I picked up a Cummins out of an '89 W350 4X4 about a month ago and am planning on dropping it in the '85 F350 in my signature. The plan is to use primarily as a tow rig... the '89 F250 I'm currently using for that purpose is a bit lacking in the power department. Plus, I'd like to get better than 9 mpg when towing. From what I've read, a 6BT should solve both of those problems.
The F350 came with a bad 460 backed by a C6. Seeing as how I'm planning on using this to mostly drive down the freeway, what would be the best tranny to put behind this Cummins? Would I be better off keeping the C6 and using a GV behind it or going with a ZF 5-speed? (I can get a ZF for a pretty reasonable price.) Or would I be better off with some other transmission?
Regarding the Cummins itself: this is a factory non-intercooled VE-pumped motor. It has about 175K on it and I'd like to put out about 300 hp with it. Can I realistically put out that much power with a VE pump? Can I have the injectors that came with my engine rebuilt by a reputable shop to put out that kind of power? What is the limit on hp by the H1C Holset turbo that's on the engine now?
There's a factory tranny cooler on the passenger side of the motor for the Dodge 727 trans that the W350 came with. I'd like to eliminate it. Is there a block-off kit available for this purpose?
I picked up the Cummins service manual for this engine (it's two volumes and weighs about eight pounds) and have started reading it. Quite a bit different than the International 7.3 IDI I've had for the past couple of years. Any experience/pointers is appreciated.
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The F350 came with a bad 460 backed by a C6. Seeing as how I'm planning on using this to mostly drive down the freeway, what would be the best tranny to put behind this Cummins? Would I be better off keeping the C6 and using a GV behind it or going with a ZF 5-speed? (I can get a ZF for a pretty reasonable price.) Or would I be better off with some other transmission?
Regarding the Cummins itself: this is a factory non-intercooled VE-pumped motor. It has about 175K on it and I'd like to put out about 300 hp with it. Can I realistically put out that much power with a VE pump? Can I have the injectors that came with my engine rebuilt by a reputable shop to put out that kind of power? What is the limit on hp by the H1C Holset turbo that's on the engine now?
There's a factory tranny cooler on the passenger side of the motor for the Dodge 727 trans that the W350 came with. I'd like to eliminate it. Is there a block-off kit available for this purpose?
I picked up the Cummins service manual for this engine (it's two volumes and weighs about eight pounds) and have started reading it. Quite a bit different than the International 7.3 IDI I've had for the past couple of years. Any experience/pointers is appreciated.
If there's a better bulletin board for these questions, please share.