I have to agree with the others..... please quit bashing the 6.0 of the sake of bashing it. Yes, there are 6.0's out there that have had their share of problems..... but for every one bad one..... how many good ones have there been..... just in this thread, it is 3 to 1..... remember you only hear the bad things... not good ones. Yes they caused Ford alot of lawsuits.... but Ford caused alot of the problems they got sued for..... and the lawsuit against IH was a bunch of BS!!!!! Sorry..... but in the begining, IH made a good, reliable engine (look at their VT365, it has issues but not like the Ford version). IH told Ford this engine costs X amount. Ford balked and said it was to much..... and changed what parts they wanted installed to lower the cost of the engine, injectors being on of the things they changed, and it bit them in the backside. Ford's option was, as long as it lasts until the warrenty expires, it is fine..... they did not care about the longevity of the engine... and it has cost them.... so to save face, Ford sued IH.... just like they did Firestone...... and kissed and made up in private and are all moving foward...... if you read the info on the 6.7 "FORD EXCLUSIVLY MADE" engine... they state they consulted with a long-time diesel manufacturer in the development and production of the engine..... who do you think that was??????
I will say this, and this is not hearsay, or what I have read, this is personal experience....
In the 4 and 1/2 years I have owned my 2003 6.0 Excursion, it HAS NEVER LEFT ME STRANDED! There have been a handful of times that it would not start because of the battery/alternator issue (Not the engine's fault). I even made a joke to someone that owned and IDI that was very troublesome, that for a bad as the 6.0 is, it starts everytimg I need to come and get you when your IDI quits...... I have an issue now that I believe was created by either bad fuel, or the low voltage situation from the batteries (again, not the engine's fault). Yes they had issues, and Ford took it in the can early on..... but they are not all bad..... there are numerous engines out there that have multiple hundreds of thousands of troublefree miles on them...... and there is a great number of those on Oilburners and out sister site SuperDutyDiesel.com.... I undersand there are members who have/had a 6.0 and had trouble with them... I know Calvin is one of them, and so is GUNZ....... but that does not make them all bad.....
Also, another little known fact, after the problems were ironed out with the 6.0.... it was one of the more reliable, and lower warrenty clamed powerplants that Ford offerd.....
As for the turbo lag, were the ones with the lag on a van or a pickup? The van and truck use different turbos, and the van is a lower horsepower..... I have not driven a stock SD 7.3, but I have an OBS 7.3 and the OBS was a slug compaired to my 6.0.... The lag seems minimal on mine..... but is a VGT truck turbo, not a standard van turbo....
