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I'm sure I'm going to get slammed, 1stgen CR

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Old 12-16-2009, 01:48 AM
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I'm sure I'm going to get slammed, 1stgen CR

anyone with info about putting a CR in a 1st gen. I'm sure it can be done. I'd just like everything to work. I'm thinking this would be an option down the road with the crew cab.
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If you have the money and time anything can be done, lol. I wouldnt think it would be that hard just get a doner truck so you can get all the electronics of the doner truck. Sure would be a sleeper!!!!!!!!!
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There is a company out there that has a stand alone wiring harness for the common rail... the even tell you what to pull out of the donor truck. I cant remember the name but check out the latest diesel mags its in there. if not shoot me a pm and i can find it for you.
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Originally Posted by ebteckx
There is a company out there that has a stand alone wiring harness for the common rail... the even tell you what to pull out of the donor truck. I cant remember the name but check out the latest diesel mags its in there. if not shoot me a pm and i can find it for you.
O yea, Its made by painless wiring. (forgot bout that) that would make the swap all kinds of easy!!!
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I know Volker is working on a stand alone, but I wouldn't think I'd need that with all the ford and chevy's running these and making things work.
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I'm going the opposite direction........ I'm putting a VE pumped Cummins in my '03 1/2 ton 4WD short bed single cab 3RD Gen. Cheap and easy (hopefully).
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It was done a couple years ago, I think it was in Diesel World or Diesel Power. Blue D250, I remember reading about it and I don't think it was a very big article.

Definitely would be an awesome truck to drive, no offense to the VE guys.
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I'm going the opposite direction........ I'm putting a VE pumped Cummins in my '03 1/2 ton 4WD short bed single cab 3RD Gen. Cheap and easy (hopefully).
keep us posted...
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Originally Posted by 93Fury
It was done a couple years ago, I think it was in Diesel World or Diesel Power. Blue D250, I remember reading about it and I don't think it was a very big article.

Definitely would be an awesome truck to drive, no offense to the VE guys.
yea i read that artical im pretty sure it was diesel power.
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meh, CR motors are too quiet,lol.
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I think CR motors exhaust sound is loud, You can hear those things for miles down the road if they'r straight piped, the motor sound isn't that loud though.

I think that would be sweet though. We all understand, We all like power and that thing would definately be a sleeper. Keep us posted if ya do it.
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Just buy a complete marine commonrail engine. You can buy a stock 485 horse version. Most likely only cost 45,000 bucks.
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Better than a VP44.
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Theres a guy in CA that has a single cab d250 that has a common rail in it. I've seen it, well for a short second after he blacked me out. Later on in the year my grnadpa went to a dyno day and that guy was there, He owns a diesel performance shop and put that truck together.
So in short it can be done, If you got deep enough pockets.
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I would total put one in my crew cab


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