???gaskets and programmers????
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???gaskets and programmers????
hope you guys can give me some quick thought on the head gasket reliability with a diablo programmer th truck i am looking at is an 05 250 6.0 the gaskets were rplaced in 06 how is the diablo on these trucks and should i worry about the gaskets?
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Knowing what I know today versus what I knew a couple of years ago, I wouldn't walk away I would RUN away.
Do a search on Diablo on this site.
I was filling out the order form when I found this site (Thanks FTE
) probably saved me several thousand $'s. Because I have a heavy foot.
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Do a search on Diablo on this site.
I was filling out the order form when I found this site (Thanks FTE
) probably saved me several thousand $'s. Because I have a heavy foot.ab
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Originally Posted by 96psdkris
I think it all depends on your truck. If the gaskets have already been replaced i would assume the tech checked the flatness of your heads and block. If all that checked out you should be ok.
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Originally Posted by tex25025
That's a pretty big assumption. Assuming that he did check it for flatness and if they found that if it was off that they took some measure to correct it(machine or replace the heads). I have seen more and more reports of dealerships just putting a new bold and gasket kit on and not doing anything to the heads themselves to make me leary of that and once you had problems with the heads and if you don't in someway correct it, you'll repeat those problems.
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Regardless of truck-trickness and excellence in workmanship while doing a build, etc.; IMHO, anyone, using any tuner can lift the heads on any 6oh on any given day if they really hot-rod the living daylights out of it. Nevertheless; why risk it by running a tuner that has a reputation for doing so on a good day?
It an age-old argument...
It an age-old argument...
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Originally Posted by ozx3+1
Nevertheless; why risk it by running a tuner that has a reputation for doing so on a good day?It an age-old argument...
It an age-old argument...Last edited by tex25025; Jan 28, 2008 at 12:59 PM.
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Hey Tex,
I am not currently running a tuner but I am considering it, but for obvious reasons I am concerned. When running a tuner but not boosting hp and tq do you benifit with better fuel economy? I don't tow much but almost always have 300 to 500lbs in the bed.
Thanks
I am not currently running a tuner but I am considering it, but for obvious reasons I am concerned. When running a tuner but not boosting hp and tq do you benifit with better fuel economy? I don't tow much but almost always have 300 to 500lbs in the bed.
Thanks
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The best answer I can give you is that you can experiance better fuel economy. If you have the truck programmed to your needs and how you drive, you do increase your likely hood, but you actually have to try to drive for economy as well. All the mods I have listed and I've gained 2 full mpgs of economy on winter fuel(have yet to have tried it on summer fuel) which is what I normally get on summer fuel. However, I did it to make my truck better not for fuel economy as a primary concern, it is just a perk in my case, which is good because I would have to drive the truck til it hit 700k to make it worth what I spent on it so far and I have two more mods left, but I do plan on keeping it til 500k, so I think it'll be close enough, hopefully. Feel free to PM if you want any other additional info.
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Originally Posted by ozx3+1
Regardless of truck-trickness and excellence in workmanship while doing a build, etc.; IMHO, anyone, using any tuner can lift the heads on any 6oh on any given day if they really hot-rod the living daylights out of it. Nevertheless; why risk it by running a tuner that has a reputation for doing so on a good day?It an age-old argument...
It an age-old argument...