out with idi
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From: Hope,in
out with idi
As some of you know i have a 1990 F350 with a 7.3 IDI TURBO and ZF5 i am about to embark on a massive conversion to a DTA360 with an allison trans
I will be taking alot of pics and sharing alot of info along the way...if this is not the place to start this thread then maybe one of the moderators can show me the way
I will be taking alot of pics and sharing alot of info along the way...if this is not the place to start this thread then maybe one of the moderators can show me the way
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Let me clarify in saying i am in no way bashing my 7.3 idi, nor am i getting rid of it or the zf, i love the engine, has been very reliable and a great workhorse, but the fact is i have outgrown the power of it, and i am staying true to the breed and staying with inter/nav as powerplant...i decided i did not want a fummins so i am going with the dta360 that has far more potential than the cumapart 5.9 can dream of. I have been inactive here for a while and i have seen to many " more power" posts....this is a great option...it is all mechanical and non electronic and capable of 3000 hp thanks to the puller crowd
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Post away I want to see it too!
An engine swap is an engine swap mine is a 78 with. 7.3, Just put a 400 in my 66 Bronco if you don't post it here please give a link to it!
Love them all dont give a hoot if the *** is pulled out.
An engine swap is an engine swap mine is a 78 with. 7.3, Just put a 400 in my 66 Bronco if you don't post it here please give a link to it!
Love them all dont give a hoot if the *** is pulled out.
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So a guy with an IDI ~TRUCK comes to this forum offering to share pics and info of an engine swap (still diesel) and gets boooo hissss in the first few posts because he's switching to a different engine platform? Weird. We should be flattered he wants to host that thread here. The engine swap forum is tiny, and pretty dead. There are not whole forums dedicated to DT swaps like there are for Cummins conversions. This is the chapter for early mechanical diesels in slant nose, brick nose and OBS trucks right? IMO this is the right place... Just put "off topic" DT engine swap in the thread title and it will shoo off the nay sayers. I'll still read it 
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Thank you...i have always been a fan and avid user of this site vs some of the other sites...collection of information for this swap has been extensive...one thing i know is everyone here loves thier fords...i do, you couldn't give me another brand, this is a great alternative"better" than the cummins and still stays true to the ford/international marriage. a little quick info...the DTA360 is a 5.9 i6 wet sleeve medium duty mechanically injected engine, has a bosch "A" pump but can easily be converted to the infamous p pump. It has 28 5/8 head bolts and is said to hold 100 psi boost however its all about flow and not boost the runner configuration is way larger and smother than a cumaparts
