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Jul 13, 2019 | 07:32 PM

StrokinHer01

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I might have the opportunity to trade my 2001 7.3 Auto trans for a 97 7.3 with a swapped 5 spd with 173k miles.. The 97 has never been tuned and it’s the second owner that bought i from a family friend who purchased it in 97. The interior and exterior is in great condition. My 2003 is in good condition no problems at all. I have a couple extra goodies on my truck and it has 195k miles on it.. would this be a considerable trade and worth it?? Also if I wanted to trade it for something later on, would it be hard to trade up??

Jul 13, 2019 | 07:49 PM

Colorado350

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I would say no. Our trucks are already 20 years old. I would not trade for an OBS,for numerous reasons.

Jul 13, 2019 | 08:05 PM

ford390gashog

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Seems like a backwards trade to me. Do you really want to go further back in time? Do you want to go back to non intercooled, vacuum assisted brakes?

Jul 13, 2019 | 08:09 PM

StrokinHer01

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That kinda what I was thinking but I like the idea of the 5 spd

Jul 13, 2019 | 08:16 PM

ford390gashog

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You would be miles ahead in just doing a ZF6 swap to your current truck.

Jul 13, 2019 | 08:21 PM

StrokinHer01

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Originally Posted by ford390gashog

You would be miles ahead in just doing a ZF6 swap to your current truck.

That will be be my next post

Jul 13, 2019 | 10:55 PM

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Cons: no straight axle if it's an f250, harder to pull turbo, harder to do up pipes, possibly have a failing tank selector valve, no innercooler, and has a cat.

Pros: classic truck