12 valve Mike
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Hey yall, how's everyone, I'm Mike, I'm a new recruit to oil burners, so let's get stuff kicked off, so I'm looking for my first diesel truck, the cream of the crop for me is going to be a 12 valve cummins with a 6 speed manual, and I will settle with a OBS powerstroke but prefer a 12 valve way more, but sadly I am still building my credit (just a 21 year old guy here) and wanting to get a personal loan for one in the future in about 6 months(thats when the bank said to try and apply when my credit is a year old) but any ways I know they're both good motors and they're tough and rugged, but my question is about if I do find a 12 valve but it has a automatic transmission in it is how much would it cost to convert it over to a 6 speed? And/or could I just build the automatic transmission tougher to take the torque of the motor without killing it, but I rather have a 6 speed anyhow just love the sound of it when it shifts and love that transmission. I want to know what is considered a good deal on a old 12 valve(despite being over 10k sadly☹), I would love to hear everyone's knowledge and experiences with these old 12 valves and what to watch out for on them and what is their flaws they have, and what years of the 12 valve is the best, I don't want to bull dog it or put big ugly rims on it I just want to use it what they were made to do, WORK, not a showboat, but I'd love to get to know people and make new freinds and hear about yalls rigs yall own. Hope all is well for everyone and happy to meet yall.
Mike
Mike