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Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17,020
Likes: 496
From: Knoxville, TN
And as you guys can see, actually I was on pebbles/rocks.
I was impressed with the all season Michelins. I just took it slow. The owner/my relative just bought a new Gladiator with actual off road tires and is driving down there with me next time haha.
Love it!!!
I was impressed with the all season Michelins. I just took it slow. The owner/my relative just bought a new Gladiator with actual off road tires and is driving down there with me next time haha.
Love it!!!
Lexus Test Driver
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 8,364
Likes: 346
From: Las Vegas
The 6.0's can be made reliable with a lot of mods.
There is no saving the 6.4. Pistons crack, rocker arms break. It's a 100k mile engine and then throw it away. It was a cynical attempt by Navistar to do the bare minimum to fulfill the rest of their contract with Ford, knowing that Ford was already developing the 6.7 in house.
Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 18,096
Likes: 1,740
From: Ohio
The 6.0's can be made reliable with a lot of mods.
There is no saving the 6.4. Pistons crack, rocker arms break. It's a 100k mile engine and then throw it away. It was a cynical attempt by Navistar to do the bare minimum to fulfill the rest of their contract with Ford, knowing that Ford was already developing the 6.7 in house.
There is no saving the 6.4. Pistons crack, rocker arms break. It's a 100k mile engine and then throw it away. It was a cynical attempt by Navistar to do the bare minimum to fulfill the rest of their contract with Ford, knowing that Ford was already developing the 6.7 in house.
Fire ring the heads and block
Replace the pistons/rods
Replace the rockers and pushrods with aftermarket
Replace the factory oil separator system with a multi stage unit from MANN
Replace the turbos
Remove EGR/DPF
Have the crank fully blueprinted and coated
Have the block resurfaced with a TQ plate and refinished
Replace the head bolts with ARP studs
Replace the factory sealing strategy entirely with the fire ring setup
And anything else I'm forgetting....
Just a "small list of things" and you have a 6.4 that actually works lol! He is currently doing another one for a customer, I think it's the 4th one he's done at this point. They do work after that though, should have been that way factory though. The 6.7 is far better and requires much less past deletes to work correctly
Lexus Champion
Joined: Apr 2019
Posts: 11,196
Likes: 1,582
From: FL
The 6.0's can be made reliable with a lot of mods.
There is no saving the 6.4. Pistons crack, rocker arms break. It's a 100k mile engine and then throw it away. It was a cynical attempt by Navistar to do the bare minimum to fulfill the rest of their contract with Ford, knowing that Ford was already developing the 6.7 in house.
There is no saving the 6.4. Pistons crack, rocker arms break. It's a 100k mile engine and then throw it away. It was a cynical attempt by Navistar to do the bare minimum to fulfill the rest of their contract with Ford, knowing that Ford was already developing the 6.7 in house.
The Dodge Cummins Turbo diesel was a hit and the old Ford Powerstrokes were good too.
Not 100k mile throw aways. Lol
Oh you can fix a 6.4.....
Fire ring the heads and block
Replace the pistons/rods
Replace the rockers and pushrods with aftermarket
Replace the factory oil separator system with a multi stage unit from MANN
Replace the turbos
Remove EGR/DPF
Have the crank fully blueprinted and coated
Have the block resurfaced with a TQ plate and refinished
Replace the head bolts with ARP studs
Replace the factory sealing strategy entirely with the fire ring setup
And anything else I'm forgetting....
Just a "small list of things" and you have a 6.4 that actually works lol!
Fire ring the heads and block
Replace the pistons/rods
Replace the rockers and pushrods with aftermarket
Replace the factory oil separator system with a multi stage unit from MANN
Replace the turbos
Remove EGR/DPF
Have the crank fully blueprinted and coated
Have the block resurfaced with a TQ plate and refinished
Replace the head bolts with ARP studs
Replace the factory sealing strategy entirely with the fire ring setup
And anything else I'm forgetting....
Just a "small list of things" and you have a 6.4 that actually works lol!
That's serious stuff.
But, he's getting big power out of it.
The cost and time, good golly. Lol
Lexus Champion
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 17,020
Likes: 496
From: Knoxville, TN
I can't do ANYTHING. You're not alone. Partly just because I'm not good at it and I have no patience because I can be really A.D.D. sometimes.
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Lexus Champion
Joined: Oct 2019
Posts: 18,096
Likes: 1,740
From: Ohio
That is really sad.
The Dodge Cummins Turbo diesel was a hit and the old Ford Powerstrokes were good too.
Not 100k mile throw aways. Lol
Wow, one hell of a list that best not be attempted by a rookie. Lol
That's serious stuff.
But, he's getting big power out of it.
The cost and time, good golly. Lol
The Dodge Cummins Turbo diesel was a hit and the old Ford Powerstrokes were good too.
Not 100k mile throw aways. Lol
Wow, one hell of a list that best not be attempted by a rookie. Lol
That's serious stuff.
But, he's getting big power out of it.
The cost and time, good golly. Lol
Lead Lap
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 4,580
Likes: 88
From: CA, Mid OC
My Dad and my brother taught me to do basic stuff. I did my own oil changes for a while until I was close to 40. I got tired of the floor jack, jack stands, and crawling under the car to pull the oil plug. If I get a flat, I can deal with it. I just don’t want to.