6.6L duramax turbo diesel swap

[jdpber]

^^ lol if thats the case you need to come to SC and ride in couple of our trucks.. F350 dualy planting 650 and 990.. cummins powered sierra making over 500hp. short bed short cab silvi with a blower 6.0.. we hot rod our boats also.. cummins sierra owns a 33 sea ray with twin 700hp cummins twin turboed motors. it runs in 50s stock was 25.. and at 50s feels like 80 in this boat.. couple super charged and turbo jet skies also..

at 14 i built an ultra light 12' hydrofoil boat that ran 65mph with a 20hp.. boat motor and gas weighed 300#.. i like speed.. hehehe

we are building a 454 with holley 4 barrel for buddies 18' bow rider to replace the 4.3 it currently has.. yea. we dont ever replace stock..

TBI sucks sweaty sack. test drove a TBI IROC camaro in high school and it was a sack of turd

 

[99TanHoe]

^^ lol if thats the case you need to come to SC and ride in couple of our trucks.. F350 dualy planting 650 and 990.. cummins powered sierra making over 500hp. short bed short cab silvi with a blower 6.0.. we hot rod our boats also.. cummins sierra owns a 33 sea ray with twin 700hp cummins twin turboed motors. it runs in 50s stock was 25.. and at 50s feels like 80 in this boat.. couple super charged and turbo jet skies also..

at 14 i built an ultra light 12' hydrofoil boat that ran 65mph with a 20hp.. boat motor and gas weighed 300#.. i like speed.. hehehe

we are building a 454 with holley 4 barrel for buddies 18' bow rider to replace the 4.3 it currently has.. yea. we dont ever replace stock..

TBI sucks sweaty sack. test drove a TBI IROC camaro in high school and it was a sack of turd

Dang, now you got me feelin all inadequate, you could've at least had some mercy and let me think I was driving some fast trucks.

 

[4x4yukon]

i have heard of the cummins swap before but never really looked into it. and 99TanHoe... if i wasnt 16 and had alot more money id deffinatly look into the Ram jet 502. im just trying to get some ideas on what i could do to the truck to get power and gas mileage. an engine swap prob wont happen for a while but if i keep the truck its a definite possibility. and what about the straight axle? how hard is it to put a straight axle under the front?

 

[99TanHoe]

i have heard of the cummins swap before but never really looked into it. and 99TanHoe... if i wasnt 16 and had alot more money id deffinatly look into the Ram jet 502. im just trying to get some ideas on what i could do to the truck to get power and gas mileage. an engine swap prob wont happen for a while but if i keep the truck its a definite possibility. and what about the straight axle? how hard is it to put a straight axle under the front?

Collin

Don't worry if you dream and plan long enough, eventually the money to spend on toys will come. Save as much as you can when you get paid, don't go in debt and you'll be surprised how quick the cash will accumulate.

As for me, the Ram jet is more motor than I need. The most I'll probably go is 383 like Bowtie and some others have done.

 

[purple 'hoe]

If your dead set on a diesel swap, I'd do either a 12 valve or 24 valve Cummins swap before a Duramax swap. It's been done in a Suburban 2500 before. Another option for a motor transplant which is less extensive is a LSX or GenIII Vortec swap.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=853123

i have heard of the cummins swap before but never really looked into it. and 99TanHoe... if i wasnt 16 and had alot more money id deffinatly look into the Ram jet 502. im just trying to get some ideas on what i could do to the truck to get power and gas mileage. an engine swap prob wont happen for a while but if i keep the truck its a definite possibility. and what about the straight axle? how hard is it to put a straight axle under the front?

A sfa is do able for some. But it takes some preparation, knowledge, tools and fabrication skills to do "correctly". It can get expensive, and very complicated. My advice, is if this is a daily driver, than I would not attempt it in unless you have done a ton of fabrication and extensive automotive work. Remember, you are basically cutting out your factory front drivetrain, steering and suspension for a solid front axle with new steering and suspension components.

If a motor goes boom, you just are left stranded. Big deal, call a wrecker and your fine. If an axle slips out, or you lose steering at highway speeds...You get my point.

I don't know what your knowledge and fabrication skills are. But this is my advice for most. Don't take it as an insult either, if you can handle a SAS then I'm all for it man. And I'd be willing to help along the way with information or whatever