this question has probably been answered, but i cant find it... i have a 96 1500 4x4 auto, i just bought a 93 2x4 250 with cummins and auto body shut, i plan on putting the motor in my 1500, theres a guy not far from me that says you can get a adapter for my tranny to that motor,, question is will that tranny hold up?? rebuilt tranny about 1 year ago and rebuilt to heavier specs. I also now wheres theres a 24 valve, the trucks wrecked but motor good, would a person beable to wire in the computer to acumadate that motor. if theres a website anyone knows of that could answer these question that bee awsome. thanxs a million looking forward to any posts. wether i'm nuts for doind it or not, good or bad i'll take them all dont hold back what you have to say. thanks again

 

I think you are going to shred that trans.
The 47RE/RH had problems holding up to the diesel, I dont think the 46RH is going to be any better.

 

not sure about the tranny guess it would depend on how it's built. first thing i thought off when reading your post is your gonna need to beef up the front end on the 1/2 ton becuase the diesel is a lot heavier than a gas motor.

 

The 47RH didn't have problems with the diesels Especially the earlier Diesels that had less power. Heck, my V10 puts out more torque than they did [8D]

The 46RE that you have in your truck won't do the job though. You'd want the transmission and driveline out of the diesel anyway...especially the front axle. The dana 44 in your truck won't handle the weight. You'll also need the computer for a 12 valve if that's the route you are going to go.

 

theres no computer contolling the engine of the 12 valve, those only came into effect when the 24 valves showed up.

besides, for ease of instalation, the 12 valve would be the way to go since it is fully mechanical.

 

I've seen a B5.9 in a Chevy 1/2 ton. If you have "Monster Garage" in you back yard I guess you can do really anything. The B5.9 is HEAVY. Even the front end of the Dodge 1990 2x4 had front end "issues" in the 3/4 ton. Ball joints and A frame were not up to the task. I went through 2 sets of ball joints and new upper a frames. 1st set actually rusted out. (I got it used and the previous owner must not have EVER washed the salt off.) The front right ball joint pushed through the a frame!

I think the B5.9 is to heavy for a 1/2 ton. .... Not that it can't be done with a lot of work.

 

I thought the 1500's had trouble with twistingthe frames if it had a diesel in it?

 

Tim, Jeff Garmon put a built 5.9 12 valve under the hood of a 05 1500 RCSB. it can be done, but aint cheap.

here is a vid of it raceing a built F350 4x4

 

True. But if he'd go with a 47RE transmission, he'd still need a computer from a 12 valve truck as the RE transmissions were computer controlled.

 

thanks for the replys keep them coming if you think of anything everything helps!! the axle coment, wold i have to get an axle out of a 94- 02 2500 or would the 1st gen axle work if its 4x4, i heard the axle puts are different. any truth?? what about rear gear ratio?? if fram not tough enough i can box it in right . all repls are great thanks