I'm redoing an 86' CC 4x4 LB that was originally a 6.9, my original intention was to swap in a 7.3 Godzilla but I'm not sure I want to spend the $10-12k it's going to take to do it. I'm now thinking about a 7.3 powerstroke from a 94-97, there's lots of complete donor trucks under $3k. I know the mounts are the same essentially, the wiring and such isn't to bad with a complete donor, but I don't know if I'll have to clearance the firewall for the turbo and downpipe? Any thoughts on this or any other concerns I might be missing?
Have you thought about turbocharging the 6.9? Banks has a kit for $3500 and it's all bolt-ons which would get you above stock 7.3 Powerstroke figures. Wouldn't have to fuss with blending several trucks together.
Yeah I have been lately, I sold the original engine because it was a smoking, leaking son of a bitch, more so than normal Lol. If I found a good 7.3 IDI I might do that, but I would definitely put a E4OD or 4R100 behind it and use a Quick 4 controller. That’s kind of why I was thinking I could buy a donor 94-97 truck, there’s lots of them for less than a turbo kit, and then I would just swap over the whole drivetrain and integrate the harness.
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