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[snowstorm]

Mooleycow, I like the sounds of that truck.  Nothing like a straight forward 90's Cummins for reliability and long life.  I also have to say I do think the 6.0 Fords may have a bad rap, judging by the thousands being used in forestry and mining, IMO they are in more of the trucks I see, than any other.

Also I thought I may have been wrong about the new F-550, but no, 35000 CGVW, and 26000 trailer weight!  A pickup sized rig to pull a tandem dually gooseneck.

The 6.0l did get a bad rap and almost killed the diesel market for Ford.. for every good 6.0, there are 2 with problems (Or so it seems) I know of many 6.0's that were good trucks and I know many that are crap (I had a crap one). Alot of guys that used to be die hard Ford guys have switched to Chevy or Dodge. The 6.0l is easy to make reliable though.. just takes some $$$

i would assume you are talking about ditiching the egr valve and cooler. i have looked into it most say you need a tuner to turn the check engine lite off. i have 2 7.3's and now 2 6.0's so far so good. i have spent money on bolth. a 6.0 in a f450 or 550 is not as much hp as one in a 250. ford dealer tells me 50hp less so around 275hp.  anyone else noticed oil and fuel filters are cheaper from a ford dealer than napa?

[Bobus2003]

  i would assume you are talking about ditiching the egr valve and cooler. i have looked into it most say you need a tuner to turn the check engine lite off. i have 2 7.3's and now 2 6.0's so far so good. i have spent money on bolth. a 6.0 in a f450 or 550 is not as much hp as one in a 250. ford dealer tells me 50hp less so around 275hp.  anyone else noticed oil and fuel filters are cheaper from a ford dealer than napa?

Yep Ditch the EGR stuff, Put in Headstuds (Reduce to eliminate the risk of Warped heads, Blown Head gaskets), Make sure they have the new style STC Fittings on the high pressure oil lines and I would put in a new Oil Cooler at the time of EGR Deletes. On some models you can get away with the EGR Deletes and not getting any SES or CES lights, but most will need a tuner of some sort to do it. (SCT is top of the line for 6.0l) Yes the Diesels in the F450 & F550 are tuned down.. I know of some guys that are running a F350 FICM and Computers in their F450's and F550's to get the Higher HP rating. Use the Motorcraft filter, The NAPA Filters are known for coming apart and sending debris through the engine, or the Drain Check valve gets blown apart cause they don't seal correctly around the bottom. (my dad just had a $2700 repair bill due to this)