8.3 Cummins P pump
 

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but if I was looking for a p pumped 8.3 for a project where should I look for them? Like what years and vehicles and whatnot, what are the good years? I'm not sure if this has been covered, I tried searching on here and google and haven't really turned up much. thanks.

freightliners on craigslist.

Basically 93-97 will likely have a P-pump. Obviously, higher hp will be better. They were in freightliners, F7&800, motorhomes, and a ton of other applications.

'94-'98 12-valve cummins have p-pumps. I'm not sure what kind of truck you're wanting to put it in, but in order to swap a 24-valve to a p-pump, you will need a conversion kit. P-pumps can get pretty expensive though definitely worth it!!

The 93-97 8.3's have a P-pump. The Med Duty trucks were a year ahead of what Dodge got.
It would be very costly to put a P-pump on an ISC. There's places that do a 5.9 for much less. Way easier just finding an engine you want, and deal with whatever truck it comes with.

I was just thinking about a cool swap I would like to do down the road, a P pumped 8.3 in a early '90s F350 crewcab.

like this?
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yea, is that a 8.3?

It is, and P-pumped. I saved it off diesel stop's site a few years ago. Not sure how much, but it has a healthy body lift. Them engines are taller than a DT466.

Are the DT466 easy to modify?

The potential is mind blowing. For $10k, you can get 1000hp, as Hypermax used to say. They are a very prominent force in tractor pulls. The 89-92 is the 466 to get, but they didnt have a p-pump. That's easy to fix though. Stock headgasket & bolts can hold up to 100pounds of booost. Plus, the head fliws better than the Cummins B or C, in stock and ported.

You Sir, have my attention. What transmissions will they mate to?

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and what kind of prices are reasonable?

You can score one from a truck for $15-2500.
They have mostly an SAE#2, and some have a #3. Many, many choices on transmissions with the sae#2. From a Clark 5spd to a fuller 13spd

I bought a Military 5 ton truck w/ the Cummins 8.3 with less than 15k mi. I spent about $4k with transport and plan on parting out truck and keeping drive train. Everything is HD on military applications. No plastic tank radiators etc. Check out GovLiqiudation.com.

Peterbilt also did the 8.3L in their trucks.
My first Pete work truck had the 8.3 in it, cool motor.

Case IH used a P pumped 8.3 from around 87 threw 2005

Well it's been a while since I visited this thread. I'm picking up a p pumped DT466 this weekend. I want to build a pulling truck. I can either stuff it in my 96 F350 crew cab or my 78 F250.