need some more hp for the old 7.3 idi!
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need some more hp for the old 7.3 idi!
I just traded my vw car for a 1990 7.3 idi! From what I've discovered so far mods are hard to come by for this truck. I'm looking for a low budget power boost without turning to a turbo kit just yet. I'm new to diesel so i'm kind of in the dark when it comes to mods. I was thinking maybe intake and exhaust? it has a stock intake on it and the kid who had it put a 6 inch stack on it??? shouldnt it need a little more back pressure? anyways other than the stack it has new oem starter, glow plugs, injectors, fuel pump and thats about it...its only got a 110k on it so I hope to get a lot of life out of it! Let me know what you think!!!!!!!
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turn the pump up to flats, and absolutly put an BHAF of some sorts and exhaust on it arround (4 inch when they merge. 2.5 or so at the manifolds). you dont have forced air to cool things down so your engine needs to breathe as much as possible. might look into a small water meth set-up but you wont gain from it like the turbo engines do.
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i dont know the deminsions of the factory turbos for the 7.3's however to me it would be presumable larger than an hx35 7.3 vs 5.9 youve got a little more engine. you should look for a wrecked turboes IDI and steal its parts. then look into what turbo you want to run. but your engine cant eat much more than 14psi.
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ok thanks for your help!
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oh also, what kind of guages will i need to regulate once i started putting work in this truck? I know an egt is essential but are there any others that are going to help me monitor temps in the tranny and what not?
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oh also, what kind of guages will i need to regulate once i started putting work in this truck? I know an egt is essential but are there any others that are going to help me monitor temps in the tranny and what not?
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