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Originally Posted by Enes
Dodge:
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cummins
front/rear ends
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steering rack
transmission
I'm not going to do anything right now, i'm not willing to spend $10k on a 2002+ F350 shell thats in good condition. Plus i'd have to get the trany as well.
Are you just using an adopter plate for trany mount?
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The 5.9 Cummins does not have a factory installed bell housing, only a bolt pattern on the back of the block. Remember, it's an industrial motor that's designed to be easily adaptable to compressors, heavy equipment, etc. Dodge makes their own trans adapter to bolt a Cummins to their transmissions, plus their NV4500 (5-speed) and NV5600 (6-speed). There are a couple of people who custom machine trans adapters to fit different transmissions. If you run a Ford automatic you will also have to get a Baumann transmission controller. If you have a ZF-6 like me, it's as simple as bolting the custom trans adapter to the Cummins and slipping a spacer between an 01+ Cummins HO flywheel and reusing the Dodge style clutch/pressure plate. The input shaft splines are the same for the NV5600 and the ZF-6. Pretty much plug and play for the transmission adapter side of it. I already had a 13" LuK conversion clutch behind my Powerstroke, so I'm reusing it for the time being. I think my 13" clutch/pressure plate and flywheel weigh more than my whole DSM transmission.
For a 6-speed truck, I don't think you can beat the lowend torque of the Cummins. Better fuel mileage, more power and cheaper....? I don't think it was much of a decision between the Powerstroke and Cummins for me.