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as hard as it may be to believe I inframed a 3406E cat cheaper than i got my 466 international done for.....lessson learned about not trusting my friendly neighborhood dealer but long story short full inframe, head inspection and 2 years free warranty on my cat was under $12000
You must have gotten hosed completely. I can do an inframe in house with a remanned head and turbo all parts from international for less than $6k. Just a head check at the machine shop and a good turbo i can do it for less than $4k. I had my local dealer do an inframe for me with a remanned head mid last year and it cost us out the door just over $7k. Thats US dollars.
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Its not just US dollars, canadian dollars (CAN currently worth slightly more but irrelevant) Its location. you can't find cheaper than that anywhere in alberta from a dealer. Thats just the way it is. private with jobber parts sure. But not a dealer.
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You must have gotten hosed completely. I can do an inframe in house with a remanned head and turbo all parts from international for less than $6k. Just a head check at the machine shop and a good turbo i can do it for less than $4k. I had my local dealer do an inframe for me with a remanned head mid last year and it cost us out the door just over $7k. Thats US dollars.
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By the looks of the 8.3L/505CI in the Magnum tractors, they are real similar to the 5.9 but with a larger crank. I wonder if any parts interchange.
The 466 is a good motor. Keep oil in them and they'll run about forever. Get the Bosch rotary pump for it that they used in the farm tractors, they run a lot better than the inline pumps. The DT 414, 436, and 466 use a common block with a different crank for a longer stroke. The 466 I believe also has a different head that might flow better.
I can't say for sure but I think the DT 530 and 570 might be similar in size, but the bore might be larger as well. I think they were also only available with electronic injection.
The 466 is a good motor. Keep oil in them and they'll run about forever. Get the Bosch rotary pump for it that they used in the farm tractors, they run a lot better than the inline pumps. The DT 414, 436, and 466 use a common block with a different crank for a longer stroke. The 466 I believe also has a different head that might flow better.
I can't say for sure but I think the DT 530 and 570 might be similar in size, but the bore might be larger as well. I think they were also only available with electronic injection.
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If you can fit it, an N14 from 2000-2001 years is statistically the most reliable engine Cummins has ever made.
We track very closely the rate of warranty returns on all engines sold-- what breaks and how often.
The N14 at the end of its product run had about 20 years of continuous improvement baked into it.
Set it up to run <400hp and it will outlive you.
Really.
We track very closely the rate of warranty returns on all engines sold-- what breaks and how often.
The N14 at the end of its product run had about 20 years of continuous improvement baked into it.
Set it up to run <400hp and it will outlive you.
Really.
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