BrunoWilimek Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 An acquaintance of mine is looking at buying an Excursion with a non-running 6.0 in it, but otherwise in mint condition. He was picking my brain about retro-fitting a 7.3 instead of the 6.0. He has owned many 7.3's and had very few issues with them, so would rather go with the old reliable 7.3 then fix the 6.0. I have heard about some people doing this swap, but he could,'t find much info on it on the internet. He did find a lot of info on a Cummins to 6.0 swap. I would like to hear any and all input on this idea to help him make a good decision. He loves the Excursions and has been trying to buy one for a while, and does not want a gas powered one, but doesn't want a 6.0 time bomb in it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 I think your big hurdle would be cutting the fire wall to slide the 7.3L pcm into place. I am assuming you will get a donor truck for all the extra stuff needed for the swap. A 4R100 will be needed to replace the torqshift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsmth41 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 A 4R100 will be needed to replace the torqshift. A cryin ass shame aint it! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoWilimek Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 Thanks for the replies, guys. I appreciate the info and passed it on to my friend. He didn't get that unit as it got sold out from under him, but is still looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mchan68 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Stupid question. But why doesn't he just search for a 7.3L Excursion and be done with it? Even if the only ones he can find have too high an asking price, it can't even possibly come close to how high an expense it would be to retrofit a 7.3L into a newer model year Excursion. Then, what about the emissions legality aspect of doing such a swap of an older powerplant into a newer model year body? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 In Ontario Mike? It don't matter. That'd be a light duty diesel, only requirement would be the visible idle smoke test. Easy breezy. Tell 'em it's got a 6.0 in it still - it'll pass. Even if they question it - it's then classed as a hot rod, anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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