7.3 idi swap in 66 wagoneer

[831wagger]

http://s1343.beta.photobucket.com/us...tml?sort=3&o=0started my 7.3 swap with an idi and banks turbo, zf 5 manual trans. any ideas for radiator size?

[831wagger]

and yes it is all in the body frame. with transfer case

[Diesel YJ]

Sweet, do you have a picture upload site? I would be interested seeing your build. I have considered a 6.9 more so then the 7.3 but both are great. I would go with a 4 core if you can find one. I had a site that had good prices on 3 and 4 core heavy duty radiators for swaps like this, I will see if I can find them for you, good prices.

[831wagger]

phone broke working on photos need to find my camera. 7.3 ps intercooler in waiting on my griffin radiator

[nc wagoneer]

How well does it fit? Did you have to beef up the front suspension? My dads 87 f-350 cc long bed 4x4 with a swapped in 6.9 is GREAT, it has 3.55's and a zf5 in it and averages 20mpg (hand calculated ver and over to check and make sure) around town. It's a monster with a turned up ip and a 3-4 inch lift and a 3 inch pipe all the way back

[talntar]

started my 7.3 swap with an idi and banks turbo, zf 5 manual trans. any ideas for radiator size?

i sure hope you upgraded the axles.

[Carnuck]

The steering box on the frame won't handle steering with the extra weight either (they tear off)

[831wagger]

yep bracing up steering box adding 4th bolt in, fired it up my vacuum assist clutch works too.

[budojeepr]

Where did you mount the intercooler? I've struggled with finding a good spot.

[Carnuck]

I would beef the frame a bit too. The older wags had frame crack issues on the front horn of the driver's side. That's why later models were beefed up there.

[Resbum]

Cool. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

Resbum

[joe]

Oh please take pics. I've got enough gimpy body parts and too much moss growing on my butt to whole heartedly attempt such a swap but do have a 6.9L with full running gear donor and a tired wag crying for me to get enthusiastic about the organ donor program. Be great to see how the 7.3 fits even w/o the intercooler stuff. I don't have any of that stuff anyway. Figure if the plain jane dsl motor dressed in Ford clothing didn't need it then. Landing it in a Kaiser Suit won't change it's soul. Pics when ya can please.

[Bryans89GW]

Griffin!

I see you went with a griffin, I did the same when i did the cummins in my wagoneer. It actually works too well, i have the stock fan clutch in mine and it does not go over 130 degrees haha

[Waco-kid]

Have you got any pictures of this? The idi is a big beast, I wanna see how it fits in the engine bay, and what you do with the battery and heater core. I like how your doing something different though. Ive thought about swapping a 6.9l in my J10 should the 360 ever give up. My Daily Driver has the 7.3l idi in it, its a great motor, gets 21mpg and can easily run 70 with a load on it. My neighbor has an '86 F250 4x4 with a 6.9 in it and it can get just about anywhere in the mud with a big round-bale over the back of it and him in 4 wheel hi and running WOT. You wont be disappointed with the idi.

[junkr]

Dont really need a super duty cooling system for a wag/diesel combo.Diesel is far more thermodynamically efficient than a gasser.Your wag doesnt have the frame/body/suspension structure to handle super heavy loads to need the extra heat disappation (you wont work it hard enough) Been driving diesel for many years,and IDI's do run a little warmer than DI because of heat sync in the pre combustion chamber,but negligeable at best.Its hard to get many even up to operating temp without a load,esp Cummins.6.9's/7.3's are a great engine with good low end grunt and smooth idle compared to a inline design.Remember,diesel throttles with fuel,gas throttles with air.If you aint putting the coal to her for extended/loaded situation,she will not overwhelm your cooling system.