Turbo Question
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fitzpatrick Alabama
Turbo Question
My neighbor has a Banks Turbo that fits a 6.2 Chevy diesel, old style, looks just like the one for a Ford with the big huge black box that sits on top of the motor, does anyone know what it would take to put it on my 88 Ford 7.3???
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From: La Crosse, WI
It would be more trouble than it's worth. Even putting an ATS or Banks kit on a motor that it IS designed for is challenging. Find a used one or buy new, I wouldn't recommend trying to adapt if from the 6.2.
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Im not sure how much your neighbor wants for that kit, but I have an older banks kit for an automatic truck forsale in the classifieds. Its a complete kit with a tight turbo. Take a look and contact me if your interested. Its listed under banks automatic turbo system.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fitzpatrick Alabama
I think I might can make it work while the engine is out, I had a truck with a good turbo on it a few years back, but I took it off and sold it when I sold the truck, wish now I would have kept the turbo. You can do a lot more to make things like this work when the engine is sitting on the ground.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Fitzpatrick Alabama
I guess I'll just measure all the clearance in my other truck, thats one nice thing about having 6 IDI trucks, you can look at one to figure out how to put another one together
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Last I checked, the style of turbo kit on the chevy IDI is completely different compared to the ford IDIs. The fords have the turbo sitting more less centered on the rear of the engine with the shaft across the engine centerline, while the chevy places it on the passenger side exhaust manifold (custom manifold required!!) with the turboshaft in line with the engine.
Seriously, its a night and day difference and chances are the only thing you could reuse is the turbocharger itself. I would sooner try and sell it as a kit and use the money toward the purchase of a ford IDI turbo kit. They are more common than the chevy turbo kits anyway.
Seriously, its a night and day difference and chances are the only thing you could reuse is the turbocharger itself. I would sooner try and sell it as a kit and use the money toward the purchase of a ford IDI turbo kit. They are more common than the chevy turbo kits anyway.
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