Swap in a Stroker or not?
 

Well it's been a long time since I was on this forum, and in the downtime I bought my first diesel. A 96 f250 7.3L. It has its problems but I was sitting outside after mowing the lawn and had a thought... what if I put that in Tow Daddy? ( my 74 k20). What is your guys thoughts? Ideas? Too big of a project? Or too small? I'm just thinking outloud, but would there be a better motor to swap, considering I have a complete running driving (other than o title) truck?

Re: Swap in a Stroker or not?
 

I dont see why not to put a diesel in the K20. BUT just make sure you feel comfortable working on the 7.3. If you are comfortable with that and just want a bit more power with better mileage than do the swap.

Lots of variables. If its not broke dont fix it. BUT again lots of variables. I only want a diesel in my truck so its a no brainer for me.

Re: Swap in a Stroker or not?
 

You can do it. There was a guy in north eastern Iowa who did exactly that. Put a 7.3 PSD in a mid 80's chevy K20. Since you have a complete donor truck it shouldn't be bad. You'll have to use all the wiring, gauge cluster, IDM, ECM, etc to get it all to work. You'll even want to use the ford rear end since ford picks up off the rear diff for speedo. It'll be a lot of work but be cool when done!