7.3 IDI Turbo with 3,700rpm governor highway run.

[@michaelweber8500]

Legend had it he made it somehow to the gas station

[@justinstearns9723]

Gauge probably doesn’t work. The one in my 91 F250 doesn’t either.. and Ford gauges are pretty much useless even when they do work.

[@JJProductions-cv7mc]

Hahaha I was thinking the same thing

[@EliKirkMusic]

It's diesel, it's probably fine

[@pierce_furch]

I has a dual fuel tank

[@michaelweber8500]

My 1996 f150 with 5.0 Has dual tanks!

[@ericbeltrami2718]

Love that sound. Brute force propelling a brick down the highway.

[@ericbeltrami2718]

The engines like "I don't care if you got the aerodynamics of a frigerator, your doing 80!" "WWRRAAAAAAWWWW!"

[@brielsaideles]

@@ericbeltrami2718, Hahahaha, so true!

[@DafuckyallLookingAt]

@@ericbeltrami2718 I like how you replied to your own comment

[@therowdyrue7768]

@@ericbeltrami2718 yep all 180hp

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

The ugliest of bricks!

[@pr0ge]

How to create the most american engine: V8 7 LITER 100 HORSEPOWER

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

It's making about 275hp... It a big, heavy truck...

[@creteking23]

Ran an 89 ex cab 4wd to 582,000 miles (towing a concrete pump) before a valve...3 valves broke on it last run...thats the best part about these motors otherwise fn embarrassing trying to get up hills. Got to jab/brag 1994 dodge 5.9 ltr 5 inch exhaust first day at 99k few years back 280k now 6 pack of beer and the time it took modding pump...412 hp to the wheels 860 tq

[@wills.5762]

@@StevenDonaldonKZbin Man, any way you cut the cake the 7.3 IDI is just absolutely slow as hell lol its not built for power. 275hp is atrocious for 7+L, shit 550hp is weak for 7L.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

@@wills.5762 It's not about max HP from displacement... This engine will do this for a million miles. Large displacement allows it to make similar power at lower RPMs and reduce wear...

[@wills.5762]

@@StevenDonaldonKZbin Which is why I said it aint built for power lol

[@ThePlymouthHemiCuda1]

He's probably not running on empty its just that his gas guage doesn't work

[@randomwordbot]

Like all old fords

[@user-zt4ry9hm9u]

Gas guage? It's a diesel.. so fuel gauge...

[@michaelbenoit248]

J, yep. Some guys have a giant 50 gal tank in the bed then check it every so often or have a 1/4 tank warning light when low to get to fuel station or local bio fuel area for these idi’s.

[@Mikey-is2nc]

@@user-zt4ry9hm9u same difference

[@legollama88]

@@user-zt4ry9hm9u thanks for informing me i had no idea that guy mislead me i 100% thought it was a gas tank at first thank the lord you were here to tell me it was a fuel gauge, weight off my chest

[@RucaMad]

I love how that speedo stops at 85mph. Lol

[@wigletron2846]

That was the law in the 80s. Also 55 had to be highlighted as it was the national speed limit

[@RucaMad]

@@wigletron2846 I genuinely had no idea. Lol. Thanks for the info!

[@reidmccalpin6480]

Yea I drive a 94 Suburban and it has an 85 MPH speedometer as well. although at that time I don't think it was for legal reasons. The owner's manual actually specifically states you should not exceed 85 MPH on light truck tires no matter what the limit is. My GPS speedo has clocked the old girl going 101 downhill with a tailwind. Those old 5.7s run forever but they sure ain't fast in a 5500 lb truck.

[@finnie9223]

my 89 Silverado has the same thing, except instead of a needle its this bar with a red line thats supposed to represent the needle. when I bury the bar past 85 the other side of it starts to come up on the opposite end of the speedo and from that you can roughly calculate how fast youre going. she'll go about 110-115 with the ole 350 in er.

[@thatfatasiankid5701]

Yep. The national 55 mph highway rule due to the Arab oil embargo. Interesting history

[@ghost-pm4zq]

Imagen your last words beaing "Ugh I hope I don't have a wreck." Stay safe brother

[@chriss4268]

Upgrades👍 and driving on empty 😂🤣😂

[@saynosayyes2248]

the fuel level indicator was probably disconnected

[@Timmy-fk8uk]

gotta get that weight reduction

[@reid4896]

G a u g e s don’t work on engine swaps usually

[@thepurdychannel8866]

@@reid4896 how do you know if you running low on fuel in the middle of nowhere and get stranded

[@reid4896]

@@thepurdychannel8866 n e w ga uges

[@davidbell7091]

that old girl runs exceedingly well.

