Ford Powerstroke 03-07 6.0L Discussion of 6.0 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

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Old 06-29-2012, 11:09 AM
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the turbo whistle gets very loud with an after market intake and intake horn on any of th 6.0s
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 11:46 AM
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I noticed not a single change my putting an intake on mine, though others have said they did, maybe a more open design would. Intake elbows are useless on these trucks and a complete waste of money IMO.

The real restriction is the intake manifold...
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 12:47 PM
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on a friends 06, weput an afe intake and intake elbow and it made it whistle
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by biged681985
WARNING

Adding any power above stock on a 6.0 increases the already high risk for headgasket failure.

on a 6.0, its not if u pop the headgaskets, its when and how many times.

everything people have said is spot on for what u should do. if u put a big tune on it, u will pop the HG in no time at all. i dont know ur driving style, but if u drive hard, i would put the programmer of economy or have a custom low hp tune wrote for it and delete the egr. and save for head studs
I love these '6.0s are ticking timebomb posts! Someone forgot to tell my truck about this. I've used Edge (Hot Unlock), IDP Extreme Street, Gear Heads SRL, I run high 13s and I do it ALL of OEM bolts. I don't stand on it below 188~191 degrees, and I keep up on my maintenance. I don't try to set land speed endurance records, but my truck gets plenty of throttle time.

'Drive like an ***/work on your truck' has been what I have read and experienced as the common denominator.
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by biged681985
on a friends 06, weput an afe intake and intake elbow and it made it whistle
My 06 has an AFE stage 1 with a proguard 7 dry filter, not a lick of difference in turbo noise or intake noise. Perhaps a stage 2 setup would allow more air. I've heard people say the intakes make more noise, but I don't hear it one bit. I'm certainly not going to spend $250+ on an intake elbow for noise if that's all it does though... they're more of a "bling" thing
 
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Old 06-29-2012, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by biged681985
the turbo whistle gets very loud with an after market intake and intake horn on any of th 6.0s
The ONLY time my turbo whistle got louder was when I did exhaust work, NOT intake. Taking out the resonator REALLY made my 2003 whistle!
 

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Old 06-30-2012, 12:16 AM
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Yea the only time ive heard my whistle get louder was when i deleted my cat and muffler and straight piped my exhaust. no difference after adding an intake.
 
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Old 06-30-2012, 12:22 AM
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QTP electric exhaust cutout was one of my favorite purchases! I can be as loud as i want or quiet as i want at a flip of a switch on the dash. With the cutout open, almost as loud and whistly as a straight pipe. Closed, blows through the rest of my MBRP 4" muffler and exhaust. Kinda the best of both worlds....just food for thought for ya.
 
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Old 06-30-2012, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by mudweiser1
QTP electric exhaust cutout was one of my favorite purchases! I can be as loud as i want or quiet as i want at a flip of a switch on the dash. With the cutout open, almost as loud and whistly as a straight pipe. Closed, blows through the rest of my MBRP 4" muffler and exhaust. Kinda the best of both worlds....just food for thought for ya.
I rode in a 70 Camaro with a 454 and an 8-71 blower (YE-YEAH!) that had those electric cut outs. I don't know what it did for performance, but in the 'switches are fun to play with' category, it was WAY COOL!
 




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