[montana350]

this is the only picture i have of a truck i might buy i cant figure out if its early or late 99

 

[JHill]

look for an air intake heater on the y pipe , early turbo compressor housing has 4 bolts

 

[Stroker96]

looks like a late 99. early 99's have more space between the turbo and cab

 

[Arisley]

looks like a late 99. early 99's have more space between the turbo and cab

My thoughts exactly.

 

[montana350]

thanks guys the truck is two hours away and its an internet auction. truck was rolled flat bed and drive train are still in running condition and it has forged rods.

 

[smokin dually]

Early ones also have smaller intake plenums

 

[Early99PSD]

That one looks like an S+B intake setup with plenum. Tough camera angle for true identity.

 

[tbolt]

Ask them for the build date. Before 12/98 it's early.

 

[TRUBBS]

ide say late 99 cuz the ic pipe has foil.

 

[badluck_early99]

ide say late 99 cuz the ic pipe has foil.

My early and the three other earlys ive worked on had foil...

 

[TRUBBS]

oh, my bad.

lol were they late early 99's just messin with ya

 

[tbolt]

my early has no foil. Could have been a change that took place before the switch. The only sure way is the get the build date. Some mods were worked in before the Dec date.

 

[Ron's power stroke]

if you look where the the driver side IC pipe goes into the spider it looks to be the early bird..click on the small pic and see where put the arrow..its hard to tell though.. witch ever it is...by the looks of under the hood with all that dirt...i would be checking the wheel on the turbo for dusting..

the orange spider in the the pic is a 99.5..the other is the early bird..

 

[montana350]

That solved it. Thanks