Seen this as a sig on one of FTE member`s post-joshc_guitar and I thought it was kinda cute.....
''[How many Chevy Ambulances do you ever see? NONE. When people are in trouble they want the Blue Oval in front.]''

 

Yeah I saw that one before to its a gooder

 

So far it looks like you and I Dustin, are the only ones that like it......

 

crestvue ambulance here in town has 3 new chassis with the 6.4's in them. they say the "get up and go" is far better than the 6.0 liter!!

 

It's true, I have only seen ford ambulances!

 

The 6.4 has way less turbo lag than the 6.0 and its really evident when starting out.

 

Acutually to me the turbo lag is knid of cool, once it kicks in it`s all go! Kinda of like an over carburated V8.....
I`m sure that it`s much better without though.

 

would someone buy a 6.4 so i could have a ride in one please?? i'm feeling deprived...

 

Take a 6.4 for a good and through all out test drive Sherm.

 

I have driven three or four of them now. The interiors are a huge step forward in terms of refinement. Fuel mileage is too pathetic on them and I have no vehicle payments and kind of like it that way.
A good friend of mine has a F450 tow truck at Astro w/6.4. His personal ride is a Dmax. He got the Dmax after the 6.4. He drove his tow truck when it first came in and I had a chance to drive one of the first ones around at Humboldt. Ryan asked me what I thought of it and I told him that it felt more like my brother's Dmax than my 6.0. His response was 'my feelings exactly'. This isnt brand bashing - I have always talked about Ward's Dmax being much more refined than my 6.0 and I feel the 6.4 is on track with the Dmax in that department.
There is a solution to the 6.4 dilemna. If you remove the DPF, replace the exhaust with a sweet dual cat back system, and install a custom tune to boost the power and get rid of the regens, it gains back 3, 4, maybe as much as 5 mpg (based on what I have read - dont know anyone yet who has done this - all too scared of warranty).
I will drive my 6.0 until it becomes problematic and hell, its working so good, performing so well, and turning heads all the time that I might even fix it one more time!
I should really knock on wood!!!!!!!

 

Very true about the ambulances. My womans sister drives an ambulance and all they have is fords. They had quite a few problems with the 6 liters came out, but then stuck with them.

Id love to have a 6.4 and have considered trading my old truck off on one, but with them be notoriously poor on fuel, I think Im just gonna wait for abit yet.

 

90% of all emergency vehicles are Fords and for a good reason.

 

Fleet pricing? haha j/k

 

Yeah I never noticed that all ambulances i have seen in my life is Ford no Chev or Dodge your right Laredo a guy on here got rid of the dpf and all that emissions bologna crap in the exhaust and gained a lot of mpgs

 

spartan diesel technology is the guy that writes the tunes for the DPF delete... it horribly expels your warranty though!!