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[QUOTE="TARM, post: 1022547, member: 578"] 7.3 are without a doubt more reliable. As it was the most produced consumer diesel engine in the USA their are just a few laying around and parts floating around. 6.0 no matter how bad any individual wants to think or not about its reliability it was for a FACT so bad it was kicked to the curb after a mere 3 yrs and has had countless law suits and lemon laws enacted against it for both Ford and Navistar/IH. You do not see that with the 7.3. I would be willing to guess that the 6.0 had more major engine warranty claims in its 3 yrs than the 7.3 had in its 10. The 7.3 is much easier to work on by far. Its cheaper to work on. Its easier to find parts for. As the suspension and interiors are basically the same that is a wash. Go into a dealership and see how high the list is for clean 7.3 X vs 6.0l You should see the way the sales guys come running when I would drive the 7.3 X onto the lot thinking I was going to trade it in. I have got numerous cards to call if I ever wanted to sell it. Not to mention the 7.3 X can be had for less. Even more so if you are talking 05 6.0. The 4r100 under stock power is perfectly reliable. I know of numerous SD that all towed max to over max heavy and were treated right that are on the original trans at over 400K. If its mech its going to break no matter what. I would be very apprehensive of a 6.0 unless it was a 05 and it had full paper work on any major work done on it. One big thing if you do your own work is having to pull the ENTIRE body off 6.0 vs popping open the hood 7.3. Most people do not have lifts at their homes to pull a entire X body. 7.3: HPOP injectors head studs turbo all very easily doable by your drive way wrencher. Not so with the 6.0. Also if you ever did have to do a engine swap look how easy it is to find and do the 7.3 vs the 6.0. Now where the 6.0 can not touch the 7.3 reliability nor can the 7.3 touch the 6.0 in performance. The 6.0 easily walks away there and sounds great doing it as well. So what is more important to your wife? Does she need or would it be even wise for her to have a 500HP setup or is a 300 HP setup plenty? BTW you could put car seat lock down tabs in the X floor board if you really felt the need. Its 2 bolts and tab bar thru the floor board. [/QUOTE]
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