I'm looking into buying a 6.4 for the first time. I've owned 7.3's and 6.0's but never a 6.4. What are the first things I need to buy. That way I can put that into my budget. Thanks guys in advance for all the help!
Welcome to the 6.4 world. First off the 6.4 will be a money pit, but you will love the truck. First thing you'll need is atleast dpf and cat delete pipes or full exhaust, egr delete, and a tuner. Must have a tuner to delete these items. Looking around $1-2k for just those 3 things
Thanks Blacksmoke! Which tuner is the way to go? I've been reading Spartan is pretty bada**. Also I am looking to have it just be a realiable truck that I can tow with and not have any catostropic breakdowns! I see people with 900hp on these bad boys.
I love mine, just MAKE SURE YOU GET AN OFF ROAD TUENR!!! lol. I made the mistake of getting a "competetion" tuner and well... yah it gets expensive for custom tunes.
However there is nothing like a custom tunes 6.4. I am running a street tune from gearhead and love it.
I like my spartan a whole lot! Just only downfall is no custom tunes!!! H&s are good too and thy can be tuned and same with sct. I ran sct with canned tunes and it was good I just wanted a monitor.
Do they increase Hp and Torque as much as everyone says. I most tuners add around 50-150hp on other engines. I seen some 6.4 tuners that claim they add between 50-350.
I know everyone has already brought up the tuner. Now I have 234k+miles on mine on its second engine. Check your power steering fluid, make sure it is not black or brown in color, flush it if it is, it is very easy and will help your power steering last longer and make sure you use ATF!also, the dust seal on your front drive shaft should be replaced with the upgraded one from O'Reillys (national part no 710685). Also this site is filled with a lot of great info!
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