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what is the general consensus in here about Ashville engines?
the reason I ask
i have an 03 Excursion, 165k miles and now it’s starting to run rough sometimes.
I've had it for 2 years and we love it. I’m thinking new/reman motor and transmission. Bulletproofed. With a few upgrades. Change my axle ratio to 4:10....already did swaybars and Timbren bumpsstops.
The goal here is an top shelf king of the hill trouble free camper pulling beast. We go to Alaska so thats why the overkill. We broke down with my 06 f350(oil cooler) 150 miles north of Whitehorse in 2011 not fun.
I've never used an engine from them, but can't say I've heard anything bad about them.
Have seen several posts on forums from 6.0 owners that were happy with the engine they bought from them. There are a ton of options you can add.
That is not a lot of miles for a 6.0 though, perhaps it's just needing some TLC?
Rough running does not mean you need a new long block
They do post here from time to time with info on things.
I've never used an engine from them, but can't say I've heard anything bad about them.
Have seen several posts on forums from 6.0 owners that were happy with the engine they bought from them. There are a ton of options you can add.
That is not a lot of miles for a 6.0 though, perhaps it's just needing some TLC?
Rough running does not mean you need a new long block
They do post here from time to time with info on things.
Good advice here. 165K is not a lot of miles at all. Do some more troubleshooting, it might be a lot cheaper to find and fix what you have.
Very happy with my Ashville Engine and the help and responses from the company and crew that built the engine. BUT I’m with the consensus here. I don’t think you need a Long Block. Sounds like the parts that you are going to swap into your Long Block will leave you with the same problems minus the $4000.00 you’re out for the Long Block. Fix what you got. Sounds like it’s not the base engine that is giving you problems.
Injector time,get a IDS scan done. It will be saving you money in the long run. You can get Torque Pro or Forscan and always have it for yourself. A 35 dollar investment.
I have a long block from Ashville, great guys, great customer service, 57k miles with no problems. The only problems I've had are from components transfered from the old engine. I agree with everyone else, that bottom end is barely broken in. You might as well diagnose and repair watever is wrong with it now before you transfer the components and have to diagnose and repair them on the new motor. My 6.0 broke a roller lifter and chewed up the cam so the long block was the best option. I was sad to see the old motor go. It had 268k miles never had low oil presure problems, the cylinder walls were in great shape, honing marks like new, no carbon build-up on pistons or valves.
My friend put in an Asheville engine. Got a long block with the Stage 2 cam and some other options. He's running tuned. Thing is a beast and is one of the smoothest 6.0 I've ever been around. I don't think you can go wrong getting one.
However, like the others have said it seems you are ripping out the foundation to fix a leaky roof. If you got the funds by all means go for it. I don't think you can go wrong getting an Asheville but there is probably a more prudent financial path to your goal of a reliable engine.
One very important thing to consider is the shop/mech that transplants the engine. There is a ton of covers, seals, sensors, injectors, harnases etc. that are not installed on the rebuild. Get the wrong shop and your dream motor becomes a nightmare.
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