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  1. American Workhorse - Part 1: Minimizing Chassis Flex

    American Workhorse - Part 1: Minimizing Chassis Flex

    As a proud American company, Mishimoto is dedicated to supporting our workforce and ensuring that, from a vehicular perspective, we've got the best tools possible to stay tough and work hard. That's why we've been hard at work developing a sturdy, heavy-duty upper radiator support bar for the Ford 6.4L Powerstroke truck in hopes that it can still live up to its reputation as the workhorse of America.

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    A View From Above

    Industry, manufacturing, and innovation are the driving forces that made our United States of America so grand. Hard work, great design, and our invaluable freedom to innovate planted the seeds that sprouted into our wonderfully advanced society. There is, perhaps, no better place to observe

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  2. Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Aluminum Radiator: Version 2 Details

    Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Aluminum Radiator: Version 2 Details

    After jumping into the diesel truck market a few years ago, Mishimoto designed and released an aluminum radiator engineered specifically for the Ford 6.4L. We identified a serious concern with stock radiator failure. Numerous enthusiasts on a variety of online boards were experiencing extremely frequent failures, with some folks replacing as many as 3 radiators within the first 60,000 miles. In fact, this issue in combination with others that plague the 6.4L were enough to make a few truck owners revert to the previous 6.0L or upgrade to the newer 6.7L, swearing off the 6.4L after repeated issues with their trucks.

    Being experts within the automotive & diesel cooling world, we immediately saw an opportunity to provide a solution for this problem. Our engineers designed an aluminum replacement radiator which provided a far more rigid construction, full aluminum, and still incorporated all of the stock quick-disconnect fittings. Our initial investigation regarding the stock

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  3. Filtering Your 6.4L Coolant, Part 2: Final Prototype and Installation

    Filtering Your 6.4L Coolant, Part 2: Final Prototype and Installation

    Interested in purchasing our 6.4L coolant filter kit? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Coolant Filter Kit

    Final Prototype Bracket

    Welcome back! Our final bracket prototype is in and ready for installation. Check it out!

    Mishimoto 6.4L coolant filter bracket
    Mishimoto 6.4L coolant filter bracket

    Mishimoto 6.4L coolant filter bracket
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  4. Filtering Your 6.4L Coolant, Part 1: Initial Prototype

    Filtering Your 6.4L Coolant, Part 1: Initial Prototype

    Interested in purchasing our 6.4L coolant filter kit? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Coolant Filter Kit

    We mentioned in our 6.0L coolant filtration thread that we would be tackling the 6.4L as well. Let's take a look at some of the components our team has been putting together for the 6.4L kit.

    Although the 6.4L does not seem to be as susceptible to buildups as is the 6.0L, a coolant filtration setup is certainly still a worthy investment in preventive maintenance.

    So let's get started!

    Filter Housing

    We'll start with the filter housing. As mentioned in our 6.0L thread, we developed a housing with a wide range of adjustability that could be utilized for a variety of kits. This housing is shown below.

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  5. 6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Hose Upgrade, Part 2: Product Completion and Final Design

    6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Hose Upgrade, Part 2: Product Completion and Final Design

    Interested in picking up our 6.4L Powerstroke coolant hose kit? Check out our product page linked below!

    Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Coolant Hose Kit

    Our full prototype unit has arrived and is ready for some final test fitting! Before introducing our final product, let's take one last look at the stock hose setup.

    Stock 6.4L radiator hoses
    Stock 6.4L radiator hoses

    Now, check out the Mishimoto prototype kit!

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  6. 6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Coolant Hose Upgrade, Part 1: Initial Development

    6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Coolant Hose Upgrade, Part 1: Initial Development

    Interested in picking up our 6.4L Powerstroke coolant hose kit? Check out our product page linked below!

    Mishimoto Ford 6.4L Powerstroke Silicone Coolant Hose Kit

    6.4L Engine bay with Mishimoto aluminum radiator
    6.4L Engine bay with Mishimoto aluminum radiator

    The Project Begins

    Looking to pair your 6.4L aluminum radiator with a nice set of silicone hoses? We thought so! After developing a variety of components for the 6.4L Powerstroke, we decided to take a closer look at the radiator hoses on this truck.

    After Ford released this truck in 2008, there were numerous complaints about leaking hoses. Ford issued a technical

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  7. 6.4L Powerstroke Maintenance You Must Perform!

    6.4L Powerstroke Maintenance You Must Perform!

    Interested in picking up our aluminum 6.4L radiator? Check out our product page for more information!

    Mishimoto Ford Powerstroke Aluminum Radiator

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    We recently decided to take a look at the issues surrounding the frequent radiator failures for the 6.4L, check out our findings below!
    After identifying the radiator as a common failure point on the Ford 6.4L Powerstroke, Mishimoto was quick to develop a full aluminum cooling solution for the plastic end-tank factory radiator. We are well aware of the widespread issues with stock radiator leaking at the end tanks, core, and hoses. Ford has attempted to remedy this issue throughout several years, releasing numerous TSB's for a variety of cooling components.

    The Mishimoto radiator

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