Starting midway through 2003, Ford rolled out an all-new powerplant for use in its Superduty line of pickups, and it used a HEUI fuel injection system just like the 7.3 which preceded it. We’ve been taking an in-depth look at the best ways to add power to many kinds of late model diesel engines, and for the Ford guys, the 6.7 and 6.4 Powerstroke have great potential, but today we’re taking a crack at the smallest of them all, the Six Liter. Just because Ford never made a special edition high-performance diesel truck doesn’t mean you can’t build your own, in fact, many diesel owners have done just that. While the Lightning and Raptor are two very different trucks built for two very different purposes, they do have one thing in common: they’re ½ tons powered by a gasoline engine. Starting with the Lightning F-150 and later with the Raptor, quite a few Ford trucks have rolled off the assembly line with some high-performance upgrades. In the world of trucks, Ford also takes a win with the title of best-selling pickup in the US for the past 36 years, so you might think some of that “special sauce” they applied to their performance cars might make its way into the pickups as well, and you’d be right. From the supercharged Terminator Mustangs in the early 2000’s to the road-race inspired GT350 Mustang, Ford made sure everyone knew who was on top of the muscle car mountain. In the world of high-performance cars, Ford has built quite a name for themselves in the last few decades with some special-edition coupes.

Ford 2000 7.3 injector driver module