1986 f350 6.9 non turbo
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so im getting a good deal... no rust starts right up, just its sluggish and i like to beat ricers alot eiather in my dada truck or my car.... point is what turbo kit is good for this truck?
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Honestly if that's your price range, I would try and find a 1st gen cummins that already has a turbo. I think it's a better platform to start from. A few years ago i had a '86 F-250 with the 6.9L that wouldn't quit, but it was slug slow. I just would hate to see someone spend $3,500 on a non turbo truck and then dump a few more thousand into it for a turbo kit. Just my $0.02.
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get a turbo diesel i owned a 6.9 idi and your looking to spend like 3500 on a tubo kit from banks just gives you like 120 hp more and puts you at like 500lbs you saave your money and find a first gen cummins 12v manual for prolly less than 3500 and just turn your pump up play with your fuel plate get some gauges and you will have a fun pretty fast truck
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I agree. If you want fast just get a 1st gen Cummins. I own an 85 6.9. I've got the pump turned up just a little bit, since I still need to get a pyro gauge, but its still not fast at all. It won't die on you, that's for sure and you can pull just about anything that anybody with 500+ hp can, it'll just take you longer to get there.
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That is way to much money for an IDI, unless that truck is clean enough you could eat off the chassis, I wouldn't pay more than $2500. Around here, trucks with rebuilt IDI's have gone for $900. The cummins turbo on an IDI will require plenty of fab work. The cheapest new turbo kit I have seen is about $1800, from Banks I believe. Pick any turbo you want though as they all get you the same level of power, your only real option is gated or non-gated turbo.
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