[@jongerhards8167]

You can actually see the gauge dropping, that's pure Faith

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Second fuel tank was there to get me home. :-)

[@michaelpetersonjr]

Steven, love those IDI Ford trucks especially the 87-91 brick nose body styles!

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

They're beastly!!

[@kennethwallace4338]

That thing said roooooooooom grummmbubbbbbbble. Gas hand said I'm out of here. Excellent video.

[@henrik1743]

That's the sound of it taking a sip of fuel lmao

[@hilham89]

Them 7.3 idi motors are crazy reliable. They can set forever and still get them started and run them like crazy. They don't make them like this anymore

[@invisiblekid7374]

Man them 7.3 idi Ford motors in my opinion are one of the best sounding diesels ever made besides the Detroit 2 stroke series. An old boyfriend of my mother’s had an 89 f350 crew cab with the 7.3 idi, banks turbo, and a 5 speed tranny. The exhaust rusted apart right before the muffler so it was straight piped basically right under the cab. With open exhaust, damn thing sounded like a big block gasser with cherry bombs,

[@CodyBosch]

This thing accelerated faster than my Impreza lol. Gotta love these old trucks.

[@natedavis4964]

Your Impreza slow as fuck lol

[@cjeam9199]

That was much much faster than I was expecting. I thought the point was being made that old diesels that can’t rev very high are a bit slow lol.

[@stevenperret1359]

Mine surely is. Exact same truck and I hit 55 by the time I get on the interstate. With the pedal to the metal. Not sure why it's so slow. Just bought it a few months ago

[@VinnyMartello]

7.3 without turbo only makes 180 horsepower. So it weighs 4500 pounds and has less performance than a Honda Civic.

[@tuckercole1531]

@@VinnyMartello ok cool this one isn’t stock and since when is a diesel about performance.

[@VinnyMartello]

Have you ever heard of diesel dragsters?

[@tuckercole1531]

@@VinnyMartelloya but we’re talking about trucks not drag trucks 180 stock horsepower is pretty bad but these weren’t about performance they were about getting work done. No diesel truck from the late 80s to early 90s made more than 200hp. There was a such thing as a 1200 hp 6.9 idi and 1200 hp 12v then your talking about performance but a truck you can run motor oil through isn’t about performance nether is any diesel pickup you want to get work done with.

[@idiotsincarsalberta]

I love how the super short speedometer gives the impression of fast acceleration

[@commiekiller6974]

That is pretty decently fast still

[@dougb27]

Idk what I was expecting but that was a lot better.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Burnout! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYeqkop4r51kq7s Fresh Video of this truck! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TdiIZ5hZ6HfpI Here is a 0-60 run. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHSgHafq9WEp68

[@grabasandwich]

Weird how I got recommended your 2 year old video then I see you comment on it 2 hours ago

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

@@grabasandwich I find it just as weird... Imagine uploading a video 2 years ago and all of a sudden it gets 80,000 views in a matter of days.

[@JC-fn6gv]

@@StevenDonaldonKZbin also watching 2 years later😃

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

@@JC-fn6gv I think it had 400 views a week ago, so yeah... Basically EVERYONE that is seeing this is seeing it 2 years old. The good old truck still runs like a champ though! kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2TdiIZ5hZ6HfpI

[@pentium4guy639]

It gets up and goes for a ol 7.3 truth be told.

[@skeeterskeet2546]

Is there any benefit to letting it rev out that far though? I doubt it’s making any power that high. All of the necessary numbers are going to be down low, Like shifting back into the maximum torque range, Revving into the power band, and then back into the maximum torque range.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Only if you modify the pump to output more fuel as well. Yes, it takes off over 3,000 and builds more boost as well.

[@joshuawhite3411]

@@StevenDonaldonKZbin I have a 94 7.3l turbo idi and that saucy bitch wants to go to the moon over 3k rpms. The only thing I would go as an *upgrade* is to change out the turbo for one that spools up fast, considering there isn't far to go on the tach. More boost at lower rpm's = higher horse power. It would make it considerably faster, while being able to lower the diff gear ratio's if you aren't doing any hauling.

