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Message: [QUOTE="TyCorr, post: 1184423, member: 1451"] I thoroughly appreciate your response! I know you have been here. You have done this. I have no doubts my 280k mile fr motor will last if I don't change anything. But I do wanna turn up the wick, lol. I know there are no guarantees. I'd like to think a properly selected block and heads with a 1/2 fill and some good parts would last as long as a stock motor has with little more than tuning. My thing is I've been driving duramaxes for work and I run them up to 200k every two to three years. Got a new 14 in early July and it's tickling 60k..they are fine for work trucks. The interiors are junk!! The lbz was the last solid, complete package. Their leather is decent but then you get that goofy car dash and controls. The 6.4s are showing their age. Those interiors look pretty Un modern now with 6.7s on the lots. There's my conundrum, for the money, would I be just as happy with a setup similar to Dom (02 big d) and no new truck? Or should I jump ship like everybody is? Yes it is easy to toss a warranty voider on a 6.7 and have 500ish hp modern truck. But 65 grand later (assuming I don't leave it completely stock) I've got the same power. Leather seat covers, a new stereo, and a gone through engine is a third of a new truck in cost. And there is less guarantee on the 6.7 bottom end. Decisions decisions. Fwiw, I got hurt and am wondering how capable I'll be to work on this stuff in the future. But I still need a truck. Maybe a cleaned up 7.3 is a good choice to keep parked in the barn for when I need a truck. [/QUOTE]