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Turbo that 855, you will wonder why you didn't years ago... the 855 is a lot better engine than the 8.3 for what your doing.. the 8.3 survives only because the Allison trans compensates for the smaller engine.
heres a pic of the intake and turbo... and the jakes(orange piece ontop of...
Turbo,
I pulled the manifolds off a scrap NTC350 and run the watercooled intake, minus the watercool portion. When I put it all together I had the mini radiator pressure tested and it leaked, Minimum of $1000 to get a new one and no way to take it apart to fix it... THus I have a HUGE...
Acme:
sounds like you need a multi speed tranny, If your still running mine/back country tours at Elevation, the 5 speed trans, whether manual or auto isn't going to make the engine happy at all. Dropping a 10spd or the 16 speed Cat tranny in there will allow you engine to stay at a happy...
My NTC/NHC 250 has been turbo'd with NHC 350 parts.-manifold, intake etc.
I see 900-1000*F when pulling, estimated 60K gross truck trailer and dozer. Empty is about the same on the hills.
Idle is around 200*F
Pyro is mounted approx. 2.5" downpipe of the turbo. (couldn't get the plug out of the...