Help with Performance Upgrades for the 6.0

Dustin_Deskins · #1 (**permalink**) 02-25-2013, 09:47 AM

Hey guys,
I am new to the Powerstroke world and recently pulled the trigger on a 05 F250 FX4 4x4 cclb.
Some background on the truck, It has 100k and looks like it has had a very easy life.. Oasis report was good and the only owner it had was religious about regular maintenance.. So, today I placed some big orders and wanted to get your feedback on weak points or things I should do while installing all the new gear.
Here's the list: New FICM, Oil cooler, Intake gaskets, Turbo gaskets and bolts, EGR delete by XDP, Coolant filtration kit by XDP, Ford OEM "Blue Spring" fuel upgrade, S&B Cold Air Intake, MBRP 4'' turbo back straight exhaust, and SCT Livewire TS with custom tunes from Eric at Innovative diesel. I plan on flushing cooling system before I change oil cooler, and am changing oil, oil filter, and fuel filters..
I know the head bolts are something that will need addressed in the future, but for now they are not an issue, and I plan on this truck being a daily driver, not pulling more that our 17' duck boat.
Is there anything I am missing??? I think that this is a good start but was unsure if there's anything else I should do while doing all this work this weekend. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! All parts were ordered today so I am excited to get it on the truck! Thanks!

**Tuscany** · #2 (**permalink**) 02-25-2013, 09:51 AM

First thing you should do with that truck is get a monitor in it ASAP.

I'm right up the street from you in Carrollton lol.

**MyTractorsSexy** · #3 (**permalink**) 02-25-2013, 09:54 AM

just drive that truck to bryans house and let him fiddle with it. he can help you with it and tell you what you need to know.

legionxxii · #4 (**permalink**) 02-25-2013, 10:22 AM

make sure oil is synthetic and headbolts are fine I wouldnt worry about them I had 226k on headbolts and ran erics extreme race with php atlas 80 ficm programmer no issues