Sure is easy to get at the tires with the cab off though 'smiliedoh' beer emoticon

I hated the oil in in the intake even more than the EGR system, rerouting the CCV system is one of the first modifications I did on my truck.I absolutely agree that if you have a bone stock truck, have kept it in good running order and want to do no modifications whatsoever to the vehicle then...

All soot is unnecessary..... When should you EVER have soot in an intake?As to your question... I don't have a number, unquestionably there have been failures resulting from end user "adjustments".The question still why keep the EGR system, I'm not talking about unplugging the valve, I'm...

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang::hammer: :hammer: :hammer:You are absolutely correct sir, however that is not part of my mandate.smilietease :wavey:

Other than introducing unnecessary soot and contamination into the intake and oil and providing another failure point where coolant can leak directly into the engine (which under the right circumstances could result in serious engine damage).Additionally, it provides no benefit either.

Once again, I am not disagreeing with your premise that EGR failures are symptoms not causes but I think you're missing the point of deleting it.1) If your argument is that everything is best kept stock then the original premise of the challenge is worthless, deleting the EGR is certainly not...

I'm not arguing with you, but you missed the point of my question, if there is not EGR problem, I just want to keep unnecessary soot out of my intake and oil how do I do it with deleting the EGR system?Which leads into my next question, what purpose does the EGR serve other than NOx reduction...

OK... How do I keep all the soot out of my intake manifold and engine oil with the EGR in place?As I said, when I started running fuel conditioner my EGR problems went away, however running in a tuned condition with EGR off resulted in consistently higher fuel economy than with it turned on...

Well, in stock trim my EGR had serious coking issues until I started to run fuel additive religiously. After that I had no EGR problems. Later I had it turned off with tuning. When I checked the cooler during disassembly the cooler was still in perfect shape and the valve itself was not...

Excellent job Beach,Looks to be an high quality unit. After the first change I am very interested to see the condition of the filter.

Well I've seen some crazy stuff done, I saw one guy put an 8V92 into a 1 ton chevy, he had to mount it out back though LOL.Realistically you could probably do a 6V53, IIRC it weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of 1500lbs. I don't think you want to go too much heavier than that. You can even...

I've got 126000 miles on my X.It's getting a major heart transplant next year but it's been pretty well trouble free except for a couple of EGR valves, 4 injectors, FICM harness, and a couple of other minor issues. Currently the HGs are shot but I'm living with the puking until the new engine...

Absolutely, but it is still a parasitic HP draw that electrics would eliminate.

Part of this argument also has to do with what you're doing with you're truck. If you're constantly pulling a 15000# trailer in Arizona heat I'd say don't even think about it, the stock fan draws something like 12000 CFM when it's on. However if your truck is usually empty and you're just...

I know with the Ford dealer I dealt with, when they started pulling cabs on the 6.0s their time for head gasket jobs and complete engine r&rs went down dramatically. I think the engine r&rs went from 20 hours to 14-16 depending on the truck. So are there gains to be had... Absolutely. In regards...