7.3 in an excursion or suburban

[diezelcrazee]

Cool deal, keep us posted on the progress.

 

[FordGuy100]

Probably be easier to swap a 6.5 in it.

 

[sassyrel]

That's my thought. The Expedition is a bit smaller, usually a big plus for the Mom who drives it, and a lot lighter so the ol' IDI won't have to work quite as hard. I absolutely LOVED my '02 Excursion and it hurt to give it up in a divorce. The poor thing is parked in the ex'es driveway due to the pedestal leaking, what a shame. I wouldn't get rid of the 7.3 PSD for an IDI though. 8,000lbs of truck needs all the engine it can get. Good luck with your quest for an IDI repower.

get a friend,,to somehow,,thru another friend she doesnt know,,buy it off of her,,to get it back to you...

 

[sassyrel]

The Moose Wagon does better than 21.5 MPG on the highway. That's outsstanding for a 9000 pound truck, and the only mod is an Edge CTS programmer running power level 2. However, the 4R100 used in the 02's have a torque converter setup, that combined with the software, will have you begging to push an IDI on a hot summer day instead of driving that overweight sloth that can't get out of it's way under 37MPH. THAT is why I'm putting a 6 spd in mine soon. That said, the Moose Truck would certainly give the Moose Wagon a run for it's money. Yes, the PSD is a more powerfull motor. It did an excellent job of prying $1500 out of my bank account when an injector sleeve cracked. And it could do that 7 more times whenever it wants to. Hmmm... Yup, I'd put an IDI in that thing in a heartbeat if it threatened me with the spector of expensive repairs again.

expalin that cost,please..

 

[94f450sd]

Im too lazy to read all posts.

Youre concerned that the 7.3 psd costs more to maintain than an idi? the extra cost of maintenance is only the price of a couple extra quarts of oil at oil change.keep the fuel and oil clean youll have a trouble free engine that doesn't need injectors or ip every 60,000 miles

 

[hesutton]

Glad to hear you've got a Burb for the project already. I too can't wait to see the progress......

Great project man!

Heath

 

[junk]

You went a little older than I thought you might. Definitely a good purchase especially for what you have in store for it. I always did like the 95-99 suburbans. They have a very comfy interior.

I also am anxious to see how it goes! Keep us posted.

 

[international]

Probably be easier to swap a 6.5 in it.

Now, if I wanted a 6.5 I would've purchased one (I passed on a nice 3/4 ton 6.5 for $3500) but that wouldn't be nearly as cool. Plus I already have one IDI so why not go with them across the board? Less spare parts to have around for the Zombie Apocolypse too.

 

[international]

I thought about 2000-2006 but the price difference was quite considerable. I traded my 2003 Yukon in on my current Denali so I am aware of the differences/updates. If this swap goes well I very well may consider a 2000-2006 or maybe 2007+ 7.3 IDI Suburban. But that's a ton more money. My end goal here is relative comfort (kids and groceries), ease/low cost of maintenance, low build cost and WMO capability.

 

[GenLightening]

I think repowering a GM product with an IDI would be REALLY neat. Can you imagine the fun you could have with all the curiosity it would create? "Yeah it's got a Ford 7.3 diesel in it"

Why does that sound familiar?

 

[jaed_43725]

It would be much easier to swap in a 6.5T. They are not bad engines, just make sure you take care of all the little issues when you do the swap. Also as someone mentioned a 4BT would be a great candidate and come in below cost. Diesel Power has their Project Armageddon going on which is a 6BT into a Suburban. They had to do some unfactory like things though. Also if you can, try and make it a manual. Of course you could always be crazy and do a DT360 or a Isuzu 6BG1T or even a Perkins.