6.4 Swap into 7.3 truck using 7.3 Controls System From CR 7.3 thead
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Groomzybanshee
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No I believe he is talking about the couple of pages where that's all they talked about in this thread.
Wow and here you would think it would be enough one time.
I am just looking forward to details on all the various parts and dificulties and how they were overcome etc.
lincolnlocker
Well-known member
what he said!
I wasnt trying to go back and forth with anyone, sorry that my question pissed everyone off.
On a positive note, Jason understands what I am getting at.
Hotrodtractor
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Easiest way is to run the position sensor(s) from the 6.4 through a processor and feed the 7.3 electronics a generated CPS signal.
@jngreen, hrt, and anyone else that is pissed off by me being.me. Sorry! Im dead curious about these swaps and talking about them. Its exciting to me and another reason to keep my old truck.
Particularly @jngreen-Im not pissed or arguing or anything about what you said. I just dont like "you dont.get it" or any reply like it. Im just here to listen, talk, bs,etc. If you have an idea about what you were getting at, let it out! I just dont see adaptation of all the electronics to be simpler. Just my opinion.
Also, thanks to whomever divorced this from the other thread.
Particularly @jngreen-Im not pissed or arguing or anything about what you said. I just dont like "you dont.get it" or any reply like it. Im just here to listen, talk, bs,etc. If you have an idea about what you were getting at, let it out! I just dont see adaptation of all the electronics to be simpler. Just my opinion.
Also, thanks to whomever divorced this from the other thread.
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I shouldn't have replied when I didnt have the time to properly explain myself, for that i am sorry. That is why you got such a short response. But, i wasn't talking about a big budget 50k dollar build. I was just talking about dropping a motor and tranny into a 7.3 truck, why would you need an entire donor truck when it appears that the 7.3 controls are capable of powering the 6.4. You wouldn't need all the fancy multiple injection events and other stuff that a 6.4 normally uses.
I would think that Swamps could market their commonrail conversion both ways, to adapt the 6.4 parts to the 7.3 or to drop the 6.4 in place of the 7.3. I would think that you would have to run a pcs to control the transmission in either scenario. It never hurts to have options.
Hotrodtractor
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I'm not pissed off at anyone. There was some back and forth crap going on in the other thread from several parties not just one - so I hacked it all off and made this thread because it made sense because there was good conversation and good tech to be learned - its just the other thread was not the place for it.
Agreed! Im just hoping.my personality isnt bugging anybody on a personal.level. Im just here to learn some.
I wouldnt attempt to.dissuade anyone from doing anything different but it seems its easier to adapt the cr inj system to the already good 7.3l motor/electronics sensor control field.
I would like to see a obs with a 6.4 in it. They are out there. One of the vendors was talking.about how they conquered it for a customer.
Thanks for the active debate guys!
I wouldnt attempt to.dissuade anyone from doing anything different but it seems its easier to adapt the cr inj system to the already good 7.3l motor/electronics sensor control field.
I would like to see a obs with a 6.4 in it. They are out there. One of the vendors was talking.about how they conquered it for a customer.
Thanks for the active debate guys!
HRT,
Based off what you know what do you think would be the easier path in trying to swap in a 6.4 into a 7.3 truck.
1: Going with a full 6.4 wiring harness and then modifiing what is needed
Or
2: staying with a 7.3 harness and making the changes needed, if even possible, to getting it to work with the 6.4 engine?
Based off what you know what do you think would be the easier path in trying to swap in a 6.4 into a 7.3 truck.
1: Going with a full 6.4 wiring harness and then modifiing what is needed
Or
2: staying with a 7.3 harness and making the changes needed, if even possible, to getting it to work with the 6.4 engine?
Hotrodtractor
Moderator
Those that really know me will tell you that I never do things the easy way for the sake of being easy - I always look at a problem that needs to be solved, determine the possible solutions to the problem, and then decide what solution will give me the most desirable outcome.
So to answer that question - ask yourself which of those two paths will provide you with the most desirable outcome. Personally I think that multiple injection events are a valuable tuning tool for someone that wants to street drive the truck - it can even be useful in a competition rig for doing things like spooling turbos... so I bet you can guess which direction I would lean towards. I'm not saying the other option isn't any good, as it does have its purposes, but its not necessarily the option I would choose for the solution to the problem to meet my needs.
At the end of the day - pick your poison.
neverkickn
New member
Does the modified swamps idm allow for multiple firings of one injector during one combustion cycle?
currently not for the twin pump system, since the IDM8 (not a modified IDM, but a purpose built piezo injector driver) 'grabs' the FDCS/CID signaling from the factory 7.3L PCM and then outputs the appropriately shaped signals to fire the 6.4L style injectors..with a single event
We are concurrently working on 2 similar, but separate projects for a single pump CR system (mounts like our Gen3)...as well as a standalone controller to run a 6.4L engine in any chassis...
this last controller will allow for user end adjust ability of PW, timing and pressure based off of very few sensors...(pedal voltage, MAP, rail pressure, CPS, etc) initially for competition oriented vehicles...however as time progresses we will be able to incorporate more interpretive software that would be geared toward milder setups.
I figured you being a 7.3 guy and all, would go for the tuning capabilities and simplicity of the 7.3 controls over the current 6.4 tuning limitations.
I figured it would be like efi live for the 6.4, using the 7.3 tuning software.
