Machinist22
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So, I was wondering. Has anyone ever gone all out on a 250 Cummins to see how much power they could get out of it? Or the CAT 3116 for that matter? The reason I ask is, I have been doing some looking through this site and several others, and get the general idea that 170 hp is average at about 2700 RPM. Is that about right?
I know that there are some major differences between engines but my cousin has a '03 Dodge pickup with the 5.9 Cummins (computerized and everything), but with a fair amount of money dumped into it and some pretty simple (but expensive) mods, he's pushing over 600 hp and just over 1000 ft/lbs of torque. I don't know why a person couldn't get close to this with the M35A2 engine? Or because of the vintage, would a person be better off to do the 5.9 with a 6-speed behind it? That would be a pretty cool setup! If someone has done this I would love to see some pics and get some tech info.
Thanks,
Jim
I know that there are some major differences between engines but my cousin has a '03 Dodge pickup with the 5.9 Cummins (computerized and everything), but with a fair amount of money dumped into it and some pretty simple (but expensive) mods, he's pushing over 600 hp and just over 1000 ft/lbs of torque. I don't know why a person couldn't get close to this with the M35A2 engine? Or because of the vintage, would a person be better off to do the 5.9 with a 6-speed behind it? That would be a pretty cool setup! If someone has done this I would love to see some pics and get some tech info.
Thanks,
Jim