First time 6.4 owner looking for advice

[vonny832]

When I was in high schhol my dad built a ridiculous 7.3 and since then I've waited to get a pad well my time has come and I settled on a 6.4. I was thinking dpf cat delete, intake, and Spartan but I have no idea so what do you guys think I should do to gainpower, mpg at times, and keep the reliability?

[08stroker250]

The combo you listed with head studs, an EGR cooler delete, intake elbow, CAC pipe, and 4 downpipe would be a cool running and reliable setup. You would also have 550-575 horsepower on tap.

[vonny832]

I didn't realize I'd need head studs on a 6.4. Also what's a CAC pipe. Sorry for being a newb

[TwinTurboStroker]

Originally Posted by vonny832

I didn't realize I'd need head studs on a 6.4. Also what's a CAC pipe. Sorry for being a newb

You really don't need head studs like you would in a 6.slow, but you start pushing it with the higher HP tunes and there is a good chance you will blow your head gaskets

[vonny832]

Hmmm I don't want to drop 5k on the build so.idk

[TwinTurboStroker]

Originally Posted by vonny832

Hmmm I don't want to drop 5k on the build so.idk

Any one of our vendors can get you set-up nicely for just $1500. In your original post, you mentioned something about a "wicked" 7.3......well if you want a "wicked" 6.4, Jeff was simply mentioning what you would have to do it make a "wicked" 6.4 and reliable. You can have a very nice, quick, and reliable 6.4 with a simple tuner, dpf delete and a intake of your choice

[vonny832]

Originally Posted by TwinTurboStroker

Any one of our vendors can get you set-up nicely for just $1500. In your original post, you mentioned something about a "wicked" 7.3......well if you want a "wicked" 6.4, Jeff was simply mentioning what you would have to do it make a "wicked" 6.4 and reliable. You can have a very nice, quick, and reliable 6.4 with a simple tuner, dpf delete and a intake of your choice

O that makes sense now...thanks for clearing that up. I don't think I want wicked ha that was a nightmare on driveline parts and a headache to run right all the time. Quick question: why does deleting the dpf make it non street legal?

[jimb726]

Originally Posted by vonny832

O that makes sense now...thanks for clearing that up. I don't think I want wicked ha that was a nightmare on driveline parts and a headache to run right all the time. Quick question: why does deleting the dpf make it non street legal?

Because deleting the DPF/Cat is removal of the emission system that was installed on your truck. Depending on where you live may help you decide. Where I live, we have emission tests so I have to swap the system out every other year so they can do the test.

[Eric@PTP]

You don't need studs, its possible that your could blow a gasket but its no where near as likely with a 6.4 as it is with a 6.0. I've had mine deleted since new and it now has 182K on it on stock bolts, larger turbo and minor fuel up grades. '

Its just more of a precautionary thing, you could do the tuner, intake, exhaust and deletes and then save up for doing studs down the road. Your not likely to have a head gasket failure unless you just beat the ever loving snot out of it and abuse it to a ridiculous extent. Mines been beat on every now and then and has held up quite well.

[08stroker250]

I mentioned studs because you mentioned reliability. You can run bigger tunes on a 6.4 without the need for studs but you can also push the limit with bigger tunes.