Short Block or Long Block?
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06-24-2012 | 12:30 PM
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Short Block or Long Block?
This was a 2005 Harley Addition 6.0L that self destructed the #8 cylinder. Truck was running 120 SCT Tune and no pyrometer?
After reviewing all the customers options of installing a short block or used engine, we went with a new long block from the Ford dealer we get all our parts from. Our cost on the long block was decent when taking into consideration the 2 year warranty, new Cylinder Heads, Injectors, HPOP Updates, Seals, Gaskets, Sensors etc... It also eliminated the labour of building a short block or replacing injectors, installing studs, HPOS updates etc... or rolling the dice on a used engine. We installed the ARP studs, dropped the engine in, installed the intake manifold and turbo, buttoned the rest up and fired it right up.
Finding good, low milage 6.0L Powerstoke engines is becoming difficult and putting a used in engine in this low mileage, clean truck seemed like a step backwards.
Hopefully none of you have to face this choice but if you do, weigh your options. If you have any questions or are in similar situation please do not hesitate to contact me, always happy to help out :thumb:
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After reviewing all the customers options of installing a short block or used engine, we went with a new long block from the Ford dealer we get all our parts from. Our cost on the long block was decent when taking into consideration the 2 year warranty, new Cylinder Heads, Injectors, HPOP Updates, Seals, Gaskets, Sensors etc... It also eliminated the labour of building a short block or replacing injectors, installing studs, HPOS updates etc... or rolling the dice on a used engine. We installed the ARP studs, dropped the engine in, installed the intake manifold and turbo, buttoned the rest up and fired it right up.
Finding good, low milage 6.0L Powerstoke engines is becoming difficult and putting a used in engine in this low mileage, clean truck seemed like a step backwards.
Hopefully none of you have to face this choice but if you do, weigh your options. If you have any questions or are in similar situation please do not hesitate to contact me, always happy to help out :thumb:
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE LONG BLOCK INSTALL PHOTO ALBUM
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06-26-2012 | 10:23 PM
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The injectors had maybe 20K on them but the more we investigate the more likely that seems. I was surprised what my local Ford Dealer was able to do on the price (I do spend a lot there) and when compared to the price we were looking at to build a used or new short block it was not much more, if it were my truck I would have sprung for the extra 4k but that is me 
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06-28-2012 | 12:00 AM
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06-28-2012 | 09:11 AM
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There are NO MORE new Ford injectors, everything is reman. Everything you get from Ford is reman too. They stopped making new one's quite some time ago.
The issue is the term "reman" because to some companies that means a full rebuild and some companies change external o-rings and resell them.
As long as they're coming from Ford, they should be good to go.
The issue is the term "reman" because to some companies that means a full rebuild and some companies change external o-rings and resell them.
As long as they're coming from Ford, they should be good to go.
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