Best year to buy? Steel Body 6.7
Thread Starter
|
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 162
Likes: 7
Best year to buy? Steel Body 6.7
What year of the steel bodies is the best year to buy and why? I think I’ve heard the 2011’s and 2012’s are the ones to avoid since the later models have less issues
Currently have a 7.3L and want something newer down the line.
Currently have a 7.3L and want something newer down the line.
Super Moderator
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 13,156
Likes: 5,940
The 7.3L that you already have is considered by many to be the best steel body Super Duty.
However, your thread title stated 6.7L, and for that, the 2015-2016 model years have the second generation 6.7L Power Stroke that successfully addressed many of the issues found in the first 6.7's out of the gate when they were introduced in 2011-2012.
You heard correctly regarding the 2011-2012 models presenting more problems than the 2015-2016 models...especially in chassis cab versions.
From a reliability and cost of ownership standpoint, the truck you've already got is not an unreasonable option to keep, if you want a steel body.
However, your thread title stated 6.7L, and for that, the 2015-2016 model years have the second generation 6.7L Power Stroke that successfully addressed many of the issues found in the first 6.7's out of the gate when they were introduced in 2011-2012.
You heard correctly regarding the 2011-2012 models presenting more problems than the 2015-2016 models...especially in chassis cab versions.
From a reliability and cost of ownership standpoint, the truck you've already got is not an unreasonable option to keep, if you want a steel body.
Thread Starter
|
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 162
Likes: 7
The 7.3L that you already have is considered by many to be the best steel body Super Duty.
However, your thread title stated 6.7L, and for that, the 2015-2016 model years have the second generation 6.7L Power Stroke that successfully addressed many of the issues found in the first 6.7's out of the gate when they were introduced in 2011-2012.
You heard correctly regarding the 2011-2012 models presenting more problems than the 2015-2016 models...especially in chassis cab versions.
From a reliability and cost of ownership standpoint, the truck you've already got is not an unreasonable option to keep, if you want a steel body.
However, your thread title stated 6.7L, and for that, the 2015-2016 model years have the second generation 6.7L Power Stroke that successfully addressed many of the issues found in the first 6.7's out of the gate when they were introduced in 2011-2012.
You heard correctly regarding the 2011-2012 models presenting more problems than the 2015-2016 models...especially in chassis cab versions.
From a reliability and cost of ownership standpoint, the truck you've already got is not an unreasonable option to keep, if you want a steel body.
I love my 7.3l and its reliability but it’s somewhat too noisy in cab. Is the in cab noise in the steel body 6.7’a really good?
Super Moderator
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 13,156
Likes: 5,940
6.7L's are quieter inside and outside of the cab.
6.7L noise is muffled by 4 giant cans of honeycomb like or baffled obstructions in the exhaust tract...
- Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
- Selective Catalyst Reduction (What the DEF is squirted into to reduce NOx)
- Diesel Particulate Filter (What traps the soot / particulate matter)
- Muffler
Most 7.3L only have a muffler, so there is nothing to tame the tailpipe noise from reflecting back at the cab when driving along a freeway sound barrier wall.
More recent model vehicles, including trucks, are getting smarter about reflected engine noise, and many now make wheel well liners out of a softer material (instead of hard plastic). Just like the difference in a room with carpet and curtains, versus a room with tile floors and bare walls, sound is reflected and echoed by hard surfaces, and is absorbed and diffused by soft surfaces.
Placing heat and fire resistant soft materials under your cab (not under your carpet inside the cab, but outside, under the sheet metal of the cab itself) will diffuse the engine sounds that are reflected by the hard pavement and bounced back up toward the cab.
Ford actually began doing this in the transmission tunnel for the last 2 years of 7.3L Super Duties (2002 - 2003).
6.7L noise is muffled by 4 giant cans of honeycomb like or baffled obstructions in the exhaust tract...
- Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
- Selective Catalyst Reduction (What the DEF is squirted into to reduce NOx)
- Diesel Particulate Filter (What traps the soot / particulate matter)
- Muffler
Most 7.3L only have a muffler, so there is nothing to tame the tailpipe noise from reflecting back at the cab when driving along a freeway sound barrier wall.
