Hello everyone! Still working on the 83 beast to get her back on the street again as fuel prices keep climbing. Let's face it- that old 6.9 will get way better fuel mileage than my built 352, just cause I can't seem to keep my foot out of it. Anyway- I am wanting to take my old 6.9 that originally came in the truck, (I own two 6.9 motors) and rebuild it. I believe, even though I haven't torn it down, that I spun a bearing when the oil pump went out. When I rebuild it, I want to beef it up. However, almost everything I have seen so far is for the powerstroke or 7.3. Nothing against those motors, Ford diesels kick a$$, but I don't have a whole lot of money, plus, how many 6.9's do you see out there runnin' with the big dogs? I know there are turbos and such available for it, but they sure are expensive. Can I bore it and stroke it? If I did, wouldn't that just make it a 7.3? What about head work? I really like my 6.9's, they have served me very well, and I really want to stay true to this motor, even though my friends can't seem to understand why. I know there are a lot of diesel gurus here in this site, and I'm seeing more and more of them advertising around town. I just want to build a STRONG 6.9, and stay away from all the expensive electronics and turbos. As always, any input would be well appreciated.

 

No replies? Come on fellas, I thought this would be an easy one for the people on this website. I see a lot of you have looked at this post, so why no replies?

 

Hi,
There is a propane thread going on the forum, maybe you could look in that direction if you dont want a turbo??

Magic

 

Check out the banks performance page. They have it all for the older ford diesels, turbos, monster exhaust, new pumps, etc......
and i dont think that you need much for a 6.9 any way my buddie has one in his 86' tow truck and it will pull down a house and still go 70.