Today I heard what I thought was a rig pulling up to the store I work at. Heard a jake brake through the concrete wall so I assumed. Looked out, it was a early 90's F-350 Crewcab DRW with 6" stacks. Didn't sound like a power stroke so I naturally inquired. HE HAD AN 8.3 in it! And a 13 speed! Wicked truck. I wish I could've gotten a ride in it but my boss was looking a little red in the face after I was drueling for 30 minutes in the parking lot. lol. Anyone ever seen something like this? I got a kick out of it. I want one! (with a 14L )

 

havent seen one with a huge semi motor, but i have seen a 2003 F350 flatbed dually with a cummins in it Driver didnt like the powerstroke, so he dropped a cummins in it

 

there was a thread on the TDR in the cummins conversion section about a 90's body ford f350 being converted to have the 8.3 6cta and some 10 speed tranny.... was on sale in ebay a while back

 

Just for kicks, how much does the 8.3/14L motors weigh? And I'm pretty sure the 8.3 uses the p7100 injection pump? does the 14L if so, that mean that you can slap in a #10 and have some fun? lol. yeah I'm dreamin.

Ian

 

I think an 8.3 weights ~1500lbs.

As long as it is a C8.3 6CTA it uses the P7100, and TST makes plates for them

We use them in tractors and combines. (I'll be having some fun when the warranty runs out , I wish)

Chris

 

I could see a 8.3 swap possible, you might have to, wait you probably have to cut the firwall, add a body lift, and push the engine a little back so the weight isnt so concentrated on the front end. It would be cool to do a swap like this, but the weight is probably the biggest problem on the Dana 60 front axel. Also the 9 speed eaton the guy used on the TDR forum, weighs just about 600lbs. So now you'll have almost 2000lbs of engine/tranny combo alone, compared to 1100 cummins and 250ish auto or manual tranny = about a 600-750lb gain of weight.

The 14L, oh forget about that, that beast weighs 2900lbs, maybe you could drop it in the bed of a Dually, stretch the frame a little so it can fit and run a transfer case to split the power to the front and the rear.

 

Do the 8.3L have engine brakes?

 

I dont think the 8.3 has compression brakes, or jake brakes like a Big Rig though, but they do have exhaust brakes which in some cases, does sound like a jake brake, just not as effective.

 

might as well drop a ISL in there with Jake brakes , same size , more h.p and torque. and it will not have the EGR, Cummins use up the clean air credits on the ISC and ISL engine , and it also has the VGT turbo .

 

Thing is the mechanical 6CTA 8.3's are cheaper, easier to make more power, they have the P7100 pumps and did I mention cheaper.

 

sounds like a tough conversion guys.......but id like to know how u can get a 10 speed behind out lil cummins that could be alot of fun!! sounds cool though i like creative stuff like this

 

a lot of motorhomes have the 8.3 also..

 

Ya know, they did make that motorcycle trike out of a 14L motor, lol. That was awesome, come to think of it, I want one of those too My neighbors already think I'm nuts, wonder why? Incidently so does my girlfriend,,,

 

oh ur talking about monster garage where they took the old 14L cummins and made it into a trike huh yeah i saw that got iit on my computer now thats probably the best episode of all time 3000 lb motor trike ended up being 4500lb or so....it was supposed to have 350hp and 1500 lb torque for those who havent seen it i highly recommend it just for inspiration

 

Oh yeah, that was awseme, he didnt take it too fast though, basically no suspension, kinda like a tractor or a bulldozer. Also I dont know about a 9+ speed fuller eaton behind the 5.9, but I think that and the Allison are the only kind of transmissions that can go behind the 8.3 . Would be cool to have a 350HP 1000lb tq engine with that kind of transmission, and the effects it will have after a few bombs.