Pre-warning you may have seen this considering the fact i accidentally posted it in the wrong area, Sorry.
Hey guys I'm new to this form, so sorry if I'm not the most knowledgeable person. I would like help on What After market parts I should get for the 1997 Ford F250 7.3L that I will be buying. I was reading and the things I saw where Like the CFM+ Intake Manifold and 4 in. down pipe, and then some random things like injectors and a new turbo and other things like a 6 position chip. Also a added piece of info is that the truck as of now does not have a transmission... I am looking for things that will put pep in its step but also will have good fuel mileage and I would also like to know how much it would be to put a 6 in. lift on it and after that what size tires I should use. This is all just to get down a price for how much I will have to save. Thank you all so much and if you have any questions feel free to ask.
You can get a HD rebuilt tranny from Ford (I'm assuming it's an automatic) or you can go with one of the aftermarket tranny builders like Brian's Truck Shop in Alabama, or John Wood in Southern California.
If it's an auto tranny truck (look for the column mounted shifter) it'll be an E4OD, if it's a manual tranny truck, it'll be a ZF-5.
Most likely an auto tranny.
You could get one at a wrecking yard. Be sure it came from a truck with a 7.3L.
Whether you can rebuild it yourself -- :dunno: . That depends on your skill level. Rebuilding auto trannies is not for the inexperienced. Rebuilding a ZF-5 manual tranny takes a bit of skill that a novice probably doesn't have.
Just because the trans is gone, that doesn't prevent you from knowing what WAS originally installed. Click this, read the caption a few times, study the truck, and then fill in your profile, signature, & avatar with all the truck's details:
There may be a few upgrades that should be done to prevent known problems from appearing or growing, but don't feel like you need to spend a lot or change the way the truck looks before you even own it. Get it running. Do all the maintenance that's undoubtedly overdue. Fix things that are obviously wrong. DRIVE IT. When you need to do something and the truck can't, that's when you'll know the first mod it needs.
Don't jump the gun.
If you'd put the nearest city in your profile location, you might get some specific recommendations on where to look for a trans. Install Google Earth on your computer and use it to fly around your area searching for junkyards, used auto parts, etc. Note the imagery date in the lower R corner so you can tell which JYs are still open, which ones are doing business, and how frequently they change inventory. You can also usually tell how many trucks they have.
^^^^^ +1; putting mods on a truck that's not running right will mask issues and confound troubleshooting.
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