1967 Travco 270 440 to Cummins 8.3 Upgrade
Hi all, so me being a little daft just bought a 2000 cummins 8.3 with an allison transmisison out of a water truck with 60k miles.. Was hoping to swap in a 5.9, we already swapped another 440 over ...
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So absolutely no way the M300 or whatever will hold up? beef up the front end / add stiffer springs?
The motor will not be working anywhere nears its full capability/quite the opposite.. cummins 5.9 is a common swap, and the 8.3 is only 500 lbs more.. tranny is 150 lbs extra..
The motor will not be working anywhere nears its full capability/quite the opposite.. cummins 5.9 is a common swap, and the 8.3 is only 500 lbs more.. tranny is 150 lbs extra..
wolfe10 wrote:
8.1 Chevy/GM engine-- yes.
Cummins 8.3/ Allison transmission-- NO WAY. Would way overload the front suspension. And, enough torque to do real damage (more than twice OE torque).
