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On this forum, we call a "modded" 6.0 one that has had all of the upgrades done to it to make it reliable. That includes head studs, hpo o-ring and stc fitting upgrades, fuel pressure spring, egr delete or bulletproof diesel egr cooler, ficm reprogramming etc. As far as mods go, these engines have a very robust bottom end, they will hold over 500 hp easily. Once you get to that point, you are looking at bigger turbo, injectors, fuel system etc. If you want to tune it, there are great tunes available from places like Gearhead Performance... they will set you up with studded or non-studded tunes.
What were your modding plans?
What were your modding plans?
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I don't really want to go through all the upgrades. I have a boat and haul
A skid steer on occasion. I just want a reliable diesel and I prefer fords 06 or older. I've read the 6.0 is good if you don't do all the power adders.
A skid steer on occasion. I just want a reliable diesel and I prefer fords 06 or older. I've read the 6.0 is good if you don't do all the power adders.
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6.0 is GREAT if it's been taken care of and you continue to perform the maintenance that is required. You should get an aftermarket OBDII reader to monitor the engine before the buy and during operation. Seeing what is going on can save you $$$.
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What meetre said... get some gauges that read the pids before you do the test drive. Check ipr percentages, ficm volts, ect and eot temp spreads, charging system voltage, egr flow... check everything. Not sure where you're from, but if it's up north, you might want to do a test drive with a completely cold engine to check for injector stiction. Look for white around the rad cap on the degas tank, drive it until it's completely warmed up, shut it off and wait for a minute and try starting hot, pin it and watch the boost guage... any miss or hesitation can cost you thousands of dollars if you don't work on your own stuff.
Great engines when "modded", a crap shoot if they are stock and have been neglected.
and... they need to be worked regularly, not idled around.
Great engines when "modded", a crap shoot if they are stock and have been neglected.
and... they need to be worked regularly, not idled around.
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My 6.0 is non-modded, except for gauges and a replacement turbo, and as far as I am concerned is pretty reliable. The turbo was my fault for not driving it for almost 5 months (one tank of fuel in 5 months) and it got rusty inside. There are mods for reliability, which are good to do but not mandatory, and there are mods for more power, which tend to reduce reliability at the benefit of more power. It's a balance which way you decide to go. I don't consider a Scangauge or other monitor a mod. I consider the fuel pressure regulator spring a mandatory factory upgrade, not a mod.
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