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I now have a 12 cylinder 36 valve cummins in my dodge:lol: It is the new motor for my 715. now I need to find a 3053a tranny to mount to it. Has anybody done this yet, I have read lots about it but I can't find what I need to mate the two.
http://img218.imageshack.us/img218/6076/002lc7zwq4.jpg
Holy huge picture Batman! You are going to have one heck of a driveline!
sorry about the size of the pic, I didn't know it would be that big
Its a standard sae bell,I wouldn't think it would be too hard to match up. If you can't find a trans near you, I be I can get one for ya.
Is that a typo, . . 12 cylinders and 36 valves????, ..tell me you meant a 24 valve? I am trying to picture 12 cylinders in a M715, . . . sounds like a great plan though
I agree is that thing going to fit with out using a shoe horn and putting the firewall 2 inches from the front seat... ?
This is the same set-up i am going to run. You will need a SAE #3 bellhousing and as far as i know a clutch set-up from a F-750 will work as well. Here is a link of a guy that put a 3053a behind his cummins in his 1 ton dodge truck.
http://www.dieseltruckresource.com/d...t=92060&page=2
Here is another link from JP magazine of them installing a 3053a in a 715 behind a SBC, they also have most of the part numbers from NAPA that you will need.
http://www.jpmagazine.com/techarticl...ion/index.html
This guy has 3053a's that are take out's for $350. He can also get you a flywheel and clutches. He will assist on shipping as well. jepcolwell@aol.com
Good luck and let me know how it goes, i purchased a 96 6bt a few months ago for mine and have found a guy very close to my house that recently won a GL auction with many 3053a's in it. I am waiting to see if the tranny's he has won are any good. A guy buy the name of SPICERGEAR over on SteelSoldiers has a BBC with a 3053a behind it in a 715 and a guy by the name of M35-TOM on SS is making taller overdrive gearsets for the 3053A, but they are pricey. Around $1,200 for a set.
I was talking about the dodge. The 24 valve in the front and the 12 valve on the back:). The 12 valve is out of a '95 and is the new engine for my 715.Quote:
Originally Posted by moosejr
Thanks for the links gun512. I guess I also need to look for a larger flywheel and clutch. Or a wrecked big ford or FL70.Quote:
Originally Posted by gun512
A guy on TDR said he has seen several 3053 torn apart by hopped up 5.9s. Anybody else heard of this? I don't plan on going to wild with the 5.9 maybe a #10 plate, but I would like to know this trans will hold up if I do turn the cummins up.
i would say he is not familiar with the trans if he is saying that. When you get VERY extreme you normally break the input shaft of a NV4500 and it is rated just of 14k GWV Rating i beleive. The 3053 is 26K GWV Rating. The 3053 was also used in the one ton truck catagory of the land speed record. I spoke to a guy running 900ftlb in a deuce with this trans and has had no problems with it or the clutch holding. And a deuce ways more than your truck would ever be fully loaded. I see no problem with the trans holding. I am looking at running a 6BT,HX40,370's,191 DV, 4inch exhaust with a 100 plate and don't think i will come close to hurting this trans. The guys over at SteelSoldiers would be a better source of experience about these trans holding up.
OK, slap me for not getting the 12-cyl/36 valve thing, . . . .I am planning a 6bt out of a 90 dodge going into my, ..6-cyl, 12 valve, non-intercooled, . ..got the whole truck to work with.
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Originally Posted by moosejr
I was looking for the same truck you got for parts, but I got a smoking deal on just this engine so I bought it. I think a non-intercooled would be alot easier to put in but 160hp is never going to be enough for me:burnout: Although a 24mpg VE-pumped cummins in a 715 would be pretty cool. I haven,t figured out how I am going to fit an intercooler yet, I don't want to butcher the firewall too much by setting the engine further back. Maybe just a water-meth injection. I really would have liked the whole truck, especially for the axles.
don't leave it alone BOMB it (Better Off Modified Baby)
Trust me, . .I come from a long line of "It can't stay stock"!! LOL. . .My cummins has upgraded pump, exhaust, turbo, timing. It gets with the program. The new turbo virtually eliminates the turbo lag the truck had stock, so it is much nicer to tow with. I bought my 715 with a 292 in it, and planned on putting a small block in until the dodge got wrecked. When we found the frame was bent, . .it just made sense to re-power to M-715. I figure with my gears and the 38 inch tires (I am saving my nickels for some XL's), It should get good mileage, great power, and be a blast to drive. And with the spring over, small cars will just automatically avoid challenging me on the freeway!!!
What turbo is it? What are your EGT's running. That sounds like the same kind of truck I am going to build, SOA, XLs, the works. Have you put the motor in the truck yet? If you have could you send me some pics.
Whenever anyone asks me "Why?" about my 715, I always tell them: "No one will ever cut me off again."Quote:
Originally Posted by moosejr
Amen brother:DQuote:
Originally Posted by randyscycle
holly big motor....hopefully it works out, can you post pics of it? did dodge just start putting in these motors?