Getting more sound/"grunt" out of a 6.0 Powerstroke?? Fun little question for everyone here. Why do we like the sound of the 6.0 so much? I own two 6.0s and love both of them. The bark and whistle is quite nice and I had always considered the 6.0 to be just about the best sounding PICKUP, however my opinions have really started to change as I've been around other rigs.

Yes, the 6.0 has a nice and slightly grunty sound, but it doesn't have the soul ripping grunt a lot of V8s (gas and diesel) do (IMO). The 6.0 sounds "tiny" if that makes sense. Any time I'm driving around a buddy with a 7.3, 5.9, or a gasser with a good exhaust, the 6.0 just sounds so weak to me. Often I can't even hear it above their engines. I don't want something obnoxious, just loud enough I can hear my own exhaust and appreciate it when cruising with my buddies.

I'm curious if there's anything I can do to make the 6.0 have a deeper and "larger" sound. For reference, on my Excursion I have a Magnaflow 5 inch setup with with the 03 10 blade and cat delete, leaving a really nice whistle. On my 06 dually I have an RBP 5 inch exhaust with cat still in place, so there's quite a bit of bark but less whistle. Both sound very good in their own right, but don't have that big grunty diesel sound. Again, no hate to 6.0 owners, I love both of mine and they do sound pretty good. Please share your thoughts guys!

Anyone out there have experience with aftermarket cats?

I'm currently looking at the Magnaflow line, but don't know if they're a gimmick or worth the effort (specifically the custom fabrication as you've gotta cut and weld).

Do they last? Lot of work and expense if they only hold out for the 5 year warranty.

Hi Guys,

Previously I have posted a question but due to the circuit diagram in the post, it deviated from the original question. If you haven't seen the previous post, it's fine. I'll explain everything clearly below.

I'm working on a project where I need to control a diesel injector. This is an academic project, if it goes well it shall get into industry level, so looking for a standard Good approach.

The diesel injector is activated by an Arduino(this is the initial setup, and will soon switch over to stm32). The diesel injector is outside the engine in a separate setup which gets supplied by a constant pressure fuel pump driven by an ac motor(const speed). I'm using a MOSFET to control the injector. The MOSFET I'm using is IRLZ44N. The drain of the MOSFET is connected to negative terminal of the injector and source of the MOSFET is connected to the negative terminal of the injector's power supply (i have added flyback diode for safety circuit for injector). The Arduino controls the injector via the gate pin of the MOSFET. The power supply for injector is 12v SMPS.

The Arduino gets signal from the injector's supply and control wires, we tapped these 2 wires and gave them to an optocoupler pc817. This optocoupler's output is given to the digital pin of Arduino. Arduino mirrors this signal to the gate pin of the MOSFET. You might wonder why I'm using Arduino, if the setup goes well, I will alter the pulse in future. So that's why I'm using it.

Issues faced:

1) this setup worked as intended, but after sometime, that is, after 2-3 weeks of testing this setup, the injector has gone. We didn't notice any smoke or smell, but the injector stopped actuating. We lost 2 injectors in this journey.

2) we started the engine and maintained in idling for 60seconds and started our injector setup, we collected around 90ml of fuel at idling, which feels abnormal.

Now, I need a reliable approach for this project. It would be really helpful if someone can come up with some idea for this.

Thank you in advance

Trying to get a ballpark of what my stock 2011 f350 with about 230k is worth the truck didn't run when I got it but after several weeks was able to get it going. The engine sounds great but it's derated for some reason and won't go over about 10mph part of the back glass is busted interior is pretty rough (don't currently have pictures) and I have the dash pulled out of it 4wd works as It should I'm sure I'm missing some important details so let me know if you have any questions I recently got a new job and don't get to mess with it as much as I'd like anymore any input is appreciated

Just bought an f350 7.3 dually with 417k miles for $3200 interior is clean but the rear bed body is little beat up , is it a good deal ?

So I have an 03 f350 powerstroke diesel, 6.0. I recently within past few months. Had hpop,done. Last week I changed heads,head gaskets,crank sensor, now it won't start. Scanner says ,"crank and cam sensors not sync, I've removed valve covers. Tried cranking, no real visible sight. A small amount down in passes siea

2nd gen Cummins 5.9L 24v 2001
Looking to see if anyone might be able to identify the noise in this video. The only thing I’ve seen moving is a slight wiggle in the tensioner. Tried to actuate the arm and it just spins the bolt.