Ford 7.3 Diesel...only 185 HP
Hard to believe that the first 7.3 was only 185 horsepower. Was also IDI (In Direct Injection) and non turbo for those who were not paying attention to diesel powered trucks back in the late 80's.:...
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One could get an injector for the early motors, still can for $50-75. 400-500 for a set. Looking at 500-1000 per injector today!
A few of the 6.2's had 120hp or there abouts.
The IDI7.3 had a 135, 155 and 175 in IHC's. Still have a 175 version. The 185 came via ford engineers playing with the tune as they did with the the T444E/7.3PSD version. Max in a the mdt lineup was a 235/620 setup. Lowest IIRC was around 185/400, with three or 4 other versions in between. I still use the 175/335 in my mdt with a 7sp emanual tranny! Pulls a steeper grade with the 10.08-1 first gear than you could with my 05 dmax at 30K vs 20K total!
The B5.9 had HP's from 160-300 or so for normal use, and two around 330 and 360 for emergency rig uses.
My 96 6.5TD was also pretty easy to wrench. Cheap to fix too. Could not say the same for the 05 dmax. I did like the power of the 6.6. Not sure I need more than a 300/600 motor. A 250/500 would give me plenty for what I do.
One could also back then, get a 300 CID I6 gas motor with around 105-120 hp stock. Now folks complain it a 25/35 series motor does not have at least 300hp. Heck a BB gas 454 in 81 only produced 195hp and 330 ft lbs of torque! With a POJ 3 sp auto tranny behind it! blew them up regularly at 30K miles!
Marty
A few of the 6.2's had 120hp or there abouts.
The IDI7.3 had a 135, 155 and 175 in IHC's. Still have a 175 version. The 185 came via ford engineers playing with the tune as they did with the the T444E/7.3PSD version. Max in a the mdt lineup was a 235/620 setup. Lowest IIRC was around 185/400, with three or 4 other versions in between. I still use the 175/335 in my mdt with a 7sp emanual tranny! Pulls a steeper grade with the 10.08-1 first gear than you could with my 05 dmax at 30K vs 20K total!
The B5.9 had HP's from 160-300 or so for normal use, and two around 330 and 360 for emergency rig uses.
My 96 6.5TD was also pretty easy to wrench. Cheap to fix too. Could not say the same for the 05 dmax. I did like the power of the 6.6. Not sure I need more than a 300/600 motor. A 250/500 would give me plenty for what I do.
One could also back then, get a 300 CID I6 gas motor with around 105-120 hp stock. Now folks complain it a 25/35 series motor does not have at least 300hp. Heck a BB gas 454 in 81 only produced 195hp and 330 ft lbs of torque! With a POJ 3 sp auto tranny behind it! blew them up regularly at 30K miles!
Marty
