7.3 Power Stroke versus 7.3 non turbo
 

I was wondering for Ford's 7.3L engine at what year did they offer a turbo for the F250 and F350 models? Which is honestly better for long term durablity- turbo or no turbo? At what specific date for the 7.3 did they offer a turbo? When was the engine computer controlled compared with all mechanic which I suppose is more relaible? I don't want to spend a ton of cash everytime need to buy a part. Is turbo and engine computer controled in the 1995 truck?

I saw a 1995, F350 that was an automatic with 152,000 miles, 7.3 turbo, 4 door crew cab, long bed (long bed came from a sinle tank truck, but seller was going create another fuel top by cutting the exteior sheet metal. All this $4500.
Paul

Re: 7.3 Power Stroke versus 7.3 non turbo
 

They had the 7.3IDI with a turbo in 93 and early 94. They went to the powerstroke in 94.5.

You want a POWERSTROKE... Not an IDI...

About the only thing a IDI is good for is a Farm truck... They will start about everytime, are cheap, no maintance... but also NO POWER... would struggle to get out of there own way.

Well actually speaking of a farm truck, I own 4 acres in the Redlands (South West Miami, FL) and had planned to get a truck forfarm use. So I guess IDI will work for me.

IDI would be fine if your tooling around on the farm, they run forever, need little maintance and are cheap.

But dont expect to hook to a load of hay and get anywhere fast. Your in it for the long haul with an IDI.

Paul you'll be O K, You drive a NISSAN DIESEL MAXIMA, with no turbo:scare2: So you are used to slow diesels:w2:

I have a "new" questions: How come you see very few 4X4 F250 and F350 Diesel pickups? While this 1991 7.3 L IDI does'nt have a turbo, can I easily add one with not much cost? Would one be easy to install a turbo? What other upgrades can I do to the stock engine? 300,000 miles is'nt a lot of miles if typical wear parts have been repaired / replaced as nessary? Thanks Paul

PAUL are you going to buy a diesel before the year ends:argh::argh:

If you're going to do that, just get a powerstroke and forget the IDI. They can't take much boost and still don't make squat for power even with a turbo. They are worlds better with a turbo, but still nothing impressive by today's standards. I watched a 7.3 IDI with a turbo on the dyno at our local dyno day this past year, it did something like 190hp and 250 ft/lbs...

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I have a stock IDI and it pulls hey and logs and about anything I wanna put on it just fine. 95K. 1990 F-350

Im sure you have not pulled those loads with any other truck than....:nope:

I have sir and the power stroke is a good pulling engine, but the only reason I said the idi for him was repair costs, my truck for example, we had a D-9 CAT on it, the other day, two tons of fertilizer in the back and hooked to the goose neck, we had 10 1 ton bags of fertilizer and it pulled it. Slow but it done it, I was just trying to kindly make a good point, it's just in my mind, cost or ownership and repairs over the long hual. :)

You sir are full of shit.

You put a D-9 on any trailer that your truck can hook to, and your 10.25 rear end will spit its guts about 30' in each direction...

You could have at least lied something that was remotely possable, a D4... Maybe even a JD650... but you did not put a D-9 on anything.

Hey I had a D4 on my pickup once

I had 26.5k on my flat bed once too...

But a D-9 weighs in over 100,000 pounds...

Someone just stepped in bullshit so deep he cant see to swim out of it. Bet he has never even seen one, let alone spent countless hours on one...

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...36120910_n.jpg

Thats 26k on...thats only about 75k less then an D-9...

only...

A D9 with a pickup thats some funny shit right there :pca1:

Ya... you just loaded one up behind your good old 7500# truck...

Heck why drop the deck when you can just drive over the rear :D

I forgive ya for your comment sir I'm a good christian, and I wouldnt lie and if my grandpa says it pulled a D-9 dozer, I beleave him they moved it down the road 10 mils to another site they were working on. All flat road. I'm just saying what he told me sir. Everything we hauled or moved is the truth and I don't lie sir, I dont believe in it. I looked at the video you put up, and only now do I see that the dozer my grandpa was talking about might have been a D-4. :) Hope this clears up the confusion?

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Sir I have been on them as a kid but I'd love to get the chance to really run one, that'd be a dream come true. :)

There designed to be loaded that way... Quick and easy... I've done it with Excavators many times, just never a 9...

I dont care if it were 10 feet... Its not going to happen. A D-9 weighs in at about 105,000 pounds... Even an old school D8 weighs over 80k... Your not going to get a pickup to even sit still with that weigh. It will split the frame, axles and every other part of the truck...

I've spent 1000's of hours on D-5,7,8 and 9's all over the country...

I' misunderstood my grandpa and said the wrong thing. Sorry friend.

A D9? :nope:
A d9 is about 45000% overkill for any normal application anyway.


if it was possible to haul a 30+ thousand pound piece of equipment with a pickup, my boss would haul his JLG zoomer with his chevy truck.
but it ain`t.

hi guys i need help
 

i just bought a 94 f superduty from a friend for 800.00 and it has water leaking into the #1

cylinder how can i fix this or can i get a 94 7.3 turbo with no computer and throw it in there

for the moment plz help