build thread: year of the 7.3s

lincolnlocker · Mar 15, 2014

Dam!

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m j · Mar 15, 2014

dentexpowerstroke said:
Well got the motor out tonight and began to dig in it. Looks like the rod just pulled itself apart on the down stroke. Will have the heads off later to look closer. Also had to order a billet flexplate since I've gone through them like crazy.

thats 2 breaks the same way in a very short time span.
what springs are you using? how much seat pressure on the exhaust springs?

97stoker350 · Mar 15, 2014

He was running way more power than the other engine too

dentexpowerstroke · Mar 16, 2014

Running a comp cams beehive spring. I don't remember seat pressure specs, I know they are good to handle way more than what I'm doing with them.

dentexpowerstroke · Mar 17, 2014

Well I dug into the motor more tonight. Found one lifter that was completely destroyed, probably what was causing my miss fire. Glowplug from the cylinder that broke was pretty tore up and barely came out of the head. But I have the new motor pretty much assembled. Just waiting for the flexplate and time to dick with the motor mounts.

Orange Stroker · Mar 17, 2014

This made me super sad!! I just found this thread and was getting all excited to see progress then that happened. :wtf:

dentexpowerstroke · Mar 17, 2014

I'll have to together in the next week and hopefully get to make some passed. Considering it pulled really hard only running 7 cylinders I'm excited to see what happens when it uses all 8

lincolnlocker · Mar 17, 2014

dentexpowerstroke said:
Well I dug into the motor more tonight. Found one lifter that was completely destroyed, probably what was causing my miss fire. Glowplug from the cylinder that broke was pretty tore up and barely came out of the head. But I have the new motor pretty much assembled. Just waiting for the flexplate and time to dick with the motor mounts.

No probably about it... half the lifter was/is MIA! LOL.

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earlybroncoboy · Mar 17, 2014

So you going with a built bottom end or trying another stocker?

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lincolnlocker · Mar 17, 2014

earlybroncoboy said:
So you going with a built bottom end or trying another stocker?

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Naahh.. goin pmr's this time.

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earlybroncoboy · Mar 17, 2014

Pmrs for the win lmao.

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OBS-Addiction97 · Mar 17, 2014

earlybroncoboy said:
Pmrs for the win lmao.

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I'm getting a set next week. Got a great deal for 1800$!

earlybroncoboy · Mar 17, 2014

Sorry I guess I should have re read looks like he is going build. Excited to see what it will do.

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dentexpowerstroke · Mar 17, 2014

It's going back with a stock forged bottom end for now. After looking into the motor it didn't look like a straight up power failure. I have a buddy with a spare pmr block that I'll use to build a motor slowly. As long as I get the motor mounts swapped next weekend I should have it running by Sunday night, then I have to put some heat cycles on the new head gaskets and maybe take it to the track the following weekend or so. I'm trying to have it ready for the ennis nhrda races.

ghohouston · Mar 17, 2014

dentexpowerstroke said:
It's going back with a stock forged bottom end for now. After looking into the motor it didn't look like a straight up power failure. I have a buddy with a spare pmr block that I'll use to build a motor slowly. As long as I get the motor mounts swapped next weekend I should have it running by Sunday night, then I have to put some heat cycles on the new head gaskets and maybe take it to the track the following weekend or so. I'm trying to have it ready for the ennis nhrda races.

that or its gonna be one screwed up sight having a 6.0 towing a 7.3 with blown head gaskets

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lincolnlocker · Mar 17, 2014

ghohouston said:
that or its gonna be one screwed up sight having a 6.0 towing a 7.3 with blown head gaskets ointlaugh:

Or his ole lady's 6.7

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dentexpowerstroke · Mar 17, 2014

Be a sight to see having the 6.7 towing a 6.0 and 7.3 with blown hgs. Just need a 6.4 with cracked pistons to throw on there too and have the trifecta lol

lincolnlocker · Mar 18, 2014

dentexpowerstroke said:
Be a sight to see having the 6.7 towing a 6.0 and 7.3 with blown hgs. Just need a 6.4 with cracked pistons to throw on there too and have the trifecta lol

And a huge ***in trailer

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