Spare parts single 318 turbo build

mopar65 said
On the valve body i say run it. I used to drive mine all over with the reverse valve body. Just have to shift a lot.lol I have been following your build. Great job and I look forward to hearing how it runs when you are done

Thanks! Only thing is that I don't have a shifter to work the trans, I would either have to source a new column and linkage or buy a shifter which is just more $$$.

TT5.9mag said
I vote keep it a 3 pedal car. It’s so much fun bangin gears in a turbo car even if it isn’t the fastest way to the finish line. Are you trying to tell me you don’t have a close ratio 833 in all that stash?

I'm leaning towards keeping it manual. Yeah, no non of 833s. Wish I did. I do have an nv3500 but that would mean I would have no trans tunnel left and no torsion bar x member. Hah

mopardude318 said
Keep the 4 speed. Maybe switch to a non OD unit. Nice build. Looking forward to it.

On the topic of a 5.9 cummins being under turboed, what would you recommend for my ‘02 2500 cummins? Automatic. It really is sluggish.

I would switch to non od if I can find. Cheap one, and at that time I'd swap in the 3.23 chunk I have. Your truck is gonna need some mods before you do a bigger turbo. A really really really good street combo is a quadzilla adrenaline, 100-125hp injectors, an 57mm s300 or k29 turbo. Of course you need to make sure your trans is built to handle all that extra torque. At minimum a low stall billet single disc converter, billet input shaft, and get a built valve body or get a transgo kit. Actually with those mods you could do away with the billet input and just don't do 15+ psi boosted launches.