All I got to say..

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

It was built... Only thing left is billet Rods and a bed plate for an extra $6gz

Groomzybanshee · Jul 10, 2012

That's the thing..you left out to of the most important parts.. Stock forged rods do not equal built motor...

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

Yea your right.. Who has some used billets?

Groomzybanshee · Jul 10, 2012

Just sucks you spent all that money on that motor

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

Live an learn.. lesson learned just spend the extra $2700

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

Anyone with a line on billet rods please help a brother out!

Groomzybanshee · Jul 10, 2012

No personal experience but it seems several people are happy with crower rods... And hypermax although there not billet..

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

Crowers from swamps is what I'm looking at.

strokin'_tatsch · Jul 10, 2012

Why not see if this engine is still available?

http://powerstrokearmy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13799&page=3

skew12 · Jul 10, 2012

This is what scares me about the 7.3's. One more push towards a 6.4.

MadDiesel73 · Jul 10, 2012

skew12 said:
This is what scares me about the 7.3's. One more push towards a 6.4.

Seriously..

But I have to do It this way my builder hes gonna let me make payments over a few months I think I can get it back on the road with fresh shortblock billet rods , de-lipped/valve relefed and coated pistons , upgrade my 250/100 to 400/200 install my dual pumps , new oil cooler lpop and a couple other small thing fuel bowl delete etc for $4500-4800

skew12 · Jul 10, 2012

MadDiesel73 said:
Seriously..

But I have to do It this way my builder hes gonna let me make payments over a few months I think I can get it back on the road with fresh shortblock billet rods , de-lipped/valve relefed and coated pistons , upgrade my 250/100 to 400/200 install my dual pumps , new oil cooler lpop and a couple other small thing fuel bowl delete etc for $4500-4800

You make it's sound so easy lol. But I hope it runs like a strong SOB. I really thought you got it right on the past build. What you've got in mind there has got to work.

BlueScab · Jul 10, 2012

MadDiesel73 said:
Seriously..

But I have to do It this way my builder hes gonna let me make payments over a few months I think I can get it back on the road with fresh shortblock billet rods , de-lipped/valve relefed and coated pistons , upgrade my 250/100 to 400/200 install my dual pumps , new oil cooler lpop and a couple other small thing fuel bowl delete etc for $4500-4800

Hate to see this happen, but sounds like you have a real solid build planned. :thumbup:

strokin'_tatsch · Jul 10, 2012

skew12 said:
This is what scares me about the 7.3's. One more push towards a 6.4.

Not much to be scared of here. He was probably around 600hp in that truck. The stock forged rods couldn't take it. Big deal. Should have had some good rods and a girdle in it before throwing compound turbos at it. He probably had a feeling this would happen eventually. I mean stock rods and compounds have never really gone well together in the 7.3 and most of us know that stock rods are a gamble when approaching the 600hp mark.