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Can a 8.3 Cummins go into a deuce?

Roaddog58

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Has anyone tried to put a 8.3 motor into a deuce? If not, whats the problem, If so what to do? Thanks
 
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swbradley1

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Isn't a 5.9 about the same as a 8.3? (Yes, I know there are differences but I'm talking size.)

If that is the case then yes, it would be a tight fit like a 5.9.


And Deuce is spelled Deuce, not duece. And yes to Pat, there is no G in Cummins. ;-)
 

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How about an 8.2 Detroit fuel pincher V-8? We ran these engines in our deuces up here in Canada. Instead of a manual shift tranny, we had Allison MT643 automatics behind them.
 

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How about an 8.2 Detroit fuel pincher V-8? We ran these engines in our deuces up here in Canada. Instead of a manual shift tranny, we had Allison MT643 automatics behind them.
From my understanding, the GM 8.2 isn't the greatest engine. I think they had a lot of head and head gasket problems. Having said that, my Uncle has one in a C60 he uses on the farm that hasn't gave him any trouble but it only sees light use.

I wouldn't be apposed to dropping one in a deuce but it would be close to my last choice compared to all the other medium duty diesels available.
 

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Isn't a 5.9 about the same as a 8.3? (Yes, I know there are differences but I'm talking size.)

If that is the case then yes, it would be a tight fit like a 5.9.


And Deuce is spelled Deuce, not duece. And yes to Pat, there is no G in Cummins. ;-)
The 8.3 looks quite a bit bigger than the 6.7, which is similar to the 5.9.

That being said, I had a guy buy an 8.3 from me and cram it into a dodge truck....
 
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