idi in a Superduty

[Kevin 007]

Hi guys. I have an opportunity to buy a cheap 01 F550 4x4 with a bad engine. Not sure what happened to the engine at this point but the truck is so cheap I don't care. It is a 7.3 and a 6 speed.
I have a number of idi's around and an idi in a F550 would serve my needs very well. I need to go heavier then the 1 tons that I'm running now, but want to stay with a non-electronic engine, if I go thru the effort of an engine swap. I don't have any 12v's around at the moment so that's not an option. And I would like to stay with an idi, since I like them and I like to be different then the Cummins swap crowd.
I would stud and mildly turbo a 6.9 and drop it in if possible. Anyone done this? I realize the 6 speed doesn't bolt up. I have many ZF5's around so I would swap transmission if need be.

Any thoughts would be great.

 

[IDIoit]

im thinking about doing a 96 on a 01 chassis.

engine mounts would be the only thing to fab, and maybe a custom radiator.
but its pretty do-able, would be a lot simpler if the psd mounts bolted to an IDI, which they don't.

 

[79jasper]

Personally, I would buy it, then put a little diagnosing into the current engine. Could be something simple.
I would really try to keep the zf6. It can be done. And that'll save you from changing the tcase, driveshafts, etc.

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[Kevin 007]

Thanks for the replies.
I'm thinking the engine suffered something catastrophic, nevertheless...yeah I will certainly look into what exactly is going on. But ultimately, I want this truck build to be something as fully mechanical as possible. Just been having too many electrical issues lately and need to get away from that.

I will research mating the ZF6 to the idi and see what I come up with.

 

[IDIoit]

for 20k, you can make a powerstroke mechanical injected!

 

[Kevin 007]

Way out of my budget but that would be a pretty stout powerplant I'd say

 

[94f450sd]

for 20k, you can make a powerstroke mechanical injected!

I almost did it.but it came out when my money was running out and the ex was leaving.

 

[Kevin 007]

I almost did it.but it came out when my money was running out and the ex was leaving.

Yup.....that would do it