NEED HELP SHOULD I BUY ? TURBO QUESTIONS

[Coltonreece]

Okay so I got a 1993 f250 7.3 idi, and I’m wanting to put a turbo on it. I was on FB marketplace and found this dude selling whole motor, turbo, harness, frame, cab, and any interior parts needed, for 300$. Should I take that deal ?? What exactly is needed other than the turbo to add a turbo ?? Any other cheaper turbo kits ?

Here’s the link to the ad on FB check it out let me know what yall think

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[BBB]

The parts and pieces along with the cores are well worth the money even if its shot. Look at classic diesel and get some boxes and a credit card.

 

[KansasIDI]

Okay so I got a 1993 f250 7.3 idi, and I’m wanting to put a turbo on it. I was on FB marketplace and found this dude selling whole motor, turbo, harness, frame, cab, and any interior parts needed, for 300$. Should I take that deal ?? What exactly is needed other than the turbo to add a turbo ?? Any other cheaper turbo kits ?

Here’s the link to the ad on FB check it out let me know what yall think

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That’s a Powerstroke engine. None of that is compatible with your engine.

 

[Nero]

Thats a powerstroke, not an idi. Parts won't work.

 

[BBB]

My bad dont have facebook to look. Lol

 

[Old Goat]

My bad dont have facebook to look. Lol

I don`t have FB either. I clicked on the (X) upper corner and it opened up.


Goat

 

[Old Goat]

Looks like a ZF-5 spd and a Transfer case laying there.

What front axle would it have?

If you are looking for a used Turbo set up, check the impellers inside the Turbo for wear and up n down play on the shaft. If they have been hitting housing = Bad. needs a rebuild or keep looking.


Goat

 

[TheBirdman]

a couple years ago I bought an IDI with a first generation (big ass aluminum airbox) banks turbo kit on it, and had my trucker buddy pick up up for me. Turned out the thing was totally shot. Holes in the downpipes, bearings worn out in the turbo, the motor itself had pitting in the cylinder walls, worn out heads, and awful sludge all over. I basically stripped the motor for spare parts and rebuilt every part of the turbo kit. If I counted the hours I spent fiddlefuckin around with it, I probably would have been better off buying a sidewinder kit.

 

[ISPKI]

300$ for a 1st gen PSD is a steal and I would expect most of it to be shot for that price.

If you look up a Banks Sidewinder install, Banks power actually published a pretty nicely detailed instruction on installing their turbo kit into our trucks. It might not work 100% for every style turbo out there but it gives you a really good idea of what goes into it. It isnt that huge of a project but it isnt fun. Alot of the work takes place at the rear of the motor and working back there over the top of the motor is a real pita (YMMV).

There are a ton of options for turbos out there for these trucks, really just depends on what you want to do with it. Borg Warner specc'd a turbo out for me some years ago that had very impressive numbers, not crazy high power, lowish spool, fairly cheap, I think they quoted me ~700$ for it brand new. There are alot more bits and pieces needed aside from just the turbo though.

 

[The_Josh_Bear]

a couple years ago I bought an IDI with a first generation (big ass aluminum airbox) banks turbo kit on it, and had my trucker buddy pick up up for me. Turned out the thing was totally shot. Holes in the downpipes, bearings worn out in the turbo, the motor itself had pitting in the cylinder walls, worn out heads, and awful sludge all over. I basically stripped the motor for spare parts and rebuilt every part of the turbo kit. If I counted the hours I spent fiddlefuckin around with it, I probably would have been better off buying a sidewinder kit.

Underrated comment. When buying a used turbo, assume it will need a rebuild, and check it first. They RARELY get sold before they are borderline junk, expect to rebuild.

 

[TheBirdman]

Definitely. At the very least, grab the compressor shaft with your fingers, and see if the shaft wiggles enough that the wheel touches the housing.

 

[rreegg]

Cool we can say fiddlefuckin

 

[ISPKI]

I got lucky with my sidewinder. Fella rolled his truck down a hill. Body was destroyed, frame twisted and kinked, axles busted. Only parts that survived were in the engine bay. Ended up with the whole kit for a few hundo in pretty good condition.

Cool we can say fiddlefuckin

Holy ****, you're ****** right!

 

[FrozenMerc]

Your best option is to order a kit from CDD, R&D, Hypermax, etc. I don't think Banks sells the IDI sidewinder anymore, but I may be wrong. Like was said already, there are a ton of other trim pieces that are needed to install a turbo on a N/A engine. I don't know what you value your time at, but I would rather pay someone who has already gone through the time and expense of piecing this all together than to reverse engineer it myself, just to maybe save a few bucks.

Here is the complete CDD Turbo kit and a 3.5" Banks exhaust kit for my '85 F350 laid out on the bench before I installed it. The turbo pedestal, CDR Valve, and turbo specific fuel lines for cylinders 2 & 4 are not in the image.

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[KansasIDI]

I don’t have anything against buying a complete used ATS kit, and rebuilding the turbo, and get new seals, bolts, etc. Then you’d have a turbo kit that can compete for just a little less money, and a little more time. And potentially a little more knowledge about turbos.

There’s not a wrong way to go. New turbo, used turbo, even naturally aspirated these engines can still move these trucks around well enough. Not fast, but simple.