DT360 Excursion

jimdawg185 · Dec 20, 2012

ATI has them in stock. But you have to custom make the pulley

swamp_ratt · Apr 22, 2013

How goes it?? Planning first startup on mine within the next 6 weeks!

UpstateDieselGuy · Apr 23, 2013

Sounds like an awesome build. I would like to see pictures and some feedback on the serpentine belt conversion. That had always seemed like the one drawback to the DT360.

Chris

Mdub707 · Apr 24, 2013

UpstateDieselGuy said:
Sounds like an awesome build. I would like to see pictures and some feedback on the serpentine belt conversion. That had always seemed like the one drawback to the DT360.

Chris

Chris did you ever see Cory's rig? He came out to one of the upstate GTG's with his truck, I snapped a couple pics. Pretty cool setup.

jimdawg185 · Apr 26, 2013

Slow, ill get pic's. Ive got a ton of trucks to wrench on, which is awesome. But the EX goes down on the priority list.

I'm going to go with a single and a ton of nitrous just to get it rolling this summer. I also have a ton of suspension work to do.

Idiesel · Apr 26, 2013

Man I'm interested in this! Got a 86 ford that I'm wanting to take the idi out and swap something in that isn't so common.

jimdawg185 · Jun 20, 2013

I just dropped the crank back off at performance engineering to get re-balanced and the end of the crank checked and mated to the ATI damper. Still need to machine the serpentine pullies though.

Swamp, have you started it yet????

swamp_ratt · Jun 20, 2013

Jim, I have been doing assembly! Will be ordering a balancer soon though. Trying not to get the engine done before the rest of the truck! Soon as I hear it run I'm going to want to drive it! Truck is halfway back together

jimdawg185 · Jun 21, 2013

I like the ATI balancer, but that hub is way longer than it needs to be so its going to make it hard to gauge where to stop pressing it on. There has to be enough room left behind it for the seal to sit on the crank.

Did you have problems with the crank scoring when you took the factory balancer off??

jimdawg185 · Jun 21, 2013

Do you all know who this is. He used the same plates that I used from Carson.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zo9aCQsJqc

jimdawg185 · Jun 21, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UvyEUxrqTE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRYKibf25MY

ghohouston · Jun 21, 2013

No clue, but looks good, and sounds better. I cant wait to see your swap finished

swamp_ratt · Jun 21, 2013

I had no issues with the crank scoring when I removed the old balancer

swamp_ratt · Jun 21, 2013

Also, the front seal rides on the balancer

jimdawg185 · Jun 22, 2013

That's not good. It looks like im going to need a 40 ton press to get that thing all the way on there.

ghohouston · Jun 23, 2013

What are your plans with your leaf springs, i would imagine that motor weighs a good bit more than a powerstroke? Or are you gonna just leave it and see how it does?

swamp_ratt · Jun 23, 2013

This motor weighs roughly 400 pounds more stock to stock. I had custom overloads made for my front end, but I also went to an Allison trans as well. Between the motor and trans, I went up roughly 700 more pounds up front minus adding more to the motor by going with 2 much larger turbos and all kinds of other stuff. Plus this bad boy does hold 17 qts of oil

ghohouston · Jun 23, 2013

thats a good bit more weight! and hell, a 7.3 holds 15 qts, so thats not too bad, you guys are really making me want to find an old 360 and a donor truck, if yall dont mind me asking, what kind of funds do you guys have into these swaps? i understand motor prices are gonna be different depending on where they come from, but as far as adapter plates, pump/head work, injectors, etc...

swamp_ratt · Jun 23, 2013

I'm not running adapter plates. Allison 1000 bolts right up using a 2000 converter housing. I have roughly 5k into mine including buying the motor and should see roughly 900+ at the wheels. Granted I have 300 into my turbos and 300 into my head for cut valve guides to accept the new springs, valve job and 15% p&p (machinist is a good friend of mine lol) I'm running a contagious diesel built 500cc comp 12mm p7100, contagious prototype 5x20 injectors, holset hx52 over ht4c (67 over 85) 190# springs, and custom Manton pushrods

swamp_ratt · Jun 23, 2013

Funds for the rest of the swap... Haha! I can't even comprehend right now. If have to think about it a while. But I've gone above and beyond on everything. Only thing original on this truck will be frame and leaf springs