6.4 exhaust upgrades

[bluestroker]

Originally Posted by adrenalinejunky

just to clearify this was in '97, I stopped going to that dealership and drove an extra 15 minutes to a Jeep dealer that sponsored Blue Mountain Jeep Alliance where you buy modded /tricked out Jeeps off their lot, where if they install the aftermarket part they even warranty that... hhhmmmm need to see if we can get a Ford dealership to grow the balls to do the same!!

there is a dealership in Brandon Florida that if you buy a truck and they lift it, chip it, exaust it anything its covered I am not sure if they have any 08' like that yet but I would bet they would soon !

[Performance Oil Products]

That is where things get simple to use the magnusson moss act. All dealerships here will install a superchip and cover it under warranty. Why is it if I push the buttons it is not covered? As far as the act goes, you as a person do not want to take on ford, but a call to superchip, edge , amsoil or whomever the aftermarket parts are through will usually make a call to ford and a letter of i intent will be written. I can go to a dealership and buy a f350 with a 6in lift and the tranny is still covered with oversized tires on it.

My brother has an 04 f250PSD. There was a leak coming from the back of the engine, so he takes it to Lou Grubb Ford in PHX. The truck has an edge juice with attitude in it. B4 the service writer even gets in the truck he drills him about " That Thing" on your pillar. My bro tells him and he rips into his speel about the warranty and such. I show up in the middle of that conversation, My brother look of fright of "now what this is going to cost" closes in over his face. I look at the writer and say " If you can Prove to me and that programmer caused this leak I will pay for it, But until then you will be fixing it and can I please have the number to your area manager"? His tone change and all was covered without anymore discussion. Mind you the truck of course was one of the famed 6.0's.

I sure as hell didn't see anywires going to the rear main seal

You are right though they will do anything to not have to cover repairs on these diesels. We pay close to or over 50K for these trucks, and this is what we deal with

[99Smokin73Stroker]

Originally Posted by tommcat

keep in mind that ford has far more money than a consumer and can easily afford to waste time in court

Well after tonight's report that Ford is still losing money they may not have such an "easy" time wasting money in court.

[Stroked95]

Originally Posted by therealdgh

Well, it's good we can still rebuild our older ones for now. Maybe they will be nice (yeah, right) and authorize production of parts for years to come like they did for the Mustang. Are OBS' considered antiques or classics?

I think the OBS was considered a classic the day they rolled off the assembly line. You can go out and hop in a 76 f250 and turn heads, Ford pick ups are timeless classics

[99Smokin73Stroker]

I agree, the late 70's trucks are beautiful.

[n1njazx7]

I would just like to add that I have a 2003 F350 6.0L 4x4 dually. Its at the dealer right now. It has a cold weather problem. They have reprogramed it and replaced two injectors. They hope this will fix it, but not sure till they install the last injector (they one had one in stock). My truck also has a edge juice with attitude box and 4" pipes and K&N Airad system on it. I figured I would have a hell of a time getting them to cover this under warranty, but they never even said a word. Just told me that all would be covered. I guess I lucked out.

[tommcat]

it's pretty much up to the dealer and individual tech if they want to cause problems or not. i dont personally give anybody a hard time for aftermarket components unless they clearly damaged a ford part or are the actual problem. one example would be a lift installed by the customer in his driveway and now wants suspension noises covered under warranty.

some dealers will go out of the way to screw people though and unless you feel like going to court it's best to just find a better dealership.

[barry1me]

Originally Posted by tommcat

Fords stance on this seems to be that they will be going out of their way to void warranties and deny claims based on ANY aftermarket equipment. they have made that very clear to us at the dealerships and in classes.
while you may have a valid point with the magnusson moss act you need to keep in mind that ford has far more money than a consumer and can easily afford to waste time in court while the average customer can not.

Fords not going out of there way to void warranties.. problem is no aftermarket exhaust is going to take into consideration the verturi cooler on the exhaust tip, not to mention I want to hear what material type will be used on these aftermarket exhausts, cuz 409SS or 439SS isnt going to hold up to long due to the temperatures the exhaust will encounter during regineration.

[Justinlw]

I thought Banks said he was the only one that could figure out the complexity of 6.4 upgrades?!?!
Hehe.

[lilredpowerstroke]

Originally Posted by Justinlw

I thought Banks said he was the only one that could figure out the complexity of 6.4 upgrades?!?!
Hehe.

Gale couldnt figure his way out of a water paper bag without a whole team of engineers to tell him where to tear.