then in 99 added an air to air intercooler so my geuss is 99 to 02 would be the best ford to own. I think it was 03 when they went 6.0 and Ford lost a ton of money fixing early engine failures although the motor was supposedly alot more powerful it is not reliable. Thats what the article said not me, I have never owned a Ford and probably wont.
 
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