Build my 7.3 or trade it for a 6.4?

Crownsville Stroker 7.3 · Jan 4, 2013

I was in the same predicament a few months ago and im building my 7.3 cause its paid for so ill have a bad ass 11sec. truck and no debt. Just some food for thought

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pa-powerstroke · Jan 4, 2013

I would wait till you are done with school and have paid for the wedding then get a 6.4. My father-in-law has one and I love it. Driven my buddys 7.3 lots along with driving and towing with the 6.4 and the 6.4 blows it outa the water. So comfortable and easy to drive, easy to get safe power from. When the time comes Ill be trading my 6.0 in on one. Pay a couple hundred bucks a month and still have money left over to do a little modding.

Tree Trimmer · Jan 4, 2013

op, see where corbin is from you. he'd take you for a ride in a 6.4

campbellflage · Jan 4, 2013

Tree Trimmer said:
op, see where corbin is from you. he'd take you for a ride in a 6.4

Ill check into where he is.. I see you went from a 7.3 to a 6.4, do you miss it?

Tree Trimmer · Jan 4, 2013

not one bit.

Blowby · Jan 4, 2013

7.3's are over rated....

Love my 6.4, carry on.

campbellflage · Jan 4, 2013

Blowby said:
7.3's are over rated....

Love my 6.4, carry on.

LOL.. There is a nice black one at my local ford dealer...

RedRice589 · Jan 4, 2013

Theres a 2008 black 6.4 dually up here in gainesville has 105k only want 23,995 for it..... thinkin of trading mine...

Strokersace · Jan 4, 2013

RedRoce589 said:
Theres a 2008 black 6.4 dually up here in gainesville has 105k only want 23,995 for it..... thinkin of trading mine...

2wd or 4wd? XLT or Lariat?

DocBar · Jan 4, 2013

Blowby said:
7.3's are over rated....

Love my 6.4, carry on.

I wish I'd gone the 6.4 route. With the $$ I'm spending on this 7.3, I'd have one baaadaaaass 6.4 with all the newer bells and whistles.

Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Jan 4, 2013

There are some very nice 6.4 trucks out there for low 20k range. I bought my 6.4 crew cab shortbed 4x4 dually with 90k for $22k.

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Dslfumes · Jan 5, 2013

I found an 08 CCSB King Ranch 2wd w/49k miles near me for $28k I'm going to check out this weekend.

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RedRice589 · Jan 5, 2013

4wd lariat i believe. Theres also a red f250 ccsb 4wd with the fx4 has 137k on it for 20,500. I troll around on autotrader all day. Theres a CCLB 2011 with 90k on it for 34,600 at greenway ford lariat. The trucks are around you just gotta be patient.

Dieselgeek · Jan 5, 2013

Buy a 6.4, spend 2 grand for dpf delete, tuner, egr delete, intake, and drive it... I too spent the money to build a somewhat built 7.3, and I don't miss it ONE bit. I would never recommend to anyone to build a 7.3 after spending the time and money I did with my 7.3, after owning my 6.4. There is no comparison IMO.

TyCorr · Jan 5, 2013

Dieselgeek said:
Buy a 6.4, spend 2 grand for dpf delete, tuner, egr delete, intake, and drive it... I too spent the money to build a somewhat built 7.3, and I don't miss it ONE bit. I would never recommend to anyone to build a 7.3 after spending the time and money I did with my 7.3, after owning my 6.4. There is no comparison IMO.

Unless you get emissions testing every year. I can pull my old pile in there and since its older than 06, well, I dont even.have to go. I would.much rather have a tuned 6.4 most of the time though. You are correct!

What didnt you like about your 7.3 and what did you have done?

Wayne · Jan 5, 2013

TyCorr said:
Unless you get emissions testing every year. I can pull my old pile in there and since its older than 06, well, I dont even.have to go. I would.much rather have a tuned 6.4 most of the time though. You are correct!

What didnt you like about your 7.3 and what did you have done?

I live in an emissions county here in Colorado. The solution is not to go through the hassle of putting all the emissions crap on every time I do my annual emissions test. All you need to know is the location of a shop that doesn't bother checking for that stuff. all I have to do is pass an opacity test, and away I go.

campbellflage · Jan 5, 2013

Im gonna keep it. I am just gonna give it a face lift and go from there. I know it will never be fast, or ride like the newer trucks, but its payed for and I like it. I figure it has 206k on stock injectors, those will need replacing soon as well as the stockish trans, so when the time comes Ill just upgrade them.