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Why was the 7.3 done away with?

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The 7.3 went away because they couldnt make an egr work on it.

its cause ford doesn't know a good thing when they have it. they did away with the 7.3, sold off what little bit of cummins shares they had back in the day, and got rid of sterling.(The bullet looks pretty sweet.) I see a little trend here.

Also, the 7.3 wouldn't meet the new stupid diesel emissions BS. Thank God I have a 7.3...It just turned 140K

They just didnt want to spend the cash to make it happen and look what they ended up with!

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to what I was saying. They spent 2 years trying to get a 7.3 to run with an egr due to the epa requirments. I think its better they did away with it cuz it went down as a legend. Not some terd that they wrecked!

I just wish we could get the power out of them

Who says you can't get power out of them:confused:

-Michael

You can, it just cost alot more $$$ with a 7.3 to power it up. A 6.0 is a cheaper to get the same power out of.

I wasna talkin about ford power I was talking about duramax/and cummins power 800hp+ I plan to have a 400+ powerstroke and with the same money my roomate has a 550hp dodge. but I dont see a powerstroke ever makin 1000hp

But on a side note you can still get a ford with a 7.3 in the land down under.

The OZ Superdutys are built in Brazil, and they stopped production of the 7.3.

i didn't search for 7.3s on ebay i just know this guy through purchasing my truck from him.....
here's a 99 2WD 450
if you don't need or want the trailer, i bet you could get a high price for the trailer, they don't depreciate much.....after selling the trailer you could be in this truck cheap!!!

he has at lest 2 other 7.3s on his lot maybe more if anyone is interested....
PM me if you want know how i got the best price from this wholesaler....

Any of you ford guys know where to get a oil pan for a 01 7.3 in a F550. Neighbor is looking for it and some new injecters. Thanx for the help.

Jim

The 7.3L was done away with because International Truck and Engine Corporation did away with it....Ford had no choice but to use the 6.0L engines.

Don't blame Ford, blame the engine manufacturer.

I was told they built several 32 Valve 7.3's but they couldnt meet emissions....

Thats just wrong... The motor could not meet the new emmision standards... Nothing more nothing less...

I think its cuz Stroketech needed a challenge!! :c:

And this is different from what I said how?

Oh, I didn't clarify why it was done away with by the engine builder....sorry for the "lie" then....

Because you were infering that International had something to do with it...

The EPA made the 7.3 go away... not that it was not a dead motor at that time anyway compared to the duramax and CR 5.9s that were coming out then...

Inferences were made near the beginning of the thread that Ford Motor Company was somehow responsible for the T444E going away, and my original response was to clarify that Ford did not build the engine and had no choice but to go with what their supplier offered up.

Regardless of why International chose to eliminate the T444E design platform, the facts are that International pulled the plug. Saying "that's just wrong" makes no sense...

You know the 7.3l could have been made to meet the emission standards just fine. A 32 valve head, common rail fuel sys, EGR and the twin chargers that on the 6.4 and good tuning. Just look at the trend of new engines, 5.9-6.7 6.6-6.9 maybe and the 6.4 to a new 6.7. As the saying goes, there is no subsitute for CI.

A 7.3l can make over a 1000hp, Its not a heui but a full mech version.

Poppycock....it's a government conspiracy and you know it.... :tttt: lol

There are two of them that i know of, Double Overtime and a black and silver single cab. Both are wild trucks!

Nathan

Common rail 7.3L would have been sweet.

I've been hearing one is in the works -- but have no clue as to who, where, or what :(