Thank you that is an old video but the only difference now is the tp38 was swapped out for a gtp38 and 3 inch intakes
they skipped 01.. haven't heard of 01s having forged.. but many 02s have.. I guess they ran out of pmr and used up the last of the forged stock..some 01s were forged. Ford navistar had extra forged rods that they used up.
you talking build date of the motors or date of the truck itself?It was something like late 01 to early 02 I believe, only like six months. I have the serial numbers written down on my desktop of the 01s that had forged rods.
there is a serial number list for the engines themselves.. so far from the few various 7.3s I have been around over the years, it was correct.. but I get what you are saying..I wouldn't trust that list, especially 15 years later. Pull the inspection plug behind the oil filter. If the rods have bolts they're PMR's if they have studs they're forged.
if it isn't a donaldson filter setup then it aint nice... lol.. I hate those "high flow" oiled or dry filters..Truck was a 12/00 build date, will pull the plug today and see what it's got. Ordered some bellowed up-pipes and a gen 1 wicked wheel for it. Truck has a full 4" turbo back and a nice CAI setup. Have a cheap Dfuser 18k module I may throw on it for a few horsepower. Planning on upgrading the transmission cooler also. Nicest 7.3 I have owned to date.