I started a cummins swap yesterday and thought you guys would like to follow along and give tips along the way. to start the truck it is going into is my boss's truck who is also the dad of my best friend! So i'm getting paid to play, what could be better. we have a fully equipped industrial electrical component fabrication shop. The truck that is under the knife is a 00 F350 7.3, zf6, 4x4 crew cab dually, sb dual disc, with a US Gear auxiliary trans. it has roughly 185k on it and tows around 30k lbs on a regular basis. and sometimes as far as from the shop in ohio to oregon, texas etc..... on the last trip the truck took to Utah it fried 3 cyl. because they guys driving didnt use double over and ran 85-90 all the way there unloaded and didnt back out of it in high elevations. so the result is IT'S GETTING A CUMMINS!!!!!! On Tues. the 05 common rail arrived at the shop. 100% complete minus the little things that they broke here and there. but a running engine regardless. we have decided to go for around 450 hp, because when you haul that much weight you can have too much power, i know that sounds stupid to some but it is a stick and there is no slip in the trans like an auto so you break stuff. to achieve 450 is easy from a common rail that is 325 from factory. we pulled the head, sent it out for a valve job, fire rings and all the goodies. the rest is staying stock and we are using a smarty. the stock turbo will stay on for now and be changed later as this is gonna cost big bucks just to start.

The engine was located in West Monroe LA. complete with everything, ready to run, 55k miles, out of a 2005 2wd quad cab long bed auto. basically it came from a grandpa truck! I pulled the head and found that the cross hatches were like the day it was made and the pistons were so clean that with a little wipe of a rag you could eat off of them. I called dodge with the truck vin and was told that it had been serviced by them and them only, even had a mopar oil filter on it when it came. the block was clean as could be and had little surface rust.

The other mods going into the build are: deep sump oil pan, auxiliary trans cooler, veined rear end cover, and lots of gages to keep an eye on the beast. We are using the conversion parts from Destroked, and none of this would be possible without the help of Preble County Diesel Power (937) 452-5505.

The common rail stuff is all new to me but we will figure it out!

Here are some pics, our 25 ton engine hoist, the shyster,the engine as it arrived and was torn down for head work and paint

 

here are some more pics cause

we are also going ahead and replacing all the gaskets and seals, the block will be painted black with blue pearl, the head and valve covers will be painted blue with black pearl and the lettering will be painted gold! So sit back and enjoy the ride!

 

looks awesome man

 

awesome! keep up the good work!

 

here are some pics of the semi, and the trailer the ford pulls 3/4" concrete floor, press, punch, toooooooools, tooooools, bathroom, sleeping quarters, etc.... 8.3L cummins

 

looks good!

 

Ah what a cool project!

The wiring is somewhat challenging, but not all that bad.

 

the wiring is gonna be a bear to trace everything down but im hopin its not too bad, i figured pullin that dead stroker out will be the hardest part since there are 2 more cyl int the way and more damn wires. im def gonna need some help with the wiring, the mechanical aspect is covered but wires tend to have a shocking experience along with them!

 

I've got a bunch of the schematics if you need anything

 

pm sent deputydog

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so im trying to do some pre planning, my question is, where and how do i conect the factory ford vacume lines, and since the truck has hydro boost brakes do i plum it into the powersteering lines like on my dodge? thanks