Puller810
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I have started my restoration\12 valve Ve swap into a 2005 f350 CCSB 4x4 that had a 6.0/5r110 drivetrain. Frame has been blasted, por15's and raptor lined, axles the same, front end rebuild so the chassis is finished. Body work is being done now while I have the cab off as the underside will be coated on both the cab & box in white raptor liner.
I picked up a 93' Ve engine that I intend on running approx 275-300 hp at the wheels power wise but mainly focused on tq as its my weekend warrior tow vehicle from 8k-15k at times in Michigan 90% hwy. Truck is sitting on 35's with 3:73 gears which I think will work great with the Cummins tq curve for towing at 70 mph.
Retaining the 5r110 is doable but honestly I'd rather have a manual for reliability/towing and there is no tuning necessary.
My question, which trans? Why? ZF6, Nv4500, Nv5600 or possibly G56 (which may be a little out of my budget on this project). Will these live a decent life at 750lbs of tq and towing. I had 3 G56 equipped Dodges when I had a hotshot business and all three had six gear fail between 120-140k (towing much more than 14k on a daily basis however).
I picked up a 93' Ve engine that I intend on running approx 275-300 hp at the wheels power wise but mainly focused on tq as its my weekend warrior tow vehicle from 8k-15k at times in Michigan 90% hwy. Truck is sitting on 35's with 3:73 gears which I think will work great with the Cummins tq curve for towing at 70 mph.
Retaining the 5r110 is doable but honestly I'd rather have a manual for reliability/towing and there is no tuning necessary.
My question, which trans? Why? ZF6, Nv4500, Nv5600 or possibly G56 (which may be a little out of my budget on this project). Will these live a decent life at 750lbs of tq and towing. I had 3 G56 equipped Dodges when I had a hotshot business and all three had six gear fail between 120-140k (towing much more than 14k on a daily basis however).