Hey readers,

Recently I bought an 89' F-250 with the ZF5, 351 W 2wd and while driving it today I realized that the clutch engaged pretty high up and my neighbor said it would be pretty expensive to replace that. and I went online and all I saw was 7.3 Powerstroke clutches, is there a difference?

Thanks in advance
Elan

 

I forgot to mention that I'm buying a new 351 W and putting a cam or turbo to boost torque. stock is 291@1600 RPM. Not sure what's good for towing Not mudding.
Though I have heard on this website that people say it's not too hard to get 500 ft-lb torque.
MrMotosport says:
"Well, it's actually easier to do than one might think. A 351W with a .030 over bore and a stroker crank with a 4 inch stroke will do the job, all day, every day. I personally have one putting out 650 ft-lbs at 5000 peak, with the lowest being 480 at 2000. Mine is a bit of a drag motor with some exotic heads, but I am in the process of building another for my truck. A 351w with a 4 inch stroke works out to 408, with a relatively mid cam (.550 lift or thereabouts, but I am NOT going to get into a cam debate, call some manufacturers), 9.5-to-1 compression minimum, and the right heads, it will be easy. Your going to want a good quality crank, some good rods (Eagles, perhaps)and good pistons. Heads are the key, next to stroke, for making this kind of low end grunt. Either a set of Aussies with the big valves and a Stage 1 port job, or a Windsor-style head flowing in the neighborhood of 240-250 cfm without getting into excessive sized ports. Don't get crazy with huge airflow, that will kill the torque, or rather move the torque band higher in the RPM range. Smaller ports flowing these numbers translates into velocity, meaning excellent cylinder filling giving you the torque you want. It's not going to be a cheap build, but well within reach of the average torque-junky!"
Not sure is this is true or it's someone who doesn't know what they are talking about.

Thanks in advance
Elan.

 

Clutch is fairly straight forward to replace, only expensive if your neighbor is an idiot and uses and expensive dealership.
AFAIK a 7.3 powerstroke clutch will not fit 351. I know nothing about a 351 except its a gas motor (i'm into the 7.3 IDI), but I highly doubt the clutch would be the same as a diesel engine. I know for a fact the ZF5 has at least 3 different bellhousings: Diesel, 460 and smallblock (351?) I would imagine the input shaft may be a different size and spline count as well.
Don't know where you looked online, but Autozone, Oreilly, Advanced Auto, Napa, etc.. all have websites that you enter your truck/car info in and it shows you what parts will fit that specific vehicle/engine combo.
Personally I recommend Luk clutches, but I've heard Southbend also has good products and may have performance clutches if you think you'll be in a higher power situation.

 

Thanks, Tec,
I really appreciate the reply I wasn't sure if I could buy a 7.3 clutch My dad has a 03' 7.3 Powerstroke and I wasn't sure If i could order a clutch from the same place he got one to make it simple I'll look at the clutch brand you recommended, thanks again!
With thanks,
Elan.