6BT swap for Old Red

[fancyTBI]

You can do a P-Pumped 24valve. I think that might be the way to go and avoid the VE pump failure. I’m not looking for a lot of HP/torque. Would be happy with 300/700 and just have a nice truck to rip around in.

 

[Sparkysikes]

I rebuilt the suspension and interior and....... Well everything on the damn truck. Wife says it's her favorite of all my trucks. I'd love to have this monster get better mileage than her explorer. Bragging rights. But if it's too loud it won't matter much if we don't use it for road trips ya know.

My goal is a pop up cab over camper or decent tow trailer.

 

[vr1967]

You can do a P-Pumped 24valve. I think that might be the way to go and avoid the VE pump failure. I’m not looking for a lot of HP/torque. Would be happy with 300/700 and just have a nice truck to rip around in.

The VE pumps are good to go, the VP44 are the ones everyone has problems with, and that is because the lift pump fails.

I’ve put a VE on a 24V for someone and he praises the mileage. I like the rotary pumps myself

 

[fancyTBI]

I rebuilt the suspension and interior and....... Well everything on the damn truck. Wife says it's her favorite of all my trucks. I'd love to have this monster get better mileage than her explorer. Bragging rights. But if it's too loud it won't matter much if we don't use it for road trips ya know.

My goal is a pop up cab over camper or decent tow trailer.

Don’t you live in Cali? How will you do the swap?

The VE pumps are good to go, the VP44 are the ones everyone has problems with, and that is because the lift pump fails.

I’ve put a VE on a 24V for someone and he praises the mileage. I like the rotary pumps myself

Ohhh that’s right the VP ones are trouble. I get the two confused.

 

[vr1967]

I just got through resealing 2 VE pumps for buddies.

Simple, efficient pumps

 

[XJPhoenix]

I'm looking at this swap right now. The cummins are loud and proud. But a LS and 6 spd auto would be smooth and quiet which my wife will like. Hummmm

Suggestions?

Buy her another GMT400, and go to town on yours?

 

[Sparkysikes]

My truck is factory smog exempt. It doesn't get checked. A gasser might get me to the referee station. Most wouldn't notice one rattler from another.

I've even thought about a 4BT.

Just checked and to put a fiat 4 cylinder 3.0 diesel was 3k just for harness and tuning.

 

[fancyTBI]

A lot of good info here. Thanks.

Another question is brackets. I’m looking to keep my A/C and also run an engine driven compressor. I think this might be a tall order.

 

[Sparkysikes]

Aluminum. Is fairly cheap. Grind away

 

[vr1967]

Look in the buses and medium size trucks for a mid mount. It moves the compressor up above the water inlet

The main bracket is PN 3930888, but they seem to have tripled in price in the last few years