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Need help deciding on a truck

631 views 8 replies 7 participants last post by  Gator0175 
#1 ·
Ive been looking to trade my truck in for a powerstoke but i don't know what motor i would likt because i like all of them. My dad had the 6.4 and blew up 3 of them when they came out, my buddy from down south has a 6.0 and had motor pronlem sence hes had it and my roommate has a 7.3 and he has trany problem. So im in a delima on what i want, so i was wondering if yall would give me your input on what you thing.

thanks
nick
 
#2 ·
What do you want to do with it.
 
#5 ·
How much weight do you plan on towing? Any 7.3 is a towing machine, gets good mileage but the stock automatic doesn't hold up that well to extra power from a chip or towing, but the transmission could be built to be one of the strongest automatics anywhere. The 6.0 has head gasket problems which could be a problem if your towing a lot and plan on adding a chip, however the stock auto trans is a great tranny. The new 6.4 are great all around, have the best stock tranny and the motor is a monster. But you will need to get a DPF delete to get any kinda of mileage out of it at all. So you need to give more details of exactly what your looking for, so we can point you in the right direction to get your perfect truck.
 
#7 ·
get a 7.3 great dependable motor and if you dont wanna worry about tranny problem get a 5 speed!!
 
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