727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck

Chris Hill · 10-23-2009, 08:10 AM

I'm asking the question more for fun than anything, thanks for all the replies.

We have allot of the 6BT cummins engines here at work and we were wondering what it would take to take one to put into another vehicle for street or drag racing purposes.

Personally, I think it would be cool to put one in a 63 wagon, tilt it over some and have a diesel slant six.

Curt Rees · 10-23-2009, 08:54 AM

A HEAVY slant 6! lol I will bet Mike Jeffery could make it run!

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Curt Rees

Rob Petrie E395 · 10-23-2009, 02:26 PM

Just happened to get suckered into going to Walmart with the wife today. While there I saw a mag that has a roadster rat rod type car with a cummins and running 50lbs of boost and nitrous. Its been 2 hours since I was there and the crs has kicked in and for the life of me I cant remember which trans or the name of the mag but if we go back I will check again and post.

Curt Rees · 10-23-2009, 02:43 PM

Hot Rod! Allison, if my crs has not kicked in!

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Curt Rees

magnumv8 · 10-23-2009, 06:35 PM

What's neat and why you see it alot is the Cummins 4BT and 6BTdiesels have been used by Dodge, GM and Ford in various chassis over the years (a long time) and the key item is the adaptor plate....this isn't an after market item, but a necessary piece to make the engines compatible for all the different manufacturers.....bread trucks were/are great places to find these engine/trans combos and since Ford and GM both built them the chassis would usually have the 4BT and either one of the matching trannys with the appropriate adaptor plate (the 4BT and 6BT generally use the same adaptor.....if you go on EBAY and do some general searches on 4BT, 6BT in parts there usually is some things there to let you see what these are......

D. L. Rambo

magnumv8 · 10-23-2009, 07:00 PM

I forgot I had this web site in my favorites

http://www.4btswaps.com

D.L.Rambo

Chris Hill · 10-24-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magnumv8

I forgot I had this web site in my favorites

http://www.4btswaps.com

D.L.Rambo

Nice site. My main question is what to use for trans and converter and how much power can be made reliably and without spending a ton of money. Application would be 2wd and probally a car or 1/2 ton pick-up.

Jeff Teuton · 10-26-2009, 05:57 PM

89-91 had a 727 trans. Will fit a Viper or Iron V10 and the Cummins.

Dave Tincher · 10-28-2009, 09:12 AM

Here is what I did. I have a 89 jeep wrangler with a 4bt cummins with twin turbos estimated around 130 hp 550 ftlbs I am using a 700 R4 with the updated (4L60) internal parts, so it has o.d and lock up converter. So you can use anything you want. You just have to make it work or spend around $1600 for the adapters,

10-23-2009, 08:10 AM	#1
Chris Hill Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 655 Likes: 8 Liked 244 Times in 26 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck I'm asking the question more for fun than anything, thanks for all the replies. We have allot of the 6BT cummins engines here at work and we were wondering what it would take to take one to put into another vehicle for street or drag racing purposes. Personally, I think it would be cool to put one in a 63 wagon, tilt it over some and have a diesel slant six. __________________ Chris Hill https://ihmusedparts.com

10-23-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
Curt Rees Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ft. Pierre, SD Posts: 355 Likes: 405 Liked 236 Times in 49 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck A HEAVY slant 6! lol I will bet Mike Jeffery could make it run! #5457 Curt Rees __________________ Curt Rees 5457 SS

10-23-2009, 02:26 PM	#3
Rob Petrie E395 VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Woodlawn IL Posts: 1,092 Likes: 162 Liked 216 Times in 77 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck Just happened to get suckered into going to Walmart with the wife today. While there I saw a mag that has a roadster rat rod type car with a cummins and running 50lbs of boost and nitrous. Its been 2 hours since I was there and the crs has kicked in and for the life of me I cant remember which trans or the name of the mag but if we go back I will check again and post.

10-23-2009, 02:43 PM	#4
Curt Rees Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Ft. Pierre, SD Posts: 355 Likes: 405 Liked 236 Times in 49 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck Hot Rod! Allison, if my crs has not kicked in! #5457 Curt Rees __________________ Curt Rees 5457 SS

10-23-2009, 07:00 PM	#6
magnumv8 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coraopolis, Pa. Posts: 172 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck I forgot I had this web site in my favorites http://www.4btswaps.com D.L.Rambo

10-23-2009, 06:35 PM	#5
magnumv8 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Coraopolis, Pa. Posts: 172 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck What's neat and why you see it alot is the Cummins 4BT and 6BTdiesels have been used by Dodge, GM and Ford in various chassis over the years (a long time) and the key item is the adaptor plate....this isn't an after market item, but a necessary piece to make the engines compatible for all the different manufacturers.....bread trucks were/are great places to find these engine/trans combos and since Ford and GM both built them the chassis would usually have the 4BT and either one of the matching trannys with the appropriate adaptor plate (the 4BT and 6BT generally use the same adaptor.....if you go on EBAY and do some general searches on 4BT, 6BT in parts there usually is some things there to let you see what these are...... D. L. Rambo

10-26-2009, 05:57 PM	#8
Jeff Teuton VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 2,717 Likes: 2 Liked 325 Times in 50 Posts	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck 89-91 had a 727 trans. Will fit a Viper or Iron V10 and the Cummins. __________________ Jeff Teuton 4022 STK

10-28-2009, 09:12 AM	#9
Dave Tincher Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Elizabethtown IN Posts: 118 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 727 or 904 behind Cummins in a Ram Truck Here is what I did. I have a 89 jeep wrangler with a 4bt cummins with twin turbos estimated around 130 hp 550 ftlbs I am using a 700 R4 with the updated (4L60) internal parts, so it has o.d and lock up converter. So you can use anything you want. You just have to make it work or spend around $1600 for the adapters, __________________ Dave Tincher 306 SS

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