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Abrannan19

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The 2011MY Super Duty is off to a phenomenal start, with total retail sales and market share exceeding objectives. This truck is a homerun! Well, the best heavy-duty truck in the segment is about to get better! We are thrilled to announce performance, fuel economy, and capability enhancements to the new 2011MY Super Duty. These enhancements are a credit to the continuous improvement and testing efforts of our Engineering and Manufacturing teams. We know customers value power, capability, fuel economy and durability, and we moved quickly to bring these enhancements into the market place.

In addition, we are announcing a new, first-ever Customer Satisfaction Program – 10B17 to provide the same horse power, torque and fuel economy upgrades for customers that have already purchased or leased a 2011 Super Duty pickup with the 6.7-liter Power Stroke® diesel.

Here are the details:

Performance/Capability Enhancements

The Ford built 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V8 turbo diesel, already praised by customers and journalists for its power, quietness, and fuel economy will raise the bar even higher. The result of additional durability and capability testing, the new 6.7L Power Stroke® diesel will now be rated at best-in-class 800 lb.-ft. of torque and 400 horsepower, an increase of 65 lb.-ft. of torque and 10 horsepower compared to when the all-new Ford-engineered and Ford-built engine went on sale earlier this year. The 6.7L Power Stroke® diesel's best-in-class fuel economy will be improved as well – now 20% better than the outgoing pickup models (vs. 18% at launch). Production at Kentucky Truck Plant with these performance upgrades will begin on August 5th.

Starting with production on August 9th, one of the heavy haulers in the 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty lineup – the F-350 Dual Rear Wheel (DRW) - will add vehicle upgrades that will bring maximum payload and maximum fifth-wheel towing to best-in-class levels. Higher-strength steel in the frame will boost the payload and towing ratings as follows:
· F-350 DRW maximum payload to 7,070 pounds, from 6,520 pounds
· F-350 DRW maximum fifth-wheel towing to 22,600 pounds, from 21,600 pounds

Customer Satisfaction Initiative

Super Duty has more loyal owners than any truck in the heavy duty segment and many of these customers have already purchased a new 2011 Super Duty pickup. We understand the importance of these customers! With this in mind, we are pleased to announce we will be offering a first-ever, no-charge horsepower and torque upgrade Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17 to all owners that have purchased or leased a new 2011MY Super Duty pickup with the 6.7-liter Power Stroke® V8 turbo diesel. Here are some high level details:

SERVICE ACTION: It is anticipated that Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17 will be provided to dealers by August 31, 2010, once the IDS service release is available. Dealers will then be able to reprogram the PCM and TCM to the latest calibration.

CUSTOMER NOTIFICATION: Owners of affected vehicles will be notified approximately one to two weeks after the release of Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17.

OASIS AND FSA VIN LISTS: OASIS will be activated when Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17 is released to identify the affected vehicles. FSA VIN Lists will also be available to identify vehicles assigned to individual dealerships. Owner names and addresses will be available after the customer notification.

STOCK VEHICLES: Dealers are strongly encouraged to begin updating their affected in-stock vehicles once Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17 is released.
A more detailed communication of Customer Satisfaction Program 10B17 will be sent out later this month.

Please note, due to hardware changes, there are no plans to upgrade the payload and towing capability of 2011MY F-350 DRW's already sold to customers or in dealer stock. Only F-350 DRW units built after August 9th will receive this additional capability.
 
I wouldn't go blowing smoke up people's rear yet. Let's see how the engine lasts. I hope Ford can actually get a good rep for this new engine, but we will see. All I see out of the 6.4L were cabs off trucks in the dealerships, or toasted engines behind the shop waiting to be picked up.
 
who's blowing smoke? Its a software update, it will happen, its only 10 more hp and 65lb ft. I have an 11' with 7500 miles on it so far and its great. It dynoed 310/602 which isnt bad for bone stock. But the new 400/800 levels will put them on top. This was done to top GM's 397hp

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I heard about this a couple months ago. I hope this one does well.
 
Cool. Hopefully I'll have mine soon. I bought 2 raffle tickets at TS to win one. LOL

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It's gonna be hard to beat the reliability of the Cummins and the 7.3 powerstroke. Both are winners in my book and the electronics are a nightmare on all these new motors... hopefully Ford did its homework with this motor and only time will tell.
 
Dtruck1 said:
I wouldn't go blowing smoke up people's rear yet. Let's see how the engine lasts. I hope Ford can actually get a good rep for this new engine, but we will see. All I see out of the 6.4L were cabs off trucks in the dealerships, or toasted engines behind the shop waiting to be picked up.
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I think (actually know) that if you drive past any dealer no matter what you will see trucks in getting work done. So far the 6.4 has been a great engine. I am quite confident that ford will have done a good job on this new engine also. They got to see the problems the 6.0 caused first hand, and I am sure that they would not want a repeat of that
 
Does anybody know if there is a company making software to unlock alot more power from the 6.7 powerstroke? I really hate to say this since I'm a cummins guy but the 6.4 powerstroke was a strong truck with all the deletes. I'd like to own one later on and do the egr/muffler/dpf delete and studs with a built tranny then drive it. I at 1st didn't like the front ends now they grew on me.
 
it will be intersting to see what these do once a place like that gets some big tunes out for them. look at what they did with the 6.4's
 
The 6.4, most of the trucks I know that have been pushing a little power for a minute are havin issues.
 
I know (as well as everyone else) that the 6.0 will have problems if you try to push them. But from everything I have seen with the 6.4 they seem to be solid with nothing done to them till at least 650 700 hp,, at that point it is tough on any engine IMHO. Dont get me wrong I am a dodge lover, but I have to credit where it is due. The 6.4 is the real deal, there isnt another engine going as of now that with just a tuner and DPF delete you can be pushing 600 hp and get over 20 mpg
 
Oh no, I'm not taking anything away from the 6.4 now, don't get me wrong.

I just know several that are melting pistons with a tune and a few supporting mods. Heads have had a few issues, crack around the exhaust valves. Some head gaskets, etc...

They're impressive as hell, and the more so for doin it on a tune, but they ain't anymore bullet proof than anything else.
 
I really like the new super duties! But i'm curious; A really close friend of mine is a mechanic for a electric line company and he told me his company got 2 new 6.7 super duties in and both broke crankshafts the first week in operation. Has anyone else heard of this?
 
No, that's the first I've heard of that.

Any more info on the carnage?
 
we are at just over 6000 miles on our truck with the last 3000 making 50-100hp over stock and so far no hicups
 
This could of been an isolated problem depending on casting place, foundry, etc. Other than this i've only heard great reveiws on the 6.7. Everyone says they run great straight outta the box!
 
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