More recent model vehicles, including trucks, are getting smarter about reflected engine noise, and many now make wheel well liners out of a softer material (instead of hard plastic). Just like the difference in a room with carpet and curtains, versus a room with tile floors and bare walls, sound is reflected and echoed by hard surfaces, and is absorbed and diffused by soft surfaces.
Placing heat and fire resistant soft materials under your cab (not under your carpet inside the cab, but outside, under the sheet metal of the cab itself) will diffuse the engine sounds that are reflected by the hard pavement and bounced back up toward the cab.
Ford actually began doing this in the transmission tunnel for the last 2 years of 7.3L Super Duties (2002 - 2003).
More Turbo
Joined: Aug 2021
Posts: 691
Likes: 332
Sold my 01 a year ago and replaced it with a 17. No regrets, should have done it sooner. Tow pig only, not a daily. No more body rot, everything else bolts on. Went from an xlt to a lariat, love all of the extra gizmos. Ac works better than the 01. The 6 speed is awsome. So is 440hp and 900lbft stock. Those huie injectors are loud, reminds me of the school bus I rode in the 80's. The 17, 18, and 19 sit a couple inches higher than those before and after. Do install a dpk, you just don't know if or when.
Thread Starter
|
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 162
Likes: 7
Sold my 01 a year ago and replaced it with a 17. No regrets, should have done it sooner. Tow pig only, not a daily. No more body rot, everything else bolts on. Went from an xlt to a lariat, love all of the extra gizmos. Ac works better than the 01. The 6 speed is awsome. So is 440hp and 900lbft stock. Those huie injectors are loud, reminds me of the school bus I rode in the 80's. The 17, 18, and 19 sit a couple inches higher than those before and after. Do install a dpk, you just don't know if or when.
Nice and yeah the huie are loud. My buddy has a 19 and it’s stock height and did noticed it sat higher
Thread Starter
|
Mountain Pass
Joined: May 2022
Posts: 162
Likes: 7
6.7L's are quieter inside and outside of the cab.
6.7L noise is muffled by 4 giant cans of honeycomb like or baffled obstructions in the exhaust tract...
- Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
- Selective Catalyst Reduction (What the DEF is squirted into to reduce NOx)
- Diesel Particulate Filter (What traps the soot / particulate matter)
- Muffler
Most 7.3L only have a muffler, so there is nothing to tame the tailpipe noise from reflecting back at the cab when driving along a freeway sound barrier wall.
More recent model vehicles, including trucks, are getting smarter about reflected engine noise, and many now make wheel well liners out of a softer material (instead of hard plastic). Just like the difference in a room with carpet and curtains, versus a room with tile floors and bare walls, sound is reflected and echoed by hard surfaces, and is absorbed and diffused by soft surfaces.
Placing heat and fire resistant soft materials under your cab (not under your carpet inside the cab, but outside, under the sheet metal of the cab itself) will diffuse the engine sounds that are reflected by the hard pavement and bounced back up toward the cab.
Ford actually began doing this in the transmission tunnel for the last 2 years of 7.3L Super Duties (2002 - 2003).
6.7L noise is muffled by 4 giant cans of honeycomb like or baffled obstructions in the exhaust tract...
- Diesel Oxidation Catalyst
- Selective Catalyst Reduction (What the DEF is squirted into to reduce NOx)
- Diesel Particulate Filter (What traps the soot / particulate matter)
- Muffler
Most 7.3L only have a muffler, so there is nothing to tame the tailpipe noise from reflecting back at the cab when driving along a freeway sound barrier wall.
More recent model vehicles, including trucks, are getting smarter about reflected engine noise, and many now make wheel well liners out of a softer material (instead of hard plastic). Just like the difference in a room with carpet and curtains, versus a room with tile floors and bare walls, sound is reflected and echoed by hard surfaces, and is absorbed and diffused by soft surfaces.
Placing heat and fire resistant soft materials under your cab (not under your carpet inside the cab, but outside, under the sheet metal of the cab itself) will diffuse the engine sounds that are reflected by the hard pavement and bounced back up toward the cab.
Ford actually began doing this in the transmission tunnel for the last 2 years of 7.3L Super Duties (2002 - 2003).
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post