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Tell you guys what... My 2001 F350 7.3 TD has 414,560 miles on it and still starts right up plugged in with diesel #1 at -20 degrees. I wonder if anyone ever put a 7.3 diesel in a M1009 or 1028 or M1008?

I just drove 89 miles to Butte, Mt and picked up the Optimizer from YRC. On way home with it right now. The roads are crappy and it’s -11 degrees. I might leave the motor covered in the back of the truck until it warms up a little before I take it out and put it on the motor stand.

It does sound extremely loud to me. I have some questions before I can make any assumptions. What 6.5 pump is it? The 4911? 5119? Is there any unusual smoke when you first start it cold? Any large amounts of black smoke with medium to heavy acceleration? Does it overheat when going up long...

This thread will never be done unless I die ;-) Here’s a few popsicle pictures for ya! Stay tuned! I am always changing my mind on things. Right now it’s dead set on this Optimizer! Thank you sir! Glad you like the parts! Some parts arrived in the mail today for the Optimizer. Quad star upper...

Yes sir you are correct! The spare Oem one is a GM4. It is up for sale. Cheap! It is in good working order. I took the heat shield off to get a good picture of the elbow on it. I figured since I am getting a good clean Optimizer, it would be smart to get new stuff for it.

Sold more parts and ordered Autometer 2 1/6” Pyrometer and Boost gauge. They are the Phantom 2 to match the gauges on the dash. There is no room on the dash so I will mount these over driver head on the LMC truck Headliner. It’s going to be sweet! Where is the best place to drill the 1/2” NPT...

The new made in China Gm8 turbo arrived. Looks great! Even has new gaskets. What I find interesting is the gm Oem turbo downpipe flange is bent with a crease. I can see why egts tend to get higher on the GM model.

More preparation for the Optimizer motor, I wire wheeled the gasket rtv off one of the spare 6.5 oil pans and took it into a welding shop to get a 1/8 NPT bung welded next to the oil drain so I can install my 1/8 NPT oil temperature sensor for my Phantom 2 gauge. $50 Then I took the oil pan to...

I am getting ready for the Optimizer so I took the 6.5 upper and lower plenum to the machine shop and had them cleaned up nice. I bought a brand new GM8 made in China turbo for $284. It had great reviews and the seller sold many of them. The cheap price is worth the risk. Out of pocket cost...

I agree. A p400 at that price is retarded. I would rather buy a Duramax for that price

My choice of accessories for this optimiis vast. It may not be fresh from the factory but their reman process is good! Practically a new motor if not better. Here’s more info: The pictured engine fits 92-2001 Chevy & GMC C/K Series trucks w/ GM 6.5L Turbo Diesel (Sidemount Turbo). This is a...

This Optimizer NAVSTAR is a long block. (Not Fully Dressed with accessories) Company info: Bostic Motors Inc (BMI) 157 N Main St, Bostic, NC 28018 +1 (828) 453-7779 Jeff Aiello $5400 Optimizer NAVSTAR Longblock $429.80 Shipping to Montana $500 Core Charge (Will refund after inspection of...

Thank you! I had a change of plans. I sold all my Banks Sidewinder parts, sold the Hx35w’s, sold all three early 6.5 blocks and a bunch of other parts. After selling all those items I had made all my money back in costs and labor and more. I decided to go for the gold and bought a reman 6.5...

Thanks for the advice! So I parted out the J 6.2 with 60,000 miles. Got quite a bit of spare parts off of it. Should I get the crank? Worth the effort? Now I got the 6.5 on the chopping block. Gonna remove all the electronics and see if I can get it running on a DB2 and Hx35w. I am just...

Injector pop pressure tester showed up. Can not wait to use it! Valve Spring compression tool showed up too! Not bad for only $20 eBay. Machine shop called and told me the head has cracks between the valves where the rag was. I went over right away. They got the rag out, jetted the head and...

Your welcome!

Could be a bad injector! Waiting for the pop pressure tester to find out! No worries! I fix everything! 2insane makes it all better!!! Up next is a 60k J code with nothing wrong with it... Lol! Except for the shop rag that got sucked in the intake! Off with the head already and sent into the...

So everything was going great! All of a sudden she started blowing large amounts of white smoke. Smells like unburnt fuel. Ordered a rebuilt injection pump 4544 from Pensacola Diesel, Inc and ordered injector pop pressure tester and valve compression tool. This build is on hold. Starting fresh...

Yes the harmonic balancer can go out of round. I have 2 of them in my shop right now. I’ll get pics for ya. Your buddy going to do the dual alternator set up? Here’s one of my 6.2’s with only 60k... Here’s my 6.5 with 214k... Note the rubber is pushing out where some rubber is sucked in...

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