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Why hasn’t this compilation of opinions been banished to chat??????
My 6.1 Hemi has a Denso alternator, starter and A/C compressor.
Looking like the best motor trans set up for a 80 series has gone all american
Diesel 6bt NV5600
Gas LS3 6L80
So would the argument change if we included the GEN II 1FZFE?
The 5.3L LS that is commonly swapped is 270hp and 315ft/lbs, the 2nd Gen 1FZFE is 240hp and 300ft/lbs. Yes I know there are 6.2 even a 7.0L but for low cost the 5.3L is king.
What gen of the 5.3 makes 270hp?
What's the cost of rebuilding a 1FZ?
Should decrease as supply of automobile diesel would increase. Refinery production is pretty fixed given that no new refineries have been built in quite a while. And rember diesel doesn't take as much refining as gasoline...in the PNW diesel is less than premium right now.Diesel could face increased price pressure once the new rules for container ships kick in next year. It'll be interesting to see if the 25% price premium holds or increases.
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Quite a few of the older 5.3 motors make less than 300hp with the factory gm ecu flash. A typical reflash from a company that does decent LS reflashes will bring that to over 300hp and can get better MPG at the same time over the stock ecu program. Since a reflash has to be done to eliminate vats, it makes sense to get a good tune flashed into the ecu at the same time.What gen of the 5.3 makes 270hp?
What's the cost of rebuilding a 1FZ?
For the diesel guys marks 4wd sells 3.54 differential gears if I recall. Would help get the cruising rpms of a diesel really low. It will be interesting what happens with diesel technology in the next few years, it could really explode. Supposedly some scientists in Japan or China have developed a new diesel catalytic converter that makes diesels extremely clean running out the tail pipe.Looking like the best motor trans set up for a 80 series has gone all american
Diesel 6bt NV5600
Gas LS3 6L80
Ask some of the guys running Cummins in front of them. Doubt they’re 400hp, but they sure outlast a 700r4 or 4l60 in front of them.
And no, I haven’t. Usually they get a new motor or a rebuild before then.
Has anyone done a 6bt swap with 80 transmission?
"If Jesus owned a diesel it would be the 7.3"
My 97' F350 4x4 with 158K on the ticker gets a solid 21mpg on HWY but it has 3.55 gears which keeps the rpm at around 1700-1800 at freeway speeds...
Ok, back to your regular program, I would luv to have a toyota diesel with a 5speed in my LX-450 which to me would by the ultimate expedition rig....... but it would just be to much money and my gasser does everything I throw at it, yes a bit slow but its been super reliable and Im hoping for 300K miles till a rebuild....
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My pipe dream is actually an SRT 6.1 and a NAG1 trans. The 6.1 Mopar is a mix of old and new. Two valve Hemi pushrod motor that makes an easy 425 horses. I have had one in a Challenger for 9 completely trouble free years. The exhaust note is intoxicating.
Man, I had so many fits with 7.3L in my Excursion with 96K on it(and the ford it was in) I got stranded MANY times before I sold it. Once on New Years Day in Steamboat, CO -20F. wiring harness that goes into valve cover and falls apart. The tow bill to try and get that home was insane, finally got my father in law to tow it home.
Another time was transmission crapped out in California, although to it's credit we did limp it home...quit moving in front of our house. $5K later for a BTS transmission. (not the 7.3L fault)
Stranded for weather...
If it was 34 degrees or colder, it wouldn't start unless it was plugged in for hours. Ridiculous. New glow plugs didn't fix it.
Ate alternators like M&Ms. Learned my lesson after 2 sets of batteries and bought lifetime warranty alternators from auto parts store so I could replace it no questions asked anywhere in the US. Not to mention carrying a spare alternator and tools to change it. It was about a 5 min process IF you caught it before it killed your batteries.
Water separator always had issues, even with Viton seals.
already stated MPG, best ever 17, normal 14~15
Everything was just way more expensive on it.
Until I chipped it at the end, I wasn't overly impressed with the power. It was OK, but after the chip much much better. Sold it really soon after that as I couldn't trust it.
About the only issue I didn't have was the CPS...go figure.
I specifically went for a 7.3 with all the good tales of super reliable, great mpg and etc. Maybe we got a lemon, I don't know but it soured me completely after MANY trouble free Land Cruiser years.
I have a whole other host of complaints on the Excursion in general. It was a bad move to go from a 100 series to that POS.
The 1FZ's have always been reliable to me with no major issues. They are slow and thirsty, and living at altitude in the mountains is a bit brutal, even when I had 4.88's.
I would have no issues with a decent LS swap in an 80. If I had to rebuild my 1FZ, I would definitely look at the LS swap.
If money were no issue...diesel
You had bought a turd, glad you flushed it!...7.3's have a good track record but theres some lemons out there like any motor.
I would have never down graded from a 100 series to a Ford, toyota make a WAY better ride by far....
Has anyone done a 6bt swap with 80 transmission?
Yes I have the A343F and it works fine, and I have tried to beat it up