Hello my name is Brent and I would like some input from you all on a swap I'm planning to do.
I have a early 99 f350 that I'd like to swap out the powerstoke w/E4OD combined to a Gear Vendor spliter and install a 12valve Cummins where the porwerstoke is and want about 400-500 HP. from the Cummins any thoughts or ideas I should know about like what cam, injectors, pump mods, ect... Any info thank you, Brent

 

not to sure i kno the cummins makes crazy power and its only a inline 6. but i hear its 15k swapp

 

as long as you are good at fabbing parts it would be a fun project

 

Fabing is not a problem I'm a welder/fabricator by trade. It's the money I have an issue with LOL. That's why I'm looking for opinions from the folks that know more than I. I've added up the cost and it's still cheaper than a new truck.

 

i would post up in the cummins place on here, they could tell you a lot more about tuning one up, i do know that you will need some pump work, injectors, lift pump, fuel plate (or just take it out), turbo, a built trans or a clutch if its going to be manual

 

just throw injectors, BTS, Tunes and oil at your Powerstroke and u will be dollars ahead and have 400-500hp.

 

Agreed, but if you want to go the cummins route I would look strongly at a CR rather then a 12v...

A good tranny, Hybrids and a turbo will give your PSD 400-500hp...

 

Agreed. A 400-500hp PSD is still really fun to drive

 

I thought the PS is'nt as reliable at 400-500 hp like the Cummins is unless you do some mods to the rods and stuff like that (been reading mags)or am I mistaken? I'm new to this for the most part. What is "BTS"? Part of the reason for me wanting to go Cummins is fuel milage is better or are there tricks to the PS to increase my top 12mpg that I'm getting now? My truck has an Edge Evo. programer, K&N intake, straight pipe 4" and about 250,000 miles on it I was told that if you pump up an older deisel you run the risk of blowing the motor up because or the rings hitting a ledge in the cylinder walls and a rebuild cost tons of cash as well so I figred it'll be about an even wash for the long haul. So please correct me if I'm all wrong. Thanks you, Brent

 

BTS is a brand of transmission, they are damn near bulletproof, and get rid of the edge evo. i had it and my mileage was horrid too, i changed to PHP, you can actually send your evo in and get some PHP tunes put on it, PHP stands for Power Hungry Performance... i love it so far, get around 15 mpg around town, i tend to have a heavy foot though