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M715 Cummins First test drive!
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Nice !
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valvebody is bad, tranny would only stay in 2nd gear.
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Wasn't hard to see what house you were going to pull into.
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Very nice. I would love an m715 with a cummins
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Is that a summit racing radiator in there? I know there was a PN for one that was a pretty good fit. I had one cooling my 427TD BBC with a 35 or 40,000GVW size oil cooler as well. FYI, I also found out, surprisingly that the M715 engine compartments don't breathe very well so air flow through the radiator can become an issue with a full engine compartment. I put a rear facing vent on the hood that worked great!!! Was worth 10-15* engine temp for me. Granted the BBC is a lot more engine bay filling than the inline Cummins, but just something to keep in mind. Oh, I also ran a high pitch mechanical fan so there would be less electrical stuff.
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the only drawback to a 4bt or 6bt is there very noisey. even with dynomat on floors and firewall. looks like you did a fine job pal.
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It is a Summit Radiator. But not a bolt in deal. I had to widen the radiator opening and weld on some brackets. My radiator is part #SUM-380328 Summit Racing SUM-380328 - Summit Racing Street & Strip® Aluminum Race Radiators - Overview - SummitRacing.com
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I used a remote tranny cooler with its own fan mounted where the spare tire goes and have -8 braided line feeding it.
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Yep, that's the same radiator and same widening of the mount that I did. I'm guessing by the color that was an industrial Cummins or did you just 'industrialize' it via rattlecan? 
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I am use to the sound of a diesel. I have 4 Cummins 6BT's, 2 Cummins 4BT's, 1 Isuzu 4BD1T, and an LD-465 Multifuel. My Challengers and Cutlass are louder than my diesels.
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I painted it the color is was meant to be
. The motor is out of an '89 Dodge W250
. The motor is out of an '89 Dodge W250wrecker
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Looking good, sounding good. Too bad about the valve body, what transmission are you using?
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Nice cubic inches on the toy list in your signature, btw!
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Nice work on the swap! Nothing better than the first test drive.
I'm running the stock AMG TH400 (3L80) behind my 6BT, but have a guy in town that's going to build me a beastly 47RH. I'm going to stick an Atlas box behind it.
Nothing better than the first test drive. I'm running the stock AMG TH400 (3L80) behind my 6BT, but have a guy in town that's going to build me a beastly 47RH. I'm going to stick an Atlas box behind it.
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Looks like you're a fan of World Products blocks! Very, very nice!
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