The Best 6.0 Powerstroke Upgrade You Can Do To Your Truck? 

Dude, it's been great to follow you as you worked through this truck (last year). Awesome attention to detail

Get ARP head studs you won’t regret it. And to answer your question. Some of us like speed but we have kids and a family, sometimes we need a truck to haul a boat or trailer and get household items etc. why not have both worlds? A quick truck that you can haul the family, the boat and still beat most muscle cars lol

The best mod for my power stroke 05 6.0 is not to have a heavy foot...maybe you guys drive the truck without hauling stuff and want to zoom zoom . I have some of the bulletproof stuff but not the heads off version. So my second important mod after replacing most of the other stuff is to keep my turbo boost less than 22 psi at the extreme. I get 14 mph without pulling my 29 hfs which seems pretty good. I've been told that 6.0 s cylinder #8 runs hot due to the too small exhaust diameter. I've also seen a totally remanufactured 6.0 from a shop in stockton that a local bee keeper hauls huge loads of bees and hives around usa. That motor has basically twice the powa. So for you guys looking for your 6.0 to do wheelies ...that's your ticket 20 k for motor.

The factory fuel injection control module is prone to fail. Aftermarket ficm and then tune it. And always keep an eye on alternator and batteries. These will kill the stock ficm also.

so after seeing this vid i just went out and got one of the tuners and i tried all the setting and ill stick with atlas 40. so i have seen 1 1/2 mpg in town and 3 ish mpg on the highway. i have a 04 f250 6.0 i am also running gearhead tunes.

Sounds similar to flashing. I unplug my glow plugs during the summer months. Don't need them for starting, only in cooler weather. Might also want to unplug the glow plugs when having to work the key switch so much like you where instructed too! I also unplug the egr valve. I only plug it back in when time for a vehicle inspection. Then unplug the egr value immediately after the inspection is done. Don't need the egr valve at all.

Good review. You should really change your batteries if you haven't yet. Weak batteries will kill your FICM.

Original factory alternator was underpowered and caused numerous problems including FICM failure and early battery replacements. Many intermittent electrical glitches immediately went away after the new, higher amp alternator was installed.

Is there a way to tell if your truck has already been tuned by a previous owner?

The best upgrade is to replace the oil cooler with an air cooled oil cooler .

Very clearly presented.

Where did you rent your programmer?

what I found amazing about this vid is I am wearing the exact same sweat pants as you while watching the vid..HAHA Amazing!

was the throttle response delayed before like sluggish even jus reving at a dead stop and does it rev sharp with the new tune?

It takes less time to install a ficm tune then it does to use a computer tuner, you should never let your battery go bad it’s not good for the ficm

Does this work with a sct tuner as well?

It that an Edge product? It looks the same as an early Juce with Attitude or Evolution monitor but black and not gray.

2:26 glad to see i'm not the only one with some white crap on the degas bottle...

Is this a safe mod on previously programmed trucks? Just purchased mine and just going through all the upgrads and things to be mindful of

nice video.. where ca in get one of those tuners?

Thanks for the great content. I had a question about the MPG display around the 9:35 mark, is that your mixed driving, city or freeway driving average?

Should make sure you do a test of what it feels like driving your new mod next time. Too much talky, not enough driving.

I have a 2003 Ford f250. Bone stock no tunes. Just a cold air intake and boost tubes. It's still on the stock oil cooler and egr cooler head gaskets. Only the hpop has been replaced at 150k miles. And it gets worked hard almost every day. It currently has 196k miles. Leave out the tunes and keep her stock.

Where can I get the ficm tuner? Sorry I’m new to the diesel truck game

What company did you rent the tuner from?

My ‘05 F350 6.0L is bulletproofed will this tuner work with a egr delete etc.

Who makes that tuner?

I agree

Were can i buy it?? please

I saw a 6.0 yesterday, opened the hood around coolant cap there was a small amount of coolant should i walk away ?

Great video, had no idea you could tune the FICM. By any chance have you ever used the Torque pro app on android/iphone? If you have, do you know if theres an option on there in the real time information area where you can monitor the EGT?

Very Good!...

What if you have an STS tune already

What happens if your ficm goes bad do you have to pay for the programer again?

What if i already have SCT tuner

Will this effect emissions testing, anyone know?

Can anyone let me know if this will help turbo lag?

Did you have to put that grey fuse back on?

How much did it improve your MPG?

buy Northstar batteries and you will never have a batter problem again

Please post mpg results when you get it. Thanks.

mpg city n highway????

I was going to buy a SCT tuner for my 2004 F350 should I still also get the ficm stick tuner and my question is can I run both of them

WhAt brand tuner is that

Is the truck studded with factory oil cooler?

Also where do you get the tuner please. Thanks.

Have you ever heard of someone saying "RTFM"? You talk about programming the "ECU, PCM or ECM...what ever you want to call it". Ford calls it an ECM. Engine Control Module. This stuff is pretty darn technical and you shouldn't mess with it if you don't know what it is called, and unless you too are somewhat technical. Call the local dealership and ask what it will cost you to have the ECM or FICM reprogrammed. I don't say this to you but to all the others who see this and think they want to tinker. Can you live without your truck for a week and pay to have it towed to a repair shop and don't forget labor rates of over a $120 / hour. If you have a "few hundred dollars and are wondering what upgrade you should do to your truck", I would recommend buying a Ford Service Manual and then read it. RTFM = Read The (F)Darn Manual!

The only good out of the 6.0 is the sound

Where did you purchase it from?