6.0 turbo on a 7.3??
 

Hey im just wondering if its possible to fit a 6.0's turbo onto a 7.3, im pretty sure it isnt possible but a friend of mine wants to do this so im wondering if it can be done???

I think 6.0 is VVT. anything's possible, but its nothing near bolt on.

i dont know. i have never herd of anyone doing it thats why im wondering about it you know

There was a aftermarket company doing it a while back, I read about it I diesel power mag, they did it on two trucks one was around a 97 year and the other was a 99 or newer. It didn't say really how to do it but it did say they were useing some sort of stand alone computer to control the vains.

That would be sick:rocking:.
What is your freinds truck?

the problem would be the programming. bc it is a vvt

why not just upgrade the turbo? you'll probably pay less for a turbo kit than you will for the 6.0 turbo then the standalone computer control system. I know alot of guys use 6.0 intercoolers on 7.3's but not turbos

yeah it would probubly be cheaper to just upgrade but i think its a pretty sick idea myself and if he can get it to work i would think about doing it myself. and my freinds truck is the same as mine. 96 powerstroke.

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its just i have no idea how you would hook all that stuff up like the wires and comp. im no good with wires and crap:humm: ,but the turbo i could take care of for him.

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this is becoming a thing that i want to do as well so if anyone has any ideas on how to do so i would greatly appreciate it:c:

cool
Wut are his other mods to back the turbo up cuz wouldyou need to do all different stuff with a different turbo.?

Its not a huge chalange to install the turbo, but take a look at the issues that the 6.0VGT has before you go and swap one in... You would be money ahead and time, hell even HP with a drop in GTP-38R...

Or better yet a Modded H2e...:rocking:

well im also trying to do what ever it takes to get over 1,000tq so im open to all suggestions i just thought this would be kind of cool to do.

oh is it for you or him? I know if my bud was doing it I do the same right next to him and save some time. either that or I d be real jealous if he did it and i didnt.
Also wut are the mods that back it up?

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Also making that much power aint easy, have you thought about a cummins swap?

1000tq is not hard to do...

38r and hybrids will put you at 500hp-1000tq or more depending on the tuning...

With my hybrids and a modded H2e I put down 467/1050...

well still, thats a pretty penny to do that. Id like to see a cummins swap, I know there are others but each one is just as good.:U:

yeah i have acually thought about the cummins swap. but i decided against it because i just dont have the time to put into doing all of that work.

I understand that one. How much $ would you want to put into getting 1000ft tq?
cuz stated previously, it's not hard but it aint cheap. Stiil it would be way easyier then a cummins swap.
Also, wuts done to the tranny cuz I think if its not built, that 1000ft would blow it out of the water. I know mine slips being in a stock truck.

yeah it wouldnt handle it, but if u dont beet on it it would be fine. im gunna be getting it beffed up over the winter i plan to just start getting closer to 1000 tq this summer and when the tranny is done get to 1000tq and have everything done. yeah the cummins swap would be pretty cool but it would prolly cost me more to do then the injectors and turbo and that you know. not to mention all the time it would take me.

oh, ok. how michanical are you cuz with the cummins swap it wouldnt be all that expensive doing all the work. In the end youd prolly actualy save money.
How much money do you plan on spending cuz I wanna go all out with my truck too.
Also im not trying to say you should do the cummins swap cuz im in the same boat but I dont know anything mechanial like that so I would never. :U:

haha im pretty good michanical wise, my dads pretty good friends with a guy who was a ford michanic and he helps me put all my stuff into my truck like when i did my new tranns and stuff, hes also gunna help me with my gauges and injectors, but if i could find a cummins motor for cheap i would also have to figure out how to do all the computer work tat goes along with it and im not to good at that:humm: but if they make kits to do the cummins swap i may look into it:U:

Well if you can do it on your own,
fordcummins.com is wut I found a while ago when i was thinkin about it, but I am not mechaniical at all.
It might save u money in overall and cumins smoke liek a pullin trucks too:choochoo:

yup you are right. if i can find a cummins moter that runs well for cheap this is something i may seriusly think about doing now that you have reopend me to doing it.:U:

im lookin for a obs now too, I might wanna do a swap too, if nothing else Ill have a shop do it for me seein I wouldnt be able too
wuts a decent price on one? I see prices are close to 10k for some, but are they over priced?:humm:

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i really like the loks of those old trucks and with lots of smoke they look better:rocking:

to be honest i would just buy a older truck for cheap and take all of the componits out of that and put them into mine, it seems like the most logical and cheapiest way to go about doing the swap. also how much u lookin to spend on a OBS? you can have mine if the price is right:humm:

i have a pretty good sorce of money. what are you asking. what mods you got on it. any pics?

i have a tony wildman custome tune chip, intake, and the side exit pipe u saw in the other pic when u asked about my tires in the OBS thred. its got a brand new tranny with about 2,000 miles on it and a 3 yeqar warrenty brand new brakes all the way around and brand new tires. ive got about 6-7 thousand into it so i am not going to get rid of it cheap.

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oh yeah and the truck only has 96,000 miles on it:U:

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ok so back to the general topic of this thred.....anyone ever do the vgt turbo swap on the 7.3??????

Ok, id prolly be willing to give you the 7k you got into it, where are you by the way?:humm:

haha ohh im selling it for more the 7k i can tell you that much haha ive got way to much time and money into it i was selling it for 9k and that was before the new tranns. i prolly wouldnt sell it to be honest. you would have to offer me alot of money to get it

oh i thought by the way u said it u had 7k into it?
yea for a swapper id prolly want someithing more cheaper anyways.
Oh and also I talked to someone today about 6.0 turbos and they said it would be possible but tough.
But I think sick in the end:U:

yeah its not gunna be easy and thier is alot of stuff to do and work thourgh but it would deffintly be 1 of a kind and very cool i think:U:

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any one have any ideas on how i can do this>????

i know they found on those 2 truck they put the vgt turbos on that the vanes cept sticking and kept haveing other issuse out of there control with the turbos

Build your own pedistal, controler and up pipes most likely

if your gonna go thru all that just put a h2e on it

I don't think that it would be terribly difficult to control the VGT with an aftermarket controller, the only issues I'd think would be problematic is the increased exhaust backpressure would likely send the factory engine management system for a loop.