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wasn't sure if anyone was interested but i'll throw up a thread about my truck.
i startednt this project when i was 15. i was into diesel pretty early and i wanted something a little differerent so i came up with the idea of a small truck with a diesel. i had it built and driving by the time i was 16 with alot of help from my dad. I've been driving my dakota as a daily driver since. last year i did some mods to the engine including fuel mods, a huge intercooler, twin turbo's, and a streight piped 4 inch exhaust.
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some big plans for the future i want to have new axles, transmission and a race suspension.
i also picked up another 4bt with a different injection pump capable of supporting huge hp. physicaly the pump can be capable of moving enough fuel for 1000+ hp. where as my current one can't support much more than 300hp worth, it also can't handle high rpm's very well.
anyways depending on the money situation i'm either gonna build up the new engine to hopefully around the 700hp mark.

or if money is a little tight then i'll just do some smaller mods on the current setup such as a major head port and probably hook up the nitrous kit that i've had for almost two years now.


plans are to get big power and then test the strength of the rest of the parts at the 1/4 mile and replace broken parts with stronger replacment parts
 

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what transmission did you put behind this? im assuming since you had a 3.9 v6 that a 48re would just swap over since thats what they put in the big trucks... you need to start a whole tread on this, the subject of putting a diesel in a dakota is thrown around alot im sure there are many guys who would like the info you have to accomplish such a task
 

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I'm sorry I guess left that part out. Right now I'm using the stock nv3500 but I want to switch to an automatic in the future standard is far from perfect drag tranny. Especially with turbos
 

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yeah you need to get that transission out of there quick if you plan on making that much power... im pretty sure you can get stand alone computers for the 46re and they can be built to handle some pretty good aounts of power, unless you some how figured out how to modify the stock wireing to run the 4bt then all you need is the transmission harness from an autoatic version of your truck and you should be good to go
 

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the engines come out of step vans. they can be found around every now and then.
my mpg are in the high 20's

ya i figure right now i have only one rear wheel that spins so i don't have alot of traction getting to the tranny so thats probably helping to protect it. i'm not sure what auto to go with i was thinking about just talking to my local diesel performance tranny shop to see what they can do for me. the only problem is that it will be expensive as hell
 

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:drool: Yeah a diesel is perfect fit for these trucks. i wish you had a step by step install write up i plan on getting a 4bt or 6bt for my D in the future but id like to learn a lot before a set out and screw up my dd
 

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I'm planning on picking up a second gen for cheap that is already a 2.5 5 speed and the first thing that popped into my head was a 4BT swap. Im casually looking for one but no luck so far. That looks so sweet, great job man!
 

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if memory serves, they use the 42 and 44 RE on the v6 and v8 dak. i THINK the 46 RE was behind the 360 in the R/T so that would fit, but i think it's tight. the 48 will fit with a BFH iirc. it is bigger, and you need to trim some extra things iirc, but you can beat the stock floor out enough to shoehorn it in

Crazy awesome swap though man.
can't swap the fuel pump to the engine you have now?
how much HP are you putting out getting high 20's for MPG?
 
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