Will Ford Ever Bring Back The 7.3 Diesel Powerstroke?

[Blackandgold51]

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[UpstateJohn]

No, since its not a Ford engine.

[Blackandgold51]

Originally Posted by UpstateJohn

No, since its not a Ford engine.

Can ford make their own 7.3? Why not a 7.4?

[boxus]

No. It is a Navistar engine for one, just rebranded for Ford. It cannot meet emissions requirements, it will never be back in a production vehicle.

[HWTechGuy]

Ford 7.3
275 hp
525 lb/ft

Ford 6.7
440 hp
860 lb/ft

Why would they bring it back?

[UpstateJohn]

Originally Posted by Blackandgold51

Can ford make their own 7.3? Why not a 7.4?

Ford can make A 7.3 or 7.4 all day long, if they so desire. But Ford can not make THE 7.3 Navistar engine.

[Blackandgold51]

Originally Posted by UpstateJohn

Ford can make A 7.3 or 7.4 all day long, if they so desire. But Ford can not make THE 7.3 Navistar engine.

Means the 7.3 from ford will not be the best as the Navistar engine?

[UpstateJohn]

SInce Ford doesn't have its own design 7.3 there is no way to tell if one will be or is better than the other. WHile the 7.3 was a good engine, it wasn't the best, just my opinion, and I owned one.

[pop251808]

I hope not. Rattly, dirty old engine; oversold to guys who didn't need them, which pretty much describes most diesel pickups in the country.

[rbohm]

why should ford go backwards on power plants? the 7.3 power stroke was a good engine, but the current 6.7 is a better engine at this point.