Although I am not a powerstroke man, I just had a question. I noticed in the paper this morning that they were advertising the new 2005 f350 4x4 dually and said it had a 7.3 liter motor in it the powerstroke diesel. Just wondering if ford was bringing the 7.3 back or if this is just a misprint. I dont care for powerstrokes at all, but I will have to admit the 7.3 motor was far better than the 6.0 from previous owners I have spoke with.

 

Sounds like a misprint. My dad has a 7.3L with over 350K and still going half as strong as my "little" 5.9L. I attend the Detroit Auto Show annually and while I did not spend much time near the Ford trucks I did not see any sign of the 7.3L making a comeback. Probably some unintelligent sales manager at the dealership that placed the ad.

 

I never had a problem with any of my 7.3s just blew turbo's up twice...WHOOPS! they dont take to fond of barking.

 

misprint....i dunno if im wrong but i "think" u can get the 7.3's in the f450 and f550 as an option....they lost alot of ford "loyalists" with the flop of the 6.0 and guess where they came running to? they refer to it as the darkside that would be us

 

yea 450-550 u can get 7.3 still...650+ is cat and cummins

 

My dad wants an Excursion for a daily driver, but it will be a 2000-2002 7.3L, no 6oh-no liter for him, what a pile of scrap, and he's been a Ford guy for about 30 years. If I win the lottery, I would love to buy a brand new Ford and put a Cummins in it

 

Rumor I heard Is they are coming out with a 6.2 V6 in 06 models.

 

I hope they do for their sake, I had a 6.0 and that thing was a piece of junk I lemon lawed the truck and baught a cummins

 

The rumor on dieselstop was a 6.4 with either a single or twins. International and Ford are tight lipped as they should be.

 

Its a 4.0L I6...Here is a pic of it...Think its hot enough?

 

Yep, misprint. There was an interesting ad in the Amarillo Globe a week ago yesterday.

"02 Dodge Ram 2500, quad cab, 4X4, Duramax...."

Hopefully that one was a misprint also. Or an uninformed dealer.

 

They should bring that 7.3 back.....

6.0 has been nuttin but trouble for most ppl that i know.. Ive ridden in one that is chipped and has been good.. DANG THEY ARE WICKED.. but the pull, ride, and got that sprightly feel like a gasser... ugh! too quiet too...

Tx

 

YIKES!!!

3Kracker, is that header REALLY that yellow-white hot to the eye??? or is it just because of taking a picture using a single CCD camera?
I have seen pix of homemade turbines and pulse-jets that look like they are ready to melt! But in reality, it was just the peculiarity of some single CCD imager cameras that are overly sensitive to IR, exagerating the apparent color temperatures of red-hot objects.

Still, That is HOT!!

An in-line 6!, but made of aluminum!

Who's the builder of that little beastie??? Navistar? or is that the big "secret"?

Keith

 

are you sure you can still get 450's and 550's w/ the 7.3? I couldnt find them on the ford commercial truck site. I know if they still offered them around here, all the new wreckers we got this year wouldnt have had 6.0's.......

not to say the 7.3 wasnt a good engine, but the numbers put out by it, even in its last year of production would look kinda sad compared to the Cummins 610, Duramax, and even the 6.0

 

that engine is under load...

the manifold on my turbo pinto motor would glow orange/red after a hard run... I'm sure during the run it was pretty bright!

Forrest