1991 Ford IDI engines/trucks for towing
I have an opportunity to get a 1991 F-350 SRW IDI truck, it is in good shape and I have some extra money to spend on fixing it up. How are these for towing? I own a 2016 F-250 6.7L Ford and I alrea...
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ognend wrote:
From what I can tell, you can also put an aftermarket turbo on these. Not sure if you gain a lot from doing so, but there is that too...
Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences/knowledge. I think I am going to go and take a look/test drive.
It's more a question of does it make sense financially.
At that age in good condition, I would be looking at under $5k to buy...are you really going to dump another few thousand into upgrading it after market? DIY you might be able to make sense but paying a shop to do (and do it right) could be more than the truck cost.
At that point, would you be better off getting something significantly newer. The only complication being are you dead set on Ford, I would be a little hesitant of the 6.0 but really a 15yr old 6.0 has likely been bullet proofed or never exhibited the problems. The incurable ones are likely in a junk yard by now.
