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Originally Posted by 4.2trimble
And RJ when i say build vs buy... its stuf thats not bolt on crap. Its custom something no one has a kit for that just bolts right up. If you buy a RIZE kit and install it i applaud you. If you go out grow a pair... and custom leaf/link/rad a D60/2.5ton/5ton into a IFS truck then you are BUILDING. Im working on this now on my 99 i have the D60 and still in search of a good rear. Ill be running 38's 5.13 gears. Hopefully ill take the bed off and but a flat bed on it. Ive only been working on this for about a month or so i still got ALOT to do.
And ill take that poor technology 12v Cummins over any powerstroke. Ive driven a few 7.3's i drive the POS PowerStroke SD at work everyday. and they are just that POS. I cant blame ford on it either the emission systems are draining that motor. Those same standards would drain the 12v or 7.3. Ive drove 1 24v and was soooo disapointed in it i thought i was gonna puke.
Like CODE said diesels are the "perferred" engine offroad. They weigh alot but they are also alot easier to make power and torque with. Which with my style of ofroading is all that is needed weight doesnt matter as much. If you are rock crawling then id say no to a big diesel. But mud is another story.
And Hockey i give you mad props for wanting to do this. Even with a shop doing it. It sometimes is uneasy knowing they are cutting your truck all up. But if you dont have the skills to fab it yourself then deffinitely go get it done.
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Just because i haven't swapped an engine, or thrown a lift on my trucks, dosen't mean i don't build them.
That 7.3 liter motor is damn near bulletproof. And mine's pumping out over 600 HP, don't tell me that's not a built truck. I've got more stuff under the hood of my diesel than your head can even comprehend.
I'm not trying to start no S**T, i'm just saying, IMO that motor is indestructible.
And you STILL can't tell me i don't build my trucks.
Even on my F150, the only thing i really have is exhaust, i still bought my own muffler and custom bent my own pipes, and welded it all myself. I understand that's not the stuff you're getting into, you're talking more technical, but it's just an example for you, i don't do bolt-ons, i do it myself.
Haha, like i said man, not trying to start anything with you, and it's all in good fun, i just don't like being told how
I do stuff.
