The 5.9 Cummins Sleeper Build

[bullast]

“As long as you build the transmission”

Spoken like a true politician..

[kevinford]

He forgot to put then 10k+ cost associated with the transmission

[DavidPawson-dh]

In the very early 2000s I installed a Banks Stage 3, if I remember the chronology correctly, for a customer who pulled a 52ft commercial fishing vessel on his 96 5.9. The difference unloaded was night and day but to call it great required the customer to pull his boat from Oregon Inlet to Hatteras Inlet, about 63 miles with negligible elevation change. He swore it was a completely different experience and as a bonus got better fuel mileage doing it which is just crazy. Gale Banks is a national treasure and taught me enough through his videos to take a “it’s free if you get it running” deal on an ex UHaul box truck that had 6 previous owners and as many pairs of hands fiddling with stuff they had no business fiddling with. The KISS method is exactly how I approach abandoned cars and trucks and hasn’t failed me yet. Breaking it down for us common (rail) folks is why I’m here and was there. Thanks

[mamoochie]

Thanks to people like you, that first purchase is more like $25k and it's used to get groceries!

[eoinosullivan]

Rolling coal=unburnt fuel, which means an incorrect tune. The most common mistake in diesel tuning.

[motorlegends]

That seems like way more than what you need to keep up with the newer trucks lol

[leganihanoi]

my bro who has only changed a tire tryna convincing me to tune my shitbox cummins:

[sethtaylor]

The 5.9 came with a "deleted" exhaust. It's redundant to include the word deleted when there wasn't anything to delete.

[Luckytmj]

Waiting on more content for the AWD build 😂 you already know why I am here

[Thefloorsspeakyiddish]

Built the transmission, don’t need an aftermarket intercooler. Don’t need compounds, T4 flange S467.7 will do it. 10mm pump plus 100% over injectors will get 800hp. Valve train stuff will ensure 4K rpm no problem

[jeffhall]

That setup should get you way more than 650bhp. You can get 600 with the stock turbo. Also, if you're just chasing numbers, skip the compound and go with a single 68mm. Compound is mostly for towing.

[.PSDA]

I did a 03 cummins swap in a 09 F550
bucket truck. did the arp head studs and 100 hp injectors no tune... and stock turbo. problem now is the 09 had a 6.4 psd... junk... anyways it has 4.88-1 gears so this winter ill be puting in 3.73-1 gears. but it does run really good see it being used everyday. and yes i did a fass complete fuel
system as well. i did not do any of the other things in the video but it runs really reallt
good.
side note the 6.4 after being deleted ran pretty good to but it did last... and the cummins runs better.
Next side note i have a 1990
F350 with a 7.2 Cat swap C7 it runs very well.

[mildphil]

Stock springs are fine, pushrods are OK but some single/ 3 piece pushrods (wall thickness will vary) will be better for reliability (stock ball/ cup are just friction welded to the rod), stock CP3 can support the fuel requirements fine, really just need more airmass (however you achieve this per your application) and fuel (110-150% injectors, again depending on application). Don’t neglect piston cooling either, if you have main squirters then it may be worth installing discrete squirters off the PCN rifle (if your engine doesn’t already have them factory) to prevent potential damage. This is all assuming that the RPM range remains consistent with the factory range. If one wishes to achieve higher RPM sustained, much more needs to be done, such as the oil pump for example (factory pump pushes ~27 GPM at ~3k but will cavitate above that). Godspeed

[rubendelgado]

“For less money”
“Get ready to empty your wallet”

[Ephixa]

My buddy has a 2007 6.7 3rd gen cummins stock injectors stock turbo with a egr delete and 5in straight pipe to a axle dump and a 5 position tuner (max +250hp) sounds amazing and has all the power you really need itll break loose at 30-40mph

[simracer]

These Videos are so Good! Especially for someone like me who isn’t that knowledgeable in Upgrading/Tuning really cool!

[DieselObsession]

650hp is not the limit of the stock rotating assembly lol thousands of builds 850-1100hp live a long life.

[Thecridmeister]

*drives for 5 miles* “WOW THIS IS GREAT!!!” *transmission falls out*

[adrianackermann]

Seems like a good drivetrain for my Miata build 😁👍

[rang_]

I don't know about 650 being the limit on factory, though. There are numerous accounts of even the older 5.9s putting down 800, and for those who want to risk it, even 1000 on stock bottom ends. The only thing I'd be worried about is the Connecting Rods bending or breaking. The crankshaft is forged. Don't get me wrong, though. 650 is a lot, but I'd say that's the limit of "reliable/streetable" horsepower. These things can take a hell of a lot more abuse than you would think. But 650, if you want to have fun and not worry about it breaking, that's the way to go. Depending on the turbos and injectors, the same supporting mods mentioned in the video can also handle 1000. They are "supporting mods" after all. If you got those supporting mods, then it's all about the tune. Especially on the third gen common rails.