anyone with info about putting a CR in a 1st gen. I'm sure it can be done. I'd just like everything to work. I'm thinking this would be an option down the road with the crew cab.

 

If you have the money and time anything can be done, lol. I wouldnt think it would be that hard just get a doner truck so you can get all the electronics of the doner truck. Sure would be a sleeper!!!!!!!!!

 

There is a company out there that has a stand alone wiring harness for the common rail... the even tell you what to pull out of the donor truck. I cant remember the name but check out the latest diesel mags its in there. if not shoot me a pm and i can find it for you.

 

O yea, Its made by painless wiring. (forgot bout that) that would make the swap all kinds of easy!!!

 

I know Volker is working on a stand alone, but I wouldn't think I'd need that with all the ford and chevy's running these and making things work.

 

I'm going the opposite direction........ I'm putting a VE pumped Cummins in my '03 1/2 ton 4WD short bed single cab 3RD Gen. Cheap and easy (hopefully).

 

It was done a couple years ago, I think it was in Diesel World or Diesel Power. Blue D250, I remember reading about it and I don't think it was a very big article.

Definitely would be an awesome truck to drive, no offense to the VE guys.

 

keep us posted...

 

yea i read that artical im pretty sure it was diesel power.

 

meh, CR motors are too quiet,lol.

 

I think CR motors exhaust sound is loud, You can hear those things for miles down the road if they'r straight piped, the motor sound isn't that loud though.

I think that would be sweet though. We all understand, We all like power and that thing would definately be a sleeper. Keep us posted if ya do it.

 

Just buy a complete marine commonrail engine. You can buy a stock 485 horse version. Most likely only cost 45,000 bucks.

 

Better than a VP44.

 

Theres a guy in CA that has a single cab d250 that has a common rail in it. I've seen it, well for a short second after he blacked me out. Later on in the year my grnadpa went to a dyno day and that guy was there, He owns a diesel performance shop and put that truck together.
So in short it can be done, If you got deep enough pockets.

 

I would total put one in my crew cab