MDS delete total cost. My 2023 has 64+ miles

[Comotellamas]

MDS delete how is the total cost

 

[Wild one]

MDS delete how is the total cost

Start pricing out cam kits (go with a kit from an outfit that specializes in the hemi,like FRP /MMX /Moes etc.) / MDS delete plugs (use OEM plugs) / head gaskets / timing cover gaskets / anti-freeze / oil change ,unlocked PCM and tune.
It's gonna be a few thousand for parts,and if you're paying a shop to do it,add in another thousand or two,then you'll have to have somebody tune it,so add in a bunch more money.
It's not cheap to put a decent quality cam in a hemi, don't even look at cam kits that are only a grand,as they're basically junk

 

[Mojo88]

OP, as @Wild one says, it's gonna be expensive. Heck, you could probably buy yourself a new long block for about the same cost.

My recommendation is to do what I did, get an unlocked PCM and tune. You can shut off the MDS completely in the tune. Also, you can adjust everything else in the tune, for more throttle response, slightly more power (if that's what you're looking for), better shifting for the transmission, etc, etc.

Of course, my method does not eliminate the potential trouble-spots (cam & lifters). But if you change oil/filter religiously and avoid long idle times, you stand a decent chance of long engine life.

 

[joesstripclub]

Free version: press the gear select button to 8 every time you drive the truck.

 

[jc56berg]

O.K. guys, I have to ask and I have read some about the MDS. What is so bad about the MDS? Why do a lot of people dislike it? My ECU is locked and I see the little green light when it goes in that mode. Best I can tell from what I have read is it could be bad on certain lifters? There are folks out there that absolutely hate it. And these damn pop-up ads when I post.