hey
just got another truck
it is a 2004 6.0l
was wandering how much is involved in changing it over to a 7.3
the 6.0 is blown, supposedly someone put gas in the tank and drove on it, they realized it and flushed the system, it drove for alittle while and detonated, when i got the truck they have the intake torn of and im not sure what else is pulled apart
just trying to figure out what direction i should take
thanks

 

auto? makes it much more difficult if it is. I don't know what all you will need to do but there will be a lot of work involved.

 

It will be some work. I am not overly familiar with the 6.0, but I am taking on a gas to diesel swap, and I am sure with wiring and plug ins, there may be more to it then what meets the eye!

 

Depending on where you are located, emissions regulations may not allow you to make the swap to a 7.3.

 

That's going to be a big deal as well. Also you might want to see about the weight specs ov the 04 versus what it's like for the 7.3. I know the weight of my truck versus when I had a 7.3 was almost 2k(that was on the scale) and that's 2k less that you can tow/haul with it, if you do that as well. That may or may not be an issue since that didn't do re-designing til 05 if I remember correctly, but something to think about as well.

 

I didn't see this post til now. That's true, most places only allow you to swap engines from time periods that have the same regulations with regard to emissions. That's why most people do a common rail cummins swap if they are swaping out their 6.0. OP, you'll still have the tranny issue, but atleast there are companies that have kits and/or technicians to do that for you, probably be cheaper then doing a 7.3 swap(oddly enough). However, I wouldn't do it yourself unless you feel really comfortable with doing it. That is one thing I would pay someone to do personally. I like wrenching on my truck, but I do realize my limitations and not afraid to have someone that has the right skill set to do it for me. Cheaper in the long run.

 

hey
ok, im not sure of emissions and gvw for the truck ill have to check
if it comes down to it ill for he owner of the shop im in go to the auction and buy a wrecked 7.3 truck
i work professionally as a mechanic so ability is not a problem, im just not sure of the wiring differences and bolt patterns. putting the motor in is the easy part. it just comes down to what parts bolt back onto the motor
it might just come down to getting another wreck to tear appart

 

That would depend on what type of mechanic you are. I've known professional mechanics that I wouldn't want to touch a diesel period. No offense, it just all depends.





These things are rarely as simple as wiring. I would see that a lot of things don't bolt right back up. Especially computers etc. Tranny for sure isn't going to.

Also, may I ask why is it your wanting to go backwards? Yes the 7.3 might have been a good engine, but it's still old. Nothing lasts forever and plus it's a weaker platform in the sense of power. Then, of course, to get it up to the same power level as the 6.0(stock 6.0 that is) or close to it, you're going to have to do some major mods to it. Depending on what type of rods that the 7.3 has, you might have to swap those out as well. The later ones I think they switched the materials to a weaker one, so it doesn't handle extensive modding as well.

Even though I wouldn't do it, it would actually be easier and better to do a cummins swap because you wouldn't have to worry as much about rather or not your emissions complaint. It has been done so much there are kits on it to make it an easy job. Plus on the common rail, it doesn't take quite the extensive modding to get more power out of it and it would be a lot more powerful then the 7.3.

I guess I just don't understand why some people just don't let go.

 

well, the way the truck is now my boss bought it from the auction
i figured that the 6.0 isnt really common around here so it might be easier for me to buy a rolled over 7.3 powerstroke truck of similar year to swap everything out of, if it alot of hassle to do it that way then ill have to find a 6.0 truck and pull the motor from that
i would like to do a compression test on the motor and see if they really hurt it or not though

 

ok first off if you just distroyed a piston, pull the head and check the bores you may find all you need is a pistion and set of rings. IMO the cheepist repair there is. you may have to find a head as well but they can be had for a few hundred if you look.

to swap a 7.3 in thats a lot of wires and modules. the 7.3 runs 110v 15amp dc to fire the injectors. so you will need the body harness, the idm, the engine harness, the pcm, the bjb and the cjb, I also think you may need the psom as well depending on year of the 7.3
then if you need the psom you will need the dash wiring as well.

 

k
that seems like more than i wanna do to this, so i try and talk the into letting me rebuild it
u mentioned that the 7.3 is 110 firing injectors, i thought that the 6.0 had a similar design

 

6.0L 48v and 10amp

 

just redo your 6,0 with all the latest upgrades and you'll have a better engine than the 7.3. had both and the 6.0 is better with the mods.

 

is it still firing an ac voltage or is it 48v dc
and im not really worried about it being better than a 6.0 i just want to fix it a sell it to someone that could use it
im driving my 88 7.3 idi, i like the idea of less stuff making it run is less stuff that can break or burn out and leave me stuck somewhere

 

both systems are dc voltage