6.9/7.3 question
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6.9/7.3 question
I have hear that the 6.9 and the 7.3 have the same block and you can take a 6.9 and turn it into a 7.3. is this true? If so, what all would need to be done in order to create a 7.3 out of a 6.9?
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Wreckinball, why would you use the 7.3 heads instead of the 6.9. I am thinking about swappin my barely running 89 7.3 out for a 6.9. I can pick up a 94 7.3 turbo motor w/turbo reman with only 80,000 but water in oil very cheap. I would like the heads just for the high temp valves.
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6.9 and 7.3 cranks are different along with the Harmonic Balancer IIRC. So no the cranks aren't the same. I remember something with the balancing and the balancers can't be swapped.
As far as heads, I'd use the 6.9 heads on a 6.9 block with 7.3 rockers if the 6.9 is 86-older. (87 6.9's came with the updated rockers)
As far as heads, I'd use the 6.9 heads on a 6.9 block with 7.3 rockers if the 6.9 is 86-older. (87 6.9's came with the updated rockers)
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ouch, that looks silly, yeah the word rockers is missing from there, jeez what a newb! sorry guys. 6.9 block. 6.9 goods, but if you had a solid well maintained block, yeah bore it out. i would love to just build my own spec engine one day haha
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Crew what they claim is if you use the harmonic balancer from one to the other it is best to use the flywheel too, or vica verca. As far as I know is the cranks are the same and I used a 6.9 flywheel on one of mine without changing the balancer several years before I read this and it still has had no ill affects. You can use the 7.3 rockers and valves with the 6.9 heads, but the heads themselves will not interchange. I would never bore a 6.9 to 7.3 specs or any more than it takes to clean the cylinders up.
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