I finally bought a 1st gen!

[Marty1]

Ryan, could you get a picture of the engine compartment and post it for me?

Thanks,

Here's one for you Mike!#ad

 

[Marty1]

Here's the Port#ad
side!

 

[Got Smoke?]

Here's one for you Mike!

Its actually "Mark"..... but thanks for the pics! :--)

 

[Marty1]

Sorry Mark!

 

[Got Smoke?]

Sorry Mark!

So Marty, is that a 93 engine with a P-pump conversion and a O-ringed head? Or did you put a whole other motor in?



How do you do a P-pump conversion? Is it basically just a bolt up swap? I've skimmed over a few post's about it, and saw where people had bought parts. "Looks" like all you have to do is buy a new timing gear case and it bolts on?



Also what kind of clutch were you running in that monster!



And what's your next CTD gonna be?

 

[Marty1]

Mark, yes, it was the original First Gen motor.

The truck only had 60K original miles & the thought of buying one that I didn't know the history just didn't appeal to me.

It's a very expensive conversion unless you have a 2nd gen core laying around. Many parts have to be changed... injectors, injector lines, throttle linkage gear cover, cam gear etc etc.

Piers did this conversion & I just decided that I didn't care what it costed... I wanted the most reliability & power & that meant P-pump!

Everybody has their own idea of what a First Gen truck is & I had absolutely no problem installing a p-pump & calling this truck a First Gen. I consider it a much bigger sin running propane than changing the device that injects the fuel. Why would it be less of a sin changing turbo's for example?

The clutch is a South Bend FE & it's lite for this application.

I think a twin disc is the answer but I've heard so many problems with them that I was hoping they'd get all the bugs worked out of them before I needed one.

Next project... . well I have a company truck on the way so I'm apprehensive to do too much crazy stuff to it but it's not in my nature to drive it stock! :-laf

 

[Got Smoke?]

Many parts have to be changed... injectors, injector lines, throttle linkage gear cover, cam gear etc etc.

Yeah I knew that the injectors and lines had to be changed, forgot to add that in my post. DOH! :-laf Are 2nd Gen Injectors & lines just a simple bolt on in this case?



That's a very AWSOME very BEAUTIFUL truck you built, and Ryan is a lucky guy to have it. If I had spent that much time, hard work, and MONEY into building a great truck like that I couldn't bring myself to part with it though! :-laf

 

[Bluebird]

Grrrrreat 'Hot Rod' Dodge/Cummins! Do we need a "poster child" for our forum? Ryan's truck qualifies-Done. Patrick.

 

[RSchwarzli]

Marty 1,



What kind of power is that thing pushing?

 

[Marty1]

Should be over 600hp.

It dyno'd at around 450HP in low power mode.

 

[RSchwarzli]

HOLY SNOT!! :--) :--) :--) Oo.