Anyone tried putting a 6.7 turbo on a 5.9 yet?

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02-20-2009, 12:17 PM

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The HE353 for the 15L Cummins has a nice water-pressure controlled VV actuator, similar to the standard Holset Boost-pressure controlled actuator, but way heavy-duty - could be adapted, use Boost pressure instead of coolant pressure

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02-24-2009, 11:11 PM

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has anyone got any good ideas on how to make this actually work. If I got a VGT turbo and 6.7exh manifold with EGR block off plates where would I get the down pipe adapter? Or do I just buy a 6.7 downpipe and do some cutting and welding?I can make the coolant lines no problem. On the Holset site it says the turbo is available in electronic control or pnuematic control. Anyone got any ideas if we can get the parts right from Holset to convert the turbo.

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02-25-2009, 05:57 AM

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Originally Posted by xtoyz17

On a 5.9 if it could be figured out you'd get a stronger low-end, stronger top-end, and an exhaust brake without having to buy an aftermarket one. If someone could design the electronics to run it, it would be a SWEET swap.

I wonder if Marco could port the programming over from the 6.7's or give us some insight, because I'm pretty sure some of the late 06 and early 07 trucks have the same electronics as the 6.7's...

This is all true. But... On the down side you truck would then sound like mine, which is pretty spot on for a massive hair dryer on some serious steriods! I was kinda toying with the idea of going backwards to a 5.9 manifold and a BD turbo.