Detroit 6V-53 swap questions

Daniel McCurdy

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Has anybody swaped a 6v53 into an obs ford was interested to see what kind of room there's is. I figured the 6v53 should be a smidge shorter than the 4-53 as it's 3 cyl in a row vs 4 but not for sure on that. My main interest would be to see if there's enough room for a mechanical fan.
 

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Was also wondering how twin turbos compare to compound turbos. I imagine twin turbos would be a lot easier to make fit.
 

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Cool idea. I saw a guy swap in a 4-53 into mid 2000s ford on youtube. It was pretty slick. He got the automatic transmission to work with it too. It would be cool to see if it fits.
 

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Yea the 6v53 came factory with 400hp in marine applications so I imagine 450-500hp should be possible with good reliability. I seen one guy who did some work on a 4-53 and got around 350hp but the torque was insane over 900 lbs.
 

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You might be able to make it fit, but I think the weight of that engine will be the hold up.
 

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The full aluminum engine only ways about 1150-1200 about the same or within a 100 lbs of the Cummins so I think weight won't be a problem
 

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Good call. I didn't think about the aluminum version. That really does make a big weight difference.
 

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When I bought my 92 F350 with a bad motor, I already had a 6v53T sitting in my shop. I really wanted to find a way to make it work, but my tape measure convinced me otherwise. Height was the biggest problem. Mine was a single turbo and basically it was going to be about 10” higher than the hood. The 6v53 is a BIG motor.
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I found some Detroit's south of Austin. Several V6s and Inline 4s. They are block cores and either N/A or the turbo is missing. I get more pictures Monday. If they are 53 series I'll pick them up for rebuild. I think I can get 3 cores for $500.

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