6.0 common rail project

imelmo · Mar 5, 2013

Wow, that looks awesome.

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jdgleason · Mar 5, 2013

Truly jealous. That's gorgeous.

Wayne · Mar 5, 2013

Thanks guys. I ran into a snag on our CCV of all things, with the rear vent outlet running straight into the heater box, as well as the 6.4 trans dip stick in the same area, so with some minor fitting adjustments, and hopefully a 6.0 trans dipstick, the cab will be down permanently today. I sure do love having some nice turbo blankets on this setup. Everything is pretty tight around the top of the engine, so I'm glad we went this route. I'd strongly recommend it to anyone considering this build with this turbo combo.

The more it goes together, the more jealous I become of some of the components going on. I'm really liking how the fuel cooler relocation is turning out. So long as it works in the end, we'll be good to go.

MorganY · Mar 5, 2013

Good work. Looks awesome.

Spectre32 · Mar 6, 2013

When do you think this thing will run??

Wayne · Mar 6, 2013

Hopefully within a few weeks. I'm working on several major builds at the same time, but I do have the cab fully dropped & attached now. It's mostly a lack of time situation to do the final wiring.

MorganY · Mar 6, 2013

Wayne said:
Hopefully within a few weeks. I'm working on several major builds at the same time, but I do have the cab fully dropped & attached now. It's mostly a lack of time situation to do the final wiring.

Crazy how there isn't enough time in the day, huh?

This is going to be one happy customer.

01PSD · Mar 6, 2013

Yes the 2.6 6.9 stroker 6.0 definitely needs to be ready for pulling season..

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Meniacal_Mark · Mar 6, 2013

:whs:

Wayne · Mar 6, 2013

That one is actually Nathannial's baby. It looks to be finished in the next month or two now we have the oil supply figured out completely.

01PSD · Mar 6, 2013

Awesome, ready to see both of these projects run!

Wayne · Jun 1, 2013

The sled pulling truck is all but done, and is driving around. It's off to the dyno when we get a little time.

This truck is coming along as well. Here's where we ended on it tonight:

ncollins64 · Jun 1, 2013

looks nice sitting in there. any idea when it could possibly be running?

Powerstroked162 · Jun 1, 2013

Wow. Incredible job Wayne.

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Morgan@Midwest Diesel & Auto · Jun 1, 2013

Looks killer. That air filter is gonna take some plumbing to fit. Does the precision koozie come standard? Lol.

Good work guys!

Wayne · Jun 1, 2013

ncollins64 said:
looks nice sitting in there. any idea when it could possibly be running?

At this point all I can say is it's close. All the interior is already powered up. All the underhood wires are marked, and the majority of the difficult wiring is behind us. Theoretically all the factory '05 gauges and other features will work, but I'm sure we'll uncover some more obstacles.

Powerstroked162 said:
Wow. Incredible job Wayne.

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Sledpull said:
Looks killer. That air filter is gonna take some plumbing to fit. Does the precision koozie come standard? Lol.

Good work guys!

Thanks guys

There's actually tons of space for the air filter kit. The pic is kind of deceiving. We did have to mount the vacuum canister and second battery on the driver side to get all the room for the air intake and twin pump stuff, but it should work good. Even the A/C lines and hydroboost seemed to be an easy match... as if the truck were designed to handle it.:lookaround: If wiring wasn't such a PITA I'm sure a conversion like this would be a lot more common than dropping 2 cylinders.

Lubbockguy1979 · Jun 1, 2013

Dare I say it but don't you wish ford would make swaps as easy as the chevy stuff is. Plug and play harnesses etc easy swaps. Hell you could probably put a duramax in easier than the 6.4