[@danielmeyer4515]

I have an 03 that's been heavily modified she revs out to 5k Edit. The first engine split into 4 pieces crankshaft on the road

[@joshuawhite3411]

@@danielmeyer4515 the biggest difference between the 7.3l idi and powerstroke is that the idi is built like a semi truck engine. A bigger iron block for a smaller power output engine. The service life on those idi's is over 1 million miles. The first gen powerstroke had a larger power output to weight ratio than the idi. They achieved this by re-working the heads, intake, fuel system and fuel injectors.

[@hosticktobias1961]

@@joshuawhite3411 the only thing they share is the displacement thats it

[@Jnino-cu5hy]

Got to love when some gauges don't work. Before I changed out my cluster it was reading 120mph on no gas at 300 degrees lol.

[@MrTrollus]

it works, the man has 2 tanks

[@WhaaaaTha]

Not bad for a IDI at all! At least they were realible for sure!

[@Techead100]

I could never pin the throttle on my 7.3 with no fuel

[@Quint1836]

Legend has it he’s racing to the gas station

[@ryanrake2714]

Sometimes the gauges just quite working. “You can never trust a gauge” Tim Taylor on the side of the road out of gas

[@ShadePOWERSTROKE95]

He has dual tanks.

[@KojakWhack]

An empty gas tank stresses everyone out lol

[@iiihamzapoloiii]

Faster than most of the cars

[@skookumbuilds3282]

Wow that scoots pretty good

[@theunluckyfrog3316]

I was blow away that you had another gear at 75 lmao

[@FordPickUPRed]

Never seen an old 7.3 run that fast. Did you add more boost?

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Wow! Anyone know why this video went mini-viral? Lol!

[@stefanoreale7457]

Because idi's are badass lol

[@KwakHru]

KZbin algorithm

[@anushanthvinayagamoorthy8342]

Yeah it’s just the plain old KZbin algorithm. I don’t even like trucks, I’m a Honda guy. Regardless nice video!

[@rolla1188]

KZbin reccomend

[@kellyfrear2133]

try monetize it brother hahaha

[@noahbodnia1552]

Legend has it the truck hasn't warmed up to this day

[@W0RLDSSMALLESTVI0LIN]

Nice truck dude. A stick nonetheless...wow. we must preserve those old IDI's!

[@Quint1836]

Built Ford Tough! Best selling truck since 1948

[@poorman1973]

You mean built International tough.

[@dominator9833]

@MeanTeddyKiller people buy their burgers more than anyone else's, remember that

[@adamguzzo94]

Ford tough my ass lol. If its anything like every ford I've ever had it'll leave its trans in someones driveway soon enough.

[@dominator9833]

@@adamguzzo94 That sounds like a you problem and not a Ford problem

[@adamguzzo94]

@@dominator9833 had fords, dodges, gmc's, cadillacs and even a bmw. Its definitely a ford problem.

[@melias67]

Wow that seems to go really well? I’m from Australia so very rarely see these 7.3 IDI’s. Do they all go as well as this one?

[@Camelfacekamala]

Generally speaking, If they’re still running they’re running great

[@rdnck891]

Not from my experience. I've drove one of these trucks (5 speed manual) and it NEVER ran like this one

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

No, this one has a '94 turbo and injector pump that has been modified to flow more fuel. They all run good, but not this much power (which isn't really that much anyway)

[@GTDpowah]

Hot dang! I can just imagine all the smoke it generated...

[@taylormelchor598]

Yaaaaaa. Your from Corpus Christi. I am too.

[@billisbobagis1687]

Yeah he’s on empty, but don’t those trucks use two fuel tanks you can just switch?

[@davidsferrazzo]

If you still have the truck can you PLEASE MAKE a video of what you did in detail? Pleaseeee

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

I still got it. And sure thing, I can get around to it in January.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

What I will tell you though, is the majority of it is starting out with a '94 turbo IDI injector pump and maxing out the fuel screw in the access hole. Then open the top of the IP up, pull the fueling assembly out and cutting short the idle spring, then tighten the fueling nut until the idle is as high as you can bear, this adds more fuel, especially up top, but also raises the rpm redline fuel cutoff. SO BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVER REV. Then advancing the timing 3 degrees faster than factory. Then disable the pressure regulator on the turbo, I get 15psi routinely.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

4.10 rear and starting in 2nd gear with the right amount of turbo spooling and clutch dumping. Also I have a single disc clutch...

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Also, did you see my other video? 0-60 run? look it up.

