How do you tell a 7.3lt from a 6.9
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One of the tells is that if it has a turbo unit - the 6.9's were almost all aftermarket (ATI and so on...)
The 6.9 is what is called an International 442-E engine, and works out to a 420 cubic inch motor.
The 7.3 is also an International design (You can have the name "NAVISTAR". Bag it up with all the other disinfomational stuff...) and comes to about 440 cubic inches.
A little known factoid is that changing the injectors to standard International Harvester ones and adding a crank from an IH with more stroke can do wonders for these engines
When ford contracted with this company (IH) to produce these engines, they (IH) had no intention of letting Ford Motor Company have an engine that was as powerful as what they were putting into their own brand - but many parts can be retro'd across...
The 6.9 is what is called an International 442-E engine, and works out to a 420 cubic inch motor.
The 7.3 is also an International design (You can have the name "NAVISTAR". Bag it up with all the other disinfomational stuff...) and comes to about 440 cubic inches.
A little known factoid is that changing the injectors to standard International Harvester ones and adding a crank from an IH with more stroke can do wonders for these engines
When ford contracted with this company (IH) to produce these engines, they (IH) had no intention of letting Ford Motor Company have an engine that was as powerful as what they were putting into their own brand - but many parts can be retro'd across...
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I forgot to mention one other note:
The 6.9's seem to "rattle" louder, which make some swear they are a truer diesel...
Ford is the originator of the assembly line idea, so I imagine there are "KNOCK OUT" plates or spaces on either side just for that. A spot of sheet metal and a saw ought to take care of any problems, and I suspect the same is true of the frames as well.
*A plasma cutter would be a terriffic tool here...
Bronco's are an F-truck with a coach body. Every part of it is the same from the seats forward. If I'm wrong, I owe you a liter!
~and I expect you to hold me to that if and when I come down under next...
The 6.9's seem to "rattle" louder, which make some swear they are a truer diesel...
Ford is the originator of the assembly line idea, so I imagine there are "KNOCK OUT" plates or spaces on either side just for that. A spot of sheet metal and a saw ought to take care of any problems, and I suspect the same is true of the frames as well.
*A plasma cutter would be a terriffic tool here...
Bronco's are an F-truck with a coach body. Every part of it is the same from the seats forward. If I'm wrong, I owe you a liter!
~and I expect you to hold me to that if and when I come down under next...
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