Would it be wrong???

[CHEESE]

I was in the process to find a drivetrain for my dually, when i stumbled across a under 100k mile 7.3 powerstroke and new trans, for a not so expensive price. would it be wrong? has anyone heard of this conversion going down? I am hoping for some insite from you fellas! Let me know what yall think!!

[68Timber]

I had an 02 Super Duty with that engine and loved it. If you like the idea, I'd do it just to be different from the Cummins and Duramax swaps.

[74 C-30]

the 7.3 is an amazing motor, and at 100k its just broken in. i've seen 10 year old trucks pushing 500k with out a rebuild. its blasphemy to the chevy world but it also would be unique

[Pyrotechnic]

It's not really a Ford motor, it's an International T444E that was in everything from school buses to ambulances so I wouldn't see a problem with it.

[CHEESE]

Since I work at a FORD house i can get parts at a good price, but does that out-way putting a ford in a chevy???

[CHEESE]

Originally Posted by Pyrotechnic

It's not really a Ford motor, it's an International T444E that was in everything from school buses to ambulances so I wouldn't see a problem with it.

thats what i keep telling myself!!

[Damien]

Just make sure it doesn't have a blue oval on it. The 7.3 is a strong engine. Its one of the once in a while ford things, like the flat head V8 or the 9".

[joe231]

DO IT!!!

[jchav62]

I agree... Dare to be different. Go for it! It's not really a F@rd engine anyway, like already said... so that makes it a little easier to digest.

Now if you were on here talking about putting in a 302, or a 351, or a 460, then things would be a little different... Chevy only for me...

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by CHEESE

Since I work at a FORD house i can get parts at a good price, but does that out-way putting a ford in a chevy???

No it doesn't this is something that would get you shot in my area.

If you must do it don't tell anyone.

[CHEESE]

It might get me shot here! Lol

[SCOTTROD]

Wrong....Cheese.....Wrong!!!

[paps69]

No one has a problem with a Cummins in a Chevy. The only thing Ford about the 7.3 is the name Powerstroke. So drop it in and tell everyone it's a Navistar 7.3!!!!

[Pyrotechnic]

Well if it's an automatic and you use the Ford auto......but if the whole drivetrain is complete and very cheap, no one can really say much if you used what you had access to for cheap.

If it's a ZF 6 speed, well then you really got yourself a deal. Chevy's came with those transmissions too.

[CHEESE]

I cant run the ford trans. because it has to retain the factory rear-end and cluster for electric reasons. i called Destroked, and they can make me an adapter for a 7.3 to turbo400. it a chunk of change but it might be nice!! im gonna have to think this over!

[joe231]

DO IT!!!

[68Timber]

It would be fun and a terribly insane combo. Before ULSD was forced on us mine would get low 20's on the hwy and it would throw the truck and anything I was hauling if pressed. But the Duramax and Cummins will do the same. I just miss this truck!





Yeah, I know...

[Slick17]

I would love to see this. If I had the cash I'd look into doing something like this.

[smashingchuck]

Why not just run the whole drive line rear end and all. I gotta think the powerstroke is going to eat any automatic you put behind it other than the one that was enginered for it. It would also make tuning a whole lot easier, and the only thing you might have to modify is the axle... which you are probably going to have to do any way for the wheels you plan on running.

[3r!c84]

Originally Posted by CHEESE

I cant run the ford trans. because it has to retain the factory rear-end and cluster for electric reasons. i called Destroked, and they can make me an adapter for a 7.3 to turbo400. it a chunk of change but it might be nice!! im gonna have to think this over!

what no over drive on that motor is gona hurt it pushing them higher revs? right? idk

i would keep the f@rd auto that comes with it

[Scootin 81 C20]

I say run it. The worse thing that can happen is you change your mind.

[68Timber]

I can't speak to what the 7.3 can hold up to regarding revs, but I can tell you what it behaved like in my Super Duty. As far as economy goes, the engine likes to run at 2K or less. You could push it a little over 2K cruising down the hwy but mpg fell off quickly and severely over 2K.

The engine pulls really hard between 2K and 3K and will make a F-250 CC Super Duty a stop light king, relatively speaking. That's where the boost is on and it delivers. But I'd hate to see the engine spin at those revs going down the hwy.

It may do that and hold together forever, I don't know. But it won't run at those revs and deliver any reasonable mpg.

Just food for thought.

[tvblazer78]

Just put it all in! I think that would be very cool!

[grinch4om]

put it all in from the radiator to the rear end cover...I saw a 460 in a 55 chevy way back when I was dragging 5.0's. It was neat although weird at the same time. I asked the guy why and he said he wrecked his ford race car, had this 55 body, threw it together and kept racing. People have been putting chevy motors in other bodies for decades. You do what you want to do, you're building it for you, not us

[rare86]

This is simple my friend, you need to quit calling it a 7.3 Powerstroke ( which is the best deisel Ford ever put in their trucks) and start calling it a International T444E , or just T444E. Very few would know the difference and it would keep you from being shot. I have a buddy that has a 2000 crewcab w/ 77.3 and it has 500,000 miles with very few problems. (CHanged water pump, idler pulley etc, normal wear) GO for it, its not Ford, its International.