Alright, so my ol idi's been slurpin down oil, belching blue smoke, and other little piddly stuff that's making me think its getting near the end of the line. So I got to thinkin: idi turbo. After a lil bit o pricing, I found that the 7.3 powerstroke wasn't that much more (approx $7529 v $8432) Yeah, I know they're insanely high figures for a $2k truck, but it makes for a good laugh. I know it'l need an ECM/PCM, but will it sit in my frame and/or work with the '88 instrument panel? Has anyone ever pulled off putting a 'stroker in place of an idi? Sidenote: I had an '00 F250 with the powerstroke that loved to chew up and spit out rice burners, I miss doing that.
__________________ '88 F250 Lariat extended cab ?10,XXXmi, C6 Auto, 3.55 rear, 16" Aluminum Summit Racing Rims, LT235/85R16 Bridgestone Duelers, Sony Xplod CD Reciever, Mostly OEM replacment parts, for now...Lovingly named "Brownie" simply because its brown and a sweet ride .
I will probably catch some flak for saying this, but do what I am currently in the process of: put a 12 valve Cummins in there.
You could do it for $3k pretty easily, and if you spent as much as you'd have in the powerstroke swap you'd have insanely more power than you could ever imagine out of either the 7.3L IDI turbo or the 7.3L powerstroke....
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1994 Ford F250 4x4: 7.3L IDI factory turbo, supercab longbed, E4OD *DEAD*. ZF5 swap,Dana 60 swap, GM 14 bolt rear w/ 4.10s, 4" exhaust from stock downpipe back to a 5" stack, IP maxed=1100 degrees max pulling uphill, "modified" wastegate=11psi max,99+ F450SD cab/chassis leaf springs in rear
--motor/trans sold--
2000 VW Jetta TDI = 48+mpg
1997 Dodge 3500: 2WD Cab & Chassis, 12V Cummins, 47RE Automatic, Dana 80, 194,000mi. Parting out.
1989 12V VE Cummins out of Chevy C60? at the machine shop...going into the Ford.
I'd put in the cummins over the PSD. The old 12v cummins is still mechanical, and most had turbos from the factory. The fuel pump on those trucks have many settings other than an overall fuel screw like ours. They are very easy to modify, they have more stock tq than we do. My brother has a '92 W-350 with the cummins, wish that engine went in a better overall truck.....mine.
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1985 F-350 6.9 IDI w/101k miles, RC, 4x2, DRW, 4.10 gears, ZF-5speed, 5" stack, manual glow plugs, flatbed, buckets and center console off a bronco and no soup bowl!
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Up next: Turbo, full instrumentation, hydroboost brakes
Yeah, I don't belive all the hype about the Cummins B, my bro has one and he just sunk nearly $2k in a front cover after a dowel pin went ballistic, and I've got a neighbor that built his B to the roof and has been rubbing it in my face (I can't wait till his pops). There's got to be a drawback to making a lil engine act like a big one. I think I'll take DeepRoots advice with the tried and true reman when the time comes.
__________________ '88 F250 Lariat extended cab ?10,XXXmi, C6 Auto, 3.55 rear, 16" Aluminum Summit Racing Rims, LT235/85R16 Bridgestone Duelers, Sony Xplod CD Reciever, Mostly OEM replacment parts, for now...Lovingly named "Brownie" simply because its brown and a sweet ride .
Hey wait... why is the Promar reman so much cheaper than the Jasper Engines reman, which is so much cheaper than the Ford reman (that last one's a lil more obvious)?
__________________ '88 F250 Lariat extended cab ?10,XXXmi, C6 Auto, 3.55 rear, 16" Aluminum Summit Racing Rims, LT235/85R16 Bridgestone Duelers, Sony Xplod CD Reciever, Mostly OEM replacment parts, for now...Lovingly named "Brownie" simply because its brown and a sweet ride .
Nevermind... the pic loaded, the jasper was a running complete, and the promar seems to be missing a few key components
__________________ '88 F250 Lariat extended cab ?10,XXXmi, C6 Auto, 3.55 rear, 16" Aluminum Summit Racing Rims, LT235/85R16 Bridgestone Duelers, Sony Xplod CD Reciever, Mostly OEM replacment parts, for now...Lovingly named "Brownie" simply because its brown and a sweet ride .
Nevermind... the pic loaded, the jasper was a running complete, and the promar seems to be missing a few key components
Hey I just put in a Promar reman long block and it runs just great. Don't know what he's talking about missing parts. All the gaskets come with it, plus a new oil pumpand pickup, sure you have to use your water pump, pan, IP, injectors and intake.
Got mine for 3K and free shipping both ways. Engine comes in a pod, and you return yours in the same pod, call them and they arrange for pickup. You do have to have some way to unload and load the pod. Shipping weight is 727 I think, engine alone was 600.
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99.5 F350 XLT Lariat 4X4 AT 4.10 DW CC LB Centurion conversion Garret Turbo Radio SD & Tape 126,700 03/08 Strictly stock. Build date 03/99
Rebuilding engine. 92 F350 7.3 IDI CC LB 2WD Banks turbo US Gear O/U
1990 F350 XLT Lariat 7.3L IDI E4OD Dually 280K+ 2WD
Reman Promar Long Block 11/07
Reman IP - New Delphi Injectors -New Beru GP's 07/07 New radiator & hoses New WP
Dual Exhaust 3"X18" resonators frnt. of rear wheels
Soup bowl gone, 4" intake W/AZ filter
Cobra CB W/Weather Interrupt - Dual Trucker Antenna's
Blk. Grill W/Brush Guards - Fog lights - Rally driving Lights. GN 20K & Reese 16K 5er hitch
Nope, and I dont want one. We run those in the yard trucks where I work. I'll admit, when they're not slinging oil or if you can get past the extreme lope at idle, they're a fine engine. Like I said, my neighbor's built his to max out the dyno. I've seen his figures, it was like 900hp before he turned it back down because he was going through clutches like candy. Personally, if it were even possible, I'd rather cram a little caterpillar in, cuz as far as I'm concerned, there's no replacement for displacement.
__________________ '88 F250 Lariat extended cab ?10,XXXmi, C6 Auto, 3.55 rear, 16" Aluminum Summit Racing Rims, LT235/85R16 Bridgestone Duelers, Sony Xplod CD Reciever, Mostly OEM replacment parts, for now...Lovingly named "Brownie" simply because its brown and a sweet ride .
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. So I got to thinkin: idi turbo. After a lil bit o pricing, I found that the 7.3 powerstroke wasn't that much more (approx $7529 v $8432
) Yeah, I know they're insanely high figures for a $2k truck, but it makes for a good laugh
. I know it'l need an ECM/PCM, but will it sit in my frame and/or work with the '88 instrument panel? Has anyone ever pulled off putting a 'stroker in place of an idi? Sidenote: I had an '00 F250 with the powerstroke that loved to chew up and spit out rice burners, I miss doing that
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'88 F250 Lariat extended cab
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