[@quickclutchproductions9212]

Steven Donald hi, I have seen all your videos regarding this truck. Very impressed. I’m also interested if you could make a video on how to get the governor to 3700 ish RPM. I’m sick of defueling at 3300. Thanks

[@thelazarous]

I don't think I could ever have the gall to buy a 7.3 idi that isn't with the 4 speed manual, and definitely without the auxiliary tank.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

It has the 5 speed manual and does have the aux tank.

[@guyintheshado]

Quicker than I thought

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Here is a 0-60 run. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHSgHafq9WEp68

[@SpartanOne5]

Legend also has it he actually put gas in it

[@jabootydah7159]

I know your passenger is holding the camera for you because you're a safe driver.

[@Gson...]

Some how I read “…. 3,700 rpm run away” In that title and was expecting it to explode. Im glad it didn’t and that I just can’t read.

[@MagnnumCarCam]

Why would anyone do this on a stone cold engine with no fuel in the tank?

[@VinnyMartello]

Ford gauges are notorious for being useless. My cluster looks identical to his when driving.

[@Am0re98]

What a nice seven litre V8 MODORR

[@MrTherandomvidsguy]

Sounds like an old V8 Gasser.

[@lincolngolladay]

Actually, old clapped out gasser v8s just sound like 7.3 IDIs 😂😂 knocking you and down the road

[@suckboytony9637]

@@lincolngolladay imagine thinking 7.3s are quick at all

[@maxpowermotivation]

Your profile pic made me try to wipe the hair off my screen ... it never came off

[@h20eastoahu]

Can you not normally hear the turbo whistle honest question?

[@CrazySteve42012]

That thing hauls!

[@MechanicCompetence]

Wow, that is very fast! At first I thought that must have been Km/h but no!

[@PiotrTester]

nice

[@arielrodrigo1]

Nice acceleration

[@NinaMango789]

Those some granny shifts if I've ever seen em

[@brandonruhl4525]

i think you need fuel lol. also what did you do to mac rpm to 3700 vs stock 3200?

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Good thing it has 2 tanks, lol!

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Adjusted a few things inside the injector pump.

[@rdnck891]

Very impressive from an idi. Does it have 410 gears?

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Yes. '94 turbo and turned up pump.

[@joerennat7670]

This gen Ford had gas gauge issues . My 88’ had the same thing wrong

[@VinnyMartello]

Same. One of the fuel gauges don’t work. Oil pressure is always inconsistent and the temp gauge works sometimes.

[@goldendlolig8237]

Fell the torque

[@worstnightmare9772]

Why no diesel fuel and why is the engine not warmed up?

[@nononono4006]

It’s a 35 - 40 year old truck fords were notorious to have the gauges quit working on them in those years

[@sralismazgalis]

probably either some mods made the stock gauges useless, or they just died

[@iBullyAutisticKids]

gauge just doesn't work my ford does the same. Sometimes on a warm day it will work if you smack the dash hard enough

[@christopherd2100]

Any worries about increased wear letting it rev that high?

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

I dont do it often... But yes, it will reduce engine life.

[@name-ww5yu]

It’s an idi they love redline

[@jellyfrosh9102]

Go look up slave lake, these engines simply do not give a shit. They are overbuilt.

[@paint3ball]

@@jellyfrosh9102 put er in the ketchup!

[@BeamerTheFox]

as long as there still rich then not really maybe change the oil more often to keep it from being washed out from cranking the full screw till it wont go any further lol

[@fordmanx3]

Bad ass the engine can handle 3700Rpm internally??

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

It sure can...

[@vespabaviera6764]

Ist der Motor kalt, geb ihm sechseinhalb

[@cheesecake9336]

Cool vid

[@mowinkid]

Right into the ketchup. Miiiiint!

[@BeamerTheFox]

slave lake would be mighty proud

[@samanthawoodward7551]

No offence to our peeps across the pond but I do chuckle that this thing has a 7.3L engine in it and the highest speed is 85mph on the clock. 7.3 litres!! different world over there.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

US law required max 85mph speedos in the 70's to save fuel, even corvettes had that and crotch rocket motorcycles made then. she runs out of gears around 110mph. Here is a 0-60 run. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHSgHafq9WEp68

[@martincolvill5453]

Sounds like my 89 F350 Supercab Lariat Edition. 7.3 IDI and 5 speed manual.

[@samtimo3002]

Goes pretty decent id say

[@toomanytododge2594]

Thats probably the fastest idi ive seen 😂 gotta let those v8 diesels run at high rpm

[@deano3575]

Is it a manual

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Yes. 5 speed.

