What filters are out there or air intakes that help increase performance for the 6.0 liter diesels? I already have a Superchips micro tuner and have the economy program in it.

 

I bought a AEM Brute Force intake for my 6.0L and from the research I did it seemed to have the biggest gains out of any of the popular intakes. Aempower.com has all the info and recently introduced is their new workhorse intakes.

 

Do a search on here and the 6.0L forum. Several people have had problems with the service department when taking their trucks in for issues, while they had aftermarket airboxes on the truck. The details of "why" are in the posts. Also, some aftermarket boxes/filters allow more dust particles to pass-through the filter, causing the turbo blade to become damaged.

 

F250tuff - "...Several people have had problems with the service department when taking their trucks in for issues, while they had aftermarket airboxes on the truck..."

When I bought my new '06 SD, I asked what engine mods I could do without voiding the warranty. The Ford dealer told me I could add a K&N air filter (no cold air intake) &/or change the exhaust (example - add turbo mufflers) after the cats only. Anything else done to the engine would void the warranty on the engine only - not the vehicle as a whole and so on.

Anything done to the suspension (example - lift kit) would void the warranty on the suspension only.

Any mods on the body (example - drilling holes for mud flaps) would void the 10 year corrosion/rust warranty only. They said it was ok to add aftermarket exterior body parts as long as I don't modify the body (example - drill holes) in any way. So I can add a grille guard and running boards as long as they bolt on to pre-existing factory holes.

Very hard to go by these guidelines because of all the cool aftermarket add-ons there are.

 

I wasn't specifically referring to voiding the warranty. In the two posts I recall, the guys were having problems with the engine. Due to the modified air boxes allowing more air flow to the intake, the service departments required both of them to be returned to stock before they would troubleshoot the engine problems.

But relating to voiding the warranty, the dealer does not have the final say on whether or not a warranty claim is approved or denied based on aftermarket mods. If it's a long block replacement or another big-ticket item, it is a Ford rep that makes the final call. You are probabaly safe with your mods, since you specifically went in and spoke with your local shop, if you use that same shop for any warranty work. But if your truck breaks down while out of town and you have to visit another dealership, they may have totally different opinions on what voids the warranty. While some service departments are mod friendly, others are not.

Like you said, there are a lot of cool mods out there for our trucks, but I'm scared I'll be the one with a denied claim because of something I added. I am going to try my best to wait until the odometer hits 100,000 miles before going for some of the bigger mods (which should be around three years from the day I bought it). And as you said, if an aftermarket item does void the warranty, it only affects the items directly related to that mod, not the entire truck.

 

Save your money on an aftermarket air intake for the 6.0. The Donaldson is the best system going until you get to a full race truck, that is not street legal. This means mods way beyond tuner and exhaust. Also the K&N system is one of the worst filtration systems on the market especially for the 6.0. do a search in the "6.0 forum and Competition forum".

Also aftermarket air intake systems can void your warranty claims for turbo and internal engine problems due to dusting. The only way the aftermarket intake systems increase airflow is to reduce filtration. This is a basic rule of physics and airflow.

You are better off spending your money on other mods. And if you haven't installed gauages yet, they should be your first mod before all others.

Hope this helps