And the 6.4 goes boom again.

Nic · Aug 1, 2012

so cracked and f*ed up pistons are common in the 6.4s? I get the go from the ol lady in December for one. Im guessing it would be a good idea to put some elite pistons in it when i get it?

dirtflinger92 · Aug 1, 2012

Just tear it all apart in the campground ...lol

Sent from somewhere between the middle of the corn field

Erikclaw · Aug 1, 2012

Nic said:
so cracked and f*ed up pistons are common in the 6.4s? I get the go from the ol lady in December for one. Im guessing it would be a good idea to put some elite pistons in it when i get it?

Ported intake would be a good idea. Didn't catch witch piston cracked on Nick's but would bet it was on the back of the bank where they get less air flow.

Dustball8504 · Aug 1, 2012

Erikclaw said:
Ported intake would be a good idea. Didn't catch witch piston cracked on Nick's but would bet it was on the back of the bank where they get less air flow.

Is that what causes them? I'm glad I have one coming then!

Erikclaw · Aug 1, 2012

Dustball8504 said:
Is that what causes them? I'm glad I have one coming then!

I won't say that is what causes them, but it certainly doesn't help. No Limit's ic tube helps a lot also, it has a better design which also helps even out the air distribution.

Nic · Aug 1, 2012

good info..still thinking about the pistons tho. GOnna do it later on anyways. Might as well upgrade before a problem. but, in the wonderful HP world, for every upgrade, theres a weak link :blitzed:

Dustball8504 · Aug 1, 2012

Erikclaw said:
I won't say that is what causes them, but it certainly doesn't help. No Limit's ic tube helps a lot also, it has a better design which also helps even out the air distribution.

I have one of those sitting also, guess I better get it on. It can't help prevent failure sitting in the box LOL

Craig@MFI · Aug 1, 2012

I dont really think the intakes or intercooler pipes are helping this fact it was a bad designed piston by international why do you think they upgrade the maxx force pistons??? when i pulled my motor apart every piston had stress cracks coming out of the bowls

Nic · Aug 1, 2012

^^ elite pistons it is

dstryr · Aug 1, 2012

Craig@MPD said:
I dont really think the intakes or intercooler pipes are helping this fact it was a bad designed piston by international why do you think they upgrade the maxx force pistons??? when i pulled my motor apart every piston had stress cracks coming out of the bowls

There is no radius there and with heat it causes cracks. Super easy to machine them out if you get the chance and worth it. Similar to the way DZchevy did his on a manual mill.

patrickke · Aug 1, 2012

Nick let me know if you need a ported intake

Emery19 · Aug 1, 2012

its to bad you werent on the north east coast. if you were i'd be willing to tow your camper home for you.

anyways. good luck man. hope everything works out!

TrueBlissCustoms · Aug 1, 2012

Sorry your rig let ya down, if mine wasnt in hundreds of pieces I'd come out and help you pull.

6.4psd916 · Aug 1, 2012

Could be available Sunday, getting my wisdom teeth pulled Friday, but hopefully be okay by Sunday to drive

lincolnlocker · Aug 1, 2012

if i was still in cali id come help ya out man! but im in northeast minnesota. about 28hrs away!

dirtflinger92 · Aug 1, 2012

lincolnlocker said:
if i was still in cali id come help ya out man! but im in northeast minnesota. about 28hrs away!

You could always take a road trip ...lol

Sent from somewhere between the middle of the corn field

weekendwarriorfsw32 · Aug 7, 2012

Thanks everyone very much for all of the extremely kind jesters to get me home but it worked out that AAA payed to get everything home. I guess the saying is Go big or Go home and I went big and went home but at least I went home big LOL

Then it turns out we were 17 ft over the legal limit so we had to have another wrecker come out and get the toy hauler

And then once I got home the next day my best friend friend pulled me from my house to Ford

But at least I get a OUO lifted truck as a rental while mine is down :rockon:

So my plan with the truck is to make it stronger and more reliable then it was before so here is a tentative list of what I want to do while it's apart.
Elite HD pistons
Elite VGT Tow Power Turbo
Elite Intake manifold or similar intake
Snow Performance Stage 3 water injection
Thinking very hard on a Cam but I need to do more research to see if I will see the results I want to see.
Cryo a lot of things like bearings and rods although I am not sure if that will do anything for a PMR rod.
I want to do some Steed Speed manifolds but I would like to see some more real world results on it before I would do anything with it.
My main goal is to bring down my EGT's the most I can because when towing I see 1,200* very easy and I would have to work very hard to keep them under control at times pulling grades with 19K behind me.
I will let you guys know exactly what happened on Friday when I tear it down and fingers crossed I just put a hole in a piston with no cylinder damage.