ok im picking up a spare motor today and im going to build it up to be as powerful as possible without major money in it
ill add pics when i can
heres my plan
girdle for the main caps on the bottom from hypermax (or home made)
ported heads
high rise intake
sbc style air cleaner
n/a (no turbo for now)
headers
then im going to run propane injection or use wmo as fuel (higher btus)
thats the start along with a few other mods that im going to do if i can work them out
twin turbo like on the new powerstrokes (still only 10-15 psi the hard part)
now heres specs on the motor
its a good shape rebuildable motor from a 94 stock turbo truck
its got issues on one or 2 cylinders that ill fix
its a fairly low milage motor and if it needs sleeved ill also get that done
the stock turbo is going on the daily driver
now the questions
what to put this in? i want a big 4x4 so im thinking jeep or bronco
but thats down the road a bit
now what is all the issues with these motors? im going to have to fix them to make this thing hold power
and i want a manual when its in the rig so heres the options nv4500 stock 4 speed or a t5 from a mustang
any input let me know
ill add pics as i can tomorrow ill have pics of the motor
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
does anyone know the specs on a psd connection rod and if its the same as our motors?im just browsing hypermax now for ideas
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
looking at hypermax i cannot find the girdle ive heard they sell could i get a link?
and would hypermax pistons be a good idea?
i also found dps proformance pistons for a decent price
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
looking at hypermax i cannot find the girdle ive heard they sell could i get a link?
and would hypermax pistons be a good idea?
i also found dps proformance pistons for a decent price
You have to call hypermax and ask about the girtle, and trust me it will break your budget, and if your not going to be trying to make any serious power then you dont need it,
If it was me i would find a good late model 6.9 or a 7.3 that you know for sure has no cavitation issues! Strip it completely down have everything checked out replace anything that needs to be, put all new bearings all new pistons milled 60 thousands off the tops, then ceramic coated, for the heads i would put all new 7.3 turbo motor valves rockers etc. Head studs intake studs and exaust manifold studs, Then i would get a good hot pump made, probly a moose pump or a moose pump plus with a rev limiter set to 4200 rpm, and moose mister injectors, but i would put the stock fuel system on it to break the engine in very slow and easy 5000 miles, as for turbos a compound system a ats 093 turbo for the small turbo, and a psd turbo for the large one with the 1.00 housing intake and 1.15 for exaust side, and a 99 psd intercooler to cool everything off, that combonation should lay some pretty good numbers down
pics will happen the motor is on wait now the company swaping it out of the other truck is taking a day or 2 extra which sucks but im in no rush
well this could go into either a mud truck or a rock crawler so im also going to try to fix the low oil at idle issue for the idle issue im going to use a bafle and dump oil over the rockers i think
the hi rise intake is mostly loops and secondly weight
also some turbo plumbing will be put into it to make better flow because the hats the engines curently use are fairly restrictive
moose pump will probally be how i go but... i want to try and build up my own pump if its not hard but well see i like mel's power in those pumps
now balancing the bottom end? this is machine shop work correct?
chuckster id love to drive out and visit but even when its all done idk if thatll be possible, maybe next time youre on vacation
i like the girdle my dads a excelent welder and i think i can have him fab me something up anyone have a link to the idi girdle (just a pic for ideas) idk how much power this will make so im on the fence about it but if i get over 300 then i know ill need it
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
anyone know where i can read up on calculating compression?
im looking to run 19 or 20-1 not much lower but enough and id like to run around 20 psi boost then if possible so i need to figure all that out
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
anyone know where i can read up on calculating compression?
im looking to run 19 or 20-1 not much lower but enough and id like to run around 20 psi boost then if possible so i need to figure all that out
well in a few years i may take it out youre way theres some trails in cali i wanna hit before i die
thanks ill check the link
hey you all rember the old ford cabovers? i got access to one thats in eh shape what about a built idi in it with a pickup bed on back? any opinions?
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
ya i hope to see youre truck before i die chuckster
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
finally got motor
im getting some pics of it tomorrow and the turbo will be going on my truck and it is in great shape
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88 F-250 body,550 rear frame setup, 7.3 idi, back up camera, 20$ wallyworld fog lamps, class 5 bumper hitch welded to frame and gusseted, brush guard with front mount hitch and off road lights, headache rack, 33" mudders, ac power converter,factory buckets from quadcab, power windows and locks now, deezee runningboards (cab only),cobra 29 cb w/ 102" whip, high lift jack behind seat, toolbox for the junk, visor, running lights, 6600 lbs with all my junk
i plan to add propane kit, stake body bed, gn hitch,western style mirrors, holset turbo 100mm intake, and a lot more
new motto: use common sense its a great gift
and if that dont work overkill it
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