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6.9l Banks Turbo Kit and Head Gasket redo
In case anyone else has a similar plan, I was able to use the wayback machine to find a stored archive of the walkthrough I was originally looking for. Little different than suggested as this guy didn't pull the motor, but still a pretty thorough and useful walk through...- Ryan H
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6.9l Banks Turbo Kit and Head Gasket redo
Sounds good, if you're headed this way just let me know! If it happens to be a weekend I'm working in the forge I might have to trade you a knife or something for some IDI knowledge, I picked up this truck to be a long term restoration project but they're completely new to me. So if I ask stupid...- Ryan H
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6.9l Banks Turbo Kit and Head Gasket redo
Yea I have read that. I was considering doing that, although if I am going to I might wait a bit and do it as I'm still setting up my garage well enough to get the truck all the way in. Unless I can convince my uncle to help, he's got a much better set up currently. I'm down by Dorchester, about...- Ryan H
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6.9l Banks Turbo Kit and Head Gasket redo
Hello, as I've posted before I have an 85 f250 with the 6.9 idi. I'm looking into putting a turbo kit on it, and have locked in a pretty decent deal on a banks sidewinder wastegated kit. I've read multiple places that I need to do the head gaskets and replace the bolts with head studs, which I...- Ryan H
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Block questions
Hello, I recently picked up an 85 F250 with the 6.9, and after doing a little searching my serial number is apparently one of the last produced before they were reinforced (mine is 173656, from what I've read it was about 173800 when the blocks were reinforced). This truck is relatively low...- Ryan H
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