bubblehead93
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lol... not sure if I should not buy a set to have on the shelf...sounds like your trying to get me to spend some money on new rods.
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lol... not sure if I should not buy a set to have on the shelf...sounds like your trying to get me to spend some money on new rods.
thanks for pushing the 7.3 crank insight... same bore spacing... same main journal bore... coyote rod journals... a stock length coyote rod might work with custom pistons... with a 4.080" custom piston you would see about 415 CUI... might work, the snout of the crank would be the critical part since the 7.3 uses a chain driven oil pump I believe... so the snout of the crank would need to be machined (perhaps welded) for the 6.2 oil pump drive... a 7.3 crank forged steel crank can be had for about $440 based on a quick google search, I might pick one up and take some measurements...Keep it up & thank you. Had absolutely no idea about the rods or Pistons until you posted all this stuff. Am looking to do the same thing for my 6.2 because of this thread, praying in the next year. Power to you on the cam regrind though - the only other option is expensive like you said unless you get everything from them. Factory heads flow great and can be made better without going aftermarket too. I'll probably end up going the more expensive route if I can't make something work like it seems you are. Good luck!
**Edit: just read one of your brewer posts on the stroker part.You are not doing a stroker but wanted to share what I found. Much of it is speculation. Newer gas 7.3 and 6.2L engines appear similar in some ways. Looked around at a few places. Cannot 110% confirm but the 7.3 Godzilla crankshaft appears to be a fit in the 6.2. "factory-ish stroker" with modification to fit with the 6.2, but not sure yet. There's a YouTube video I can't find where they side they fitted one in there out of curiosity and it fit. From a few forum threads I also cannot find from outside this forum - It seems the 7.3 and 6.2 engines come from a similar cast because it appears the intake manifold runner locations are similar or exactly the same. Still need to confirm/not sure if you or anyone watching has heard about this. Would be incredible because they are doing aftermarket stuff for the 7.3 this time around. Would be nice to get the oem off with something different without making a custom adapter plate or going the route of sheet metal.