Ford Powerstroke 99-03 7.3L Discussion of 99-03 7.3 Liter Ford Powerstroke Turbo Diesels

Yet another blown up sub 500hp 7.3...

Old Jun 1, 2009 | 05:36 PM
  #1  
CSIPSD's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Diesel Bomber
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,638
Likes: 638
From: Bend OR
Default Yet another blown up sub 500hp 7.3...

Not sure where to go now... So many issues, so little money.

Block is fine, heads are fine...

Pistons are cracked, ALL the pistons are cracked...

Ate a main bearing, not sure what damage may or may not be there...

David may or may not help fix it due to the broken main bolt.

Very frustrated with the whole SUB 500hp cracked pistons with less then 30k on the motor. No high sustained EGT's, three dyno pulls, never made it to the pulls with it...

My stock block with 120k of water injection, stage 1's, stage 2's and hybrids... Pistons look great.

Discuss? There are a few things that changed on this motor from my stocker, lets see where this takes us.









BTW, that oil above... has less then 30 miles on it!





Me having my way with the Great Big B****... GBB is what Chelsea (wife) calls her...








Cracked pistons...




Boxed up and ready to go...
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 05:39 PM
  #2  
Red_Rattler's Avatar
High Tech Redneck

Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,730
Likes: 496
From: Columbus WI
Default

Sucks to hear that man.... Time for a Cummins?
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 05:39 PM
  #3  
Whit's Avatar
Site Mascot
Joined: Mar 2007
Posts: 16,010
Likes: 940
From: Why-homing
Default

eye yi yi........carnage fer sure, high HP got ya

have you developed a gameplan yet?
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 05:43 PM
  #4  
CSIPSD's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Diesel Bomber
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,638
Likes: 638
From: Bend OR
Default

Motor is going back to DI to get worked over, coated pistons with the bowls cut most likely... Then throw her back in with some differant tuning and hope for 500-525 on fuel.

The injectors are out now getting worked over, new nozzles and just a good check up.

The turbo is going out shortly, check up and all...

and the HPOP is going out as well.

I am too broke to get it really up there right now. O ya, the Cummins was VERY close to going in this time!
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 05:47 PM
  #5  
CSIPSD's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Diesel Bomber
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,638
Likes: 638
From: Bend OR
Default

Hell it was only a few months ago from this...



And before that it was another tranny...




UGH... LOL
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 06:22 PM
  #6  
Red_Rattler's Avatar
High Tech Redneck

Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 6,730
Likes: 496
From: Columbus WI
Default

When it rains...... It pours....












It also could be that JD green..... The IH felt betrayed
 
Reply
Old Jun 1, 2009 | 06:39 PM
  #7  
CSIPSD's Avatar
Thread Starter
|
Diesel Bomber
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 7,638
Likes: 638
From: Bend OR
Default

Originally Posted by Red_Rattler
When it rains...... It pours....












It also could be that JD green..... The IH felt betrayed

I told him when it comes back to make it black... or Gray... but not a hint of green!
 
Reply
Old Jun 3, 2009 | 12:03 AM
  #8  
CL-14's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 49
Likes: 1
From: Great falls montana
Default

man im sorry to hear about your problem hope it works out for ya. you should paint it red
 
Reply
Old Jun 3, 2009 | 12:10 AM
  #9  
2500HeavyDuty's Avatar
Super Moderator
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 14,872
Likes: 764
From: Houston, Tx
Default

paint it ford blue!!

were you runnign dual hpops with it. how much boost pressure where you running in the motor.

you have pics of the other 7 pistons
 
Reply
Old Jun 3, 2009 | 01:32 AM
  #10  
stkdram55's Avatar
BOMBARDIER
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 6,548
Likes: 279
From: New Holland Ohio
Default

thats crazy man, there has to be some way to make them things stand up to 500+ HP
 
Reply

Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:22 PM.