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    Nitrous 6.9 vs GMC Sierra gasser

    Here's a video of me in my IDI vs a buddy in his 5.7 lt1 gasser. He's got intake, headers, exhaust, a few other things. We were talking smack to each other on facebook about racing our trucks.. well he goes and bets me 100 bucks.. it then became a little more serious lol. So I threw in a...
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    Transmission Coolers

    I didnt like how the radiator was the main cooler for my transmission, but then it went into a secondary cooler in the grill. I went to the junk yard the other day and found a nice oil cooler. I rerouted transmission lines to piggy back from the stock grill cooler into the secondary grill cooler...
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    Cylinder Heads for a 7.3

    I swapped my 7.3 for a 6.9 after some cracked piston heads and loss of compression. I saved the heads from the 7.3 thinking i could port them and clean them up real well to flow better, and then swap them on my 6.9. Unfortunately, the 7.3 has one additional head bolt, so it wont work on my 6.9...
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    Update on my 7.3 turbo to 6.9 turbo swap

    Well, I've been driving my truck for the past month or so, the past two weeks or so straight, because my car got stolen while driving my truck one day. Grr. Anyhow, I haven't completely finished everything I've wanted to, and its bothering me. First, I only have a stock water temp gauge right...
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    7.3 to 6.9 swap complete!

    I finished my swap and finally got my truck runnin good. Thanks for all the help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CeSrqiWYT0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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    Formal introduction!

    Hey guys, my name is Sam.. I live in San Jose on the border of milpitas, ca. I've been a lurker for a while until I needed help.. Lately I've been posting so I figured I would introduce myself. I'm 25 but have a mechanical background as far as 5 yrs old. I race off road motorcycles at expert...
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    Turbo oil feed and oil pressure gauge taps

    So I've been doing my motor swap and on my "new" engine the oil tap locations were shown here. The one close to the flywheel to the rear of the engine was going directly to the turbo. The other one in the middle lower area, the one I snapped off lol, was going to a oil pressure gauge. It read...
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    injection pump replacement write up

    Does anyone have a write up on how to properly replace an injection pump without messing up the timing? Ive only found out how to improperly remove the ip..
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    I need help withe fuel lines

    I just finished my swap. Went from an 88 7.3 to a 87 6.9. I'm trying to start it for the first time. Ive got an electric fuel pump bypassing the lift pump. Ive got fuel in my fuel filter. Ive removed the injector lines and I don't get fuel spraying when I crank. Can anyone give me some help when...
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    Dusted IDI.. rebuild options?

    I've got an 88 IDI 7.3 with a banks turbocharger.. random setup. I bought it thiswAy. Apparently the guy pulled a heavy load. The random setup had some flex tube aluminum crap like a dryer hose and it flaked off over the years into the turbo and intake. It had low compression and smoked a lot of...

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