Ford Powerstroke 94-98 7.3L Discussion of 94-98 7.3 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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Haha, I'd love to have a cummins. This last summer, my goal was to have a diesel, and I was mainly looking at Powerstroke 7.3's and 12V cummins. The Powerstroke gave me the right price, and thats what I ended up with.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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the 7.3 is the best out of the fords the 6.0 are the worst. i would only own a cummins best engine out there. they make engines for everthing. i always tell people i never seen a big rig with a powerstroke or duaramax but every other big rig going down the high way has a cummins
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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Anyone ?
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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We have a 95 at work with an auto. We run superchips on race and it tows all day. Tranny is fine so far.

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the 7.3 is the best out of the fords the 6.0 are the worst. i would only own a cummins best engine out there. they make engines for everthing. i always tell people i never seen a big rig with a powerstroke or duaramax but every other big rig going down the high way has a cummins
What about the T444E or MAXXFORCE 7, they are moslty used in medium duty, but there are quite a few used for hevy duty apps. I would have to disagree with the 6.0 bein the worst. It may take a little TLC to become reliable, but i love it, plus it doesnt have that damn uncomfortable dodge interior.
 

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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If its freshly rebuilt then with just a chip youll be fine, my remanned trans lasted 2 years, had a chip from day one and by the time I had all the mods on my truck that I do now, the trans was toast. It also depends on how you drive the truck
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 05:49 PM
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Appreciate the answers everyone.

And I definatly agree on the uncomfortable dodge interior...

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:11 PM
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4in lift and 33"s?????? We just put 35s on my bros 94.5 with lots of room to spare. You could probably run 37, with no lift, and definatly with a level.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:16 PM
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04redstoker i said powerstorkes or duramax are not use in big rigs.
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:42 PM
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I used to have 35" swampers on, ran em bald, and didnt have too much cash on hand, so... I settled with the 33" A/T's. They look pretty good actually. Much quieter also !
 
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 09:33 PM
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04redstoker i said powerstorkes or duramax are not use in big rigs.

The T444E and MAXXFORCE are powerstrokes. Just different badges for the medium and heavy duty.
 
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