[@Icutmetal]

Didn’t you listen to the video?

[@spontaneousexpress]

I have a love hate relationship with my though she's been faithful to me. I just can't seem to squeeze more power out of my 8200lb behemoth.

[@Dee12327]

Those old 7.3’s are bulletproof. Check out zip ties and bias plies channel, that crazy bastard beats the shit out those old furds

[@albertoduarte7865]

Turbo diesel power🐒😎

[@zacharyknollman5731]

Was anybody else watching the gas gage go to E

[@zachpaw]

Well I guess I'm selling my sport bike and picking up one of these bad boys

[@zachpaw]

@Aaron Cubitt "can you not afford that?" - guy defending cheapest diesel truck you can buy.

[@DJackson1232]

@@zachpaw He's probably one of those "10,000 firm i know what i got" guys lmao

[@michaelbenoit248]

Man this thing is fast compared to my stock 93 idi. What’s your 0-60? I’m scared to get her above 2K rpm or even pegging to limiter. I never take her faster than 70mph, sometimes I go to 75-80mph for passing, then cruise at 70 at 2K rpm. I think on a good day w fuel additive/oil, she gets 20mpg hwy-16 city, maybe better not sure. I’m running bio fuel rn while diesel is expensive.

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

Here is a 0-60 run. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqHSgHafq9WEp68

[@dimmn82]

Stupid question, but how do you adjust a governor?

[@GoldenCroc]

These kind of vehicles are non existant where I live, so this was a fun watch. I like it, well done.

[@memztv956]

Thing sounds mad!

[@stevensteven5109]

Our 1.3 fiat multijet TDI can 160 km/h about (100 mp/h). I most use highway in Europe with 140-150 km/h. 220000km no problem.

[@austenmann6218]

Dam son, my 97 psd don't even scoot like that, what you got done to it?

[@sksuppressor756]

I wonder why the 55 is red. I know by me the majority of highways are 55 speed limit

[@martinpedersen5834]

Sounds like the airboat from Half-Life 2

[@AaronBilger]

mines an auto E4od with ATS turbo have no clue of boost and have turned up the fuel some and about 5/8 down on the pedal and it's flying down the road 1 ton truck dually weight is 10k empty never even tried full pull empty trans is getting worn out

[@pineappleboi27]

Geez idk why I was surprised with the acceleration

[@suckboytony9637]

cause its a 7.3

[@bugsiins3407]

i hope that temperature gauge is broken and you didn't floor it with a cold engine

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

It reads low. It was warm.

[@williamthompson969]

Good old international torque

[@35RSkyline]

Old girl will run

[@americanpride9733]

Youre gonna do a pull when the cars ice cold?

[@cooperp6429]

Oil is up to temp ;) Most likely the water guage isn't working, or the thermostat is broken, but most likely it's just the guage.

[@americanpride9733]

@@cooperp6429 Well, its up to temp now lmao

[@dallasdelano8235]

@@cooperp6429 wdym oil is up to temp?

[@cooperp6429]

@@dallasdelano8235 the guage above the fuel guage is an oil temp isn't it?

[@dallasdelano8235]

@@cooperp6429 no it’s an oil pressure gauge. That’s why it says L H, for low pressure or high pressure.

[@pcwizzy460]

Is this truck a 1991?

[@G_G_AutoCareLLC]

U bucking with that gas my idi is too heavy for all that 😂

[@kalebr2262]

Was this in callalen Texas?

[@smokeycheez]

Brahhh!!! *Gear shifts* -three hours later- BRAHHHH!!!

[@Austint-101]

Tank says E my dude😂😂😂

[@fatsk8er62]

That last 4th to 5th like a mile away

[@damianursusc362]

HP ?

[@mayaramarcelino2702]

uhull

[@venividivici4253]

What’s a governor?

[@codyC423]

Meemaw had to hold on tight in the back seat

[@timwestberry8243]

I was shittin when he hit 79 Better weld those doors shut!!! So they don't blow off

[@chehystpewpur4754]

7.3l idi knock box. check "highway run" check video over a minute long. seems legit. *watches video* yep as advertised

[@dropacidnotbombs9506]

wait a minute, is this called a shitbox?

[@samuelmartz731]

What rear gears are u running?

[@StevenDonaldonYouTube]

4.10

[@greatlakespowerstrokefx4]

That thing honestly ran really well. What else do you have done to it, if that was in mph thats bot too shabby. Especially compared to a stock 7.3 ps