does anyone know if my np 205 will bolt up to a torqushift auto? Im still toying with the fact of putting a 6.0l engine in and taking my time to farm out some of the really difficult work to make it look as factory as possible. That would be pretty bad... The only concern i have is making everyhting work right. like i said before the entire thing was gutted so all neeed materials are there.
What are some known problems with the 6.0l and torqueshift?
How did they solve these problems?
alrighty, let me break it down for you
torqueshift with the F-Truck transmission cooler has rare failures, that transmission IMO is stronger then the allison and is also a excelent transmission, if you do this swap stay torqueshift, use the ford TC also its a solid unit and has extreamly rare failure rates. so use the ford truck transmission cooler, lines, auxilary transmission fluid filter torqueshift and transfer case.
now for the 6.0
delete the EGR system by changing out the back right hand side inlet pipe, i am sure an exhaust shop or a reputable welding shop could accomplish this
on the intake manifold, some sort of air seal would need to be install on the intake manifold to seal the hole where the EGR cooler bolts to the intake manifold, and where the actual EGR sits in
buy all the ford harness for the power train of the vehicle, i think that would simplify your wiring worries, some things would need to be mounted like the PCM and some of the junction boxes, but i think room could be found
fuel pressure ford the diesel needs to be in the 45-55psi range, so how ever you would want to accomplish that would work, you could also utilize the ford fuel pump, witch also houses the lower fuel filter on the truck to make fuel pressure. on the super duties it mounts on the frame rail
scrape that ****** VGT turbo for something after market that wont break. the turbochargers vane's sit on the exhaust side housing of the turbocharger, and seem to over time rust pitting builds up and sticks the vanes so then the turbocharger is not functioning to its full potential, they fail often because of that, im not to versed on whats out there for the after market turbo setups of 6.0L's but i would definitely look around for something that isnt stock
with the deletion of the EGR system it could be hit or miss if the truck would run fine in a factory type setup. some people unplug there valves and run around without any sort of chip fine. other trucks can run like crap. what ever the case the truck will have a set DTC and not run to its full potential. with that being said, after market 'chips' 'tunes' and the likes can turn off the EGR valve command. i would do that once everythings in the truck running peachy.
i think swapping a 6.0L for power train (engine, trans, t-case) would be an excellent project and probably alot easier then you think
