85yota
TT Motorsports
yeah luckily my new F100 Build is much shorter than my double cab standard bed tacoma. Don't need 18ft of deck space for this thing to fit on there
bri_man57
Need to Build
02 7.3 six speed 4x4. Single cab has been fine for me and the lady. I want to do the mods barge was talking about, I already have a tuner, intake, exhaust, but the turbo gets surge unless I nail the hills perfectly. Thinking the ww2 from diesel site.
The picture with the trailer attached is with our old camper on it.
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The picture with the trailer attached is with our old camper on it.
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jonsangel
Senior Member
Get a diesel they said, it'll be fun they said... 2006 6.0 E-350, 118k miles
I had the seal on my water pump go bad. Decided to upgrade the EGR cooler, HPOP fitting, and blue spring while i was in there. Maintenance items are replacing the oil cooler, thermostat, CAC hose, and EGR valve. I'm cleaning out the turbo as well. Hot damn working on this van is a pain in the ass but I should be set for awhile after this.
I had the seal on my water pump go bad. Decided to upgrade the EGR cooler, HPOP fitting, and blue spring while i was in there. Maintenance items are replacing the oil cooler, thermostat, CAC hose, and EGR valve. I'm cleaning out the turbo as well. Hot damn working on this van is a pain in the ass but I should be set for awhile after this.
Another gasser here. 2003 1500HD 6.0L/4L80E combo. I did a cam, headers and a tune. Pulls the family 24” Lance and my XJ just fine. Gets 12-13 mpg empty and 8 loaded. I wanted a duramax of the same vintage, but refused to pay 20k for a 20 year old truck. Picked this up for 8k a few years ago and dropped about 2k into it. Only 120k miles. Only
drive it about 3-5k a year. I have a shitbox commuter.
drive it about 3-5k a year. I have a shitbox commuter.
Nobody said anything about getting a 6.0 haha
jonsangel
Senior Member
dose
Creepy Camper
6.0s are a joke. They need to get head studs, egr delete/bypass, a new oil cooler, aluminum radiator, plus new head gaskets, water pump, 2005 and up HPOP and injectors, proper tow tune(not too much timing) etc. Then they will be a good reliable 500,000 mile engine. Once you do those upgrades those engines have good power/reliability for a minimal emission regulated engine. Some people get lucky and have these stock engines last 3-4 hundred thousand miles due to them being driven gingerly, but most die early and this is what gave these engines a bad reputation.
That being said, jonsangel you got a rare van which I think is awesome and hope you keep it. Love all these different setups from everyone.
85yota
TT Motorsports
I recently sold my 06 megacab 3500 diesel because it had 192K miles and lots of stuff done to it there was a few things i didn't like about it AND with the price of used diesels nowdays I sold it for basically what i bought it for Minus the wheels/tires and suspension I put on it which i got for a steal anyways. I'm looking now to get a 2010 or newer dodge megacab 3500 but damn seems like 60K for a diesel with lower miles is going rate. Even if you find it cheaper like 50K it's at a dealership with taxes and extra fee's and such. Contemplating just getting a chevy gas engine since I know a lot about those 6.0l gas motors. Just hate the steering and front ends of those chevys. Contemplating getting a crew cab 6.0L gas engine and just doing a SAS on it with a 05+ superduty front end and somehow convert that to 8x6.5 bolt pattern to eliminate the weak links
