head gaskets are gone, 270ect 258eot

[HobbyStock62]

on my way back home from oktoberfest in lacrosse wisonsin, climbing a 4 mile hill they finally let go. been waiting for that to happen for quite some time though, was pushing 35psi boost pulling 12,000lbs.
so basically, going to pull it apart in a couple weeks, oil cooler, egr delete, studs, couple of bad injectors and a small turbo of some sorts.
anything else i should be looking for or do?
what turbo should i go with? will just be stock fuel. dont want to spend any more that 1500 on turbo and be a drop in vgt.

 

[01PSD]

Jesus those are high temps!

 

[HobbyStock62]

yea, was about a mile into the hill, it was poring rain and i had momentum...i knew there was a station on top of the hill so i just tried to keep it in od and crawl to the top to get some coolant.

 

[Powerstroked162]

Coolant filter kit with a new oil cooler! Judge by those temps, yours is probably smoked

Sucks man. Did you have the race car in tow?

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[HobbyStock62]

yea, i got a super late model, needed to test it and oktoberfest was the last option this year. got about 50 laps in in-between the 1098764578649 rain storms...really bad weather for that event. but at least the car got home in one piece! truck, not so well haha

 

[CoastalF350]

While doing heads

Coolant filter
Blue fuel spring
Metal cac tube off of 03 or 04
Injector o rings
Bullet proof oil cooler
Bullet proof egr
Stc fitting up grade
If you are gonna run stock injectors or 155s then a stage one mtw turbo
6.4 banjo bolts
New radiator hoses and coolant hoses
Maybe billet rods if you wanna tackle that

 

[kingranchstroker]

Why billet rods if I may ask?

 

[CoastalF350]

Better now then later. I wish i would have when I pulled mine

 

[Powerstroked162]

I can guarantee you the op isn't gonna need billet rods lol. He's a race car owner/driver. If he wants speed he will get it at the track. I'm positive he's after a solid tow build for this one.

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[CoastalF350]

I can guarantee you the op isn't gonna need billet rods lol. He's a race car owner/driver. If he wants speed he will get it at the track. I'm positive he's after a solid tow build for this one.

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Well since you already have it apart then you might as well do billet rods. Its only gonna help him, nothing wrong with it.

 

[swinky]

155/30s with a 62fmw. end of thread

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[ford rules]

Probably gonna need heads with those temps, I'd think they will be cracked.

 

[Powerstroked162]

Well since you already have it apart then you might as well do billet rods. Its only gonna help him, nothing wrong with it.

For $2700 what's it gonna help him at 450hp? I know what you are trying to say but it doesn't apply here. He isn't gonna push this truck past tow rig and you can't use anything over 450hp anyway without tearing every bit of the drivetrain up in the process.

 

[CoastalF350]

For $2700 what's it gonna help him at 450hp? I know what you are trying to say but it doesn't apply here. He isn't gonna push this truck past tow rig and you can't use anything over 450hp anyway without tearing every bit of the drivetrain up in the process.

I hear ya. It was just a suggestion, never know

 

[HobbyStock62]

Powerstroked162 hit the nail on the head. Just going for reliable tow pig now.

 

[onebadcoastie]

Well since you already have it apart then you might as well do billet rods. Its only gonna help him, nothing wrong with it.

Doing head gaskets does not require a teardown far enough to accommodate changing rods. He doesn't need billet for his build.

155/30s with a 62fmw. end of thread

I was thinking 362fmw as well. OP, how dead set are you on a drop in vgt? Have you considered non-vgt as an option?

 

[Mixedbreed]

Well at least you are ready to fix it!!

Pmax is a good drop in but really it isn't much of a gain over stock for the money. The ball bearing set up is nice though. But for a tow rig your not gonna need too much anyway. You doing all eight injectors? Staying stock size?

 

[swinky]

155/30s with a 62fmw.

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Thinking about it could go with bigger sticks than that, maybe matt will chime in he loves his 62

 

[TheReelMuhcoy]

Forget my testing, just slap some 6.4 compounds on there, and 155's, you wont be disappointed! :thumbsup:

All joking asside, the OP stated earlier he wanted to keep stock injectors. A custom tow tune and any one of the comparable drop in VGT turbo's should be adequate for a tow vehicle, no?

 

[onebadcoastie]

Forget my testing, just slap some 6.4 compounds on there, and 155's, you wont be disappointed! :thumbsup:

All joking asside, the OP stated earlier he wanted to keep stock injectors. A custom tow tune and any one of the comparable drop in VGT turbo's should be adequate for a tow vehicle, no?

Oh absolutely it would be more than adequate. We're just throwing out options since he'll have it apart, that's the best time to try to experiment unless he's like some that will swap stuff out even when they're working just fine. :thumbup: