all that is in the thread, but 2000 and 3.9l with nv3500Also, what year is this truck and what engine and tranny were in it?
no I just took the 3.9l ones and modified and reinforced themYou wouldn't by chance have a drawing of how to build the engine mounts?
not yet i need the tach for the cruise to work,I almost have it figured out im just waiting on parts.Really nice swap.
This has been on my list for a long time. Just too busy to tackle this.
Did you finalize the cruise and tach wiring?
What was you Hwy mpg before swapping to the manual pump?
Thanks
I agree with your sentiments Andy. Minor correction though - the OP installed an AHU in his Dakota.Power, turbo size, etc., were all questioned earlier in this Thread with suggestions for a different engine and so on!
Now, you've shown and told them how well the ALH performs, including towing. I'm going to guess the tow you mentioned is close to 2,000 lbs, including the trailer... That's an ALH for you. Absolutely awesome ........ great project! Congrats!
i sold it, but it drove fine as a daily driver the tdi vacuum pump was a little weak to run the brakes and vnt turbo, if the brakes were used a lot in stop and go traffic, mpg was average 32, I only towed with it onece its too little of a truck for towing Imo.Any updates on your conversion? I'm in the preliminary stages of a alh to quad cab conversion.
How's the daily drivability, mpg, and towing now that you have more miles on it?
Thanks for the reply. Do you think you could tow as much with the TDI as you did with the gasser? I plan on towing about 3500lbs maxi sold it, but it drove fine as a daily driver the tdi vacuum pump was a little weak to run the brakes and vnt turbo, if the brakes were used a lot in stop and go traffic, mpg was average 32, I only towed with it onece its too little of a truck for towing Imo.
it had a lot more torque than the 3.9l so id imagine its the same, It pulled the truck a lot better than the v6.Thanks for the reply. Do you think you could tow as much with the TDI as you did with the gasser? I plan on towing about 3500lbs max
We now have a Dakota V6/V8 adapter for the TDI.Any updates on your conversion? I'm in the preliminary stages of a alh to quad cab conversion.
How's the daily drivability, mpg, and towing now that you have more miles on it?
We just finished the first Dodge one on the weekend and don't have pic's yet, maybe today.Thanks, I didn't see the v8 adapter on your website though. I'm going ALH to v8 automatic.
For project cost savings I'm probably going to build my adapter as I have access to my father in laws milling machine.
I used the stock dodge mounts so it bolted right up but for the diff to the trans brace i had to cut it and rebuild it. i went to the holset when it was a mtdi due to more flow than the gt1749(vnt17)(i also ran the gt1749 with boost controller on the mtdi), but after all that, I went back to the etdi and the gt1749, before i sold it. there's plenty of room if your doing a mtdi, but for the etdi it takes a lot of room for the wiring. the only thing that was tight was the oil pan to the steering rack it was about 2" in between, also when changing the oil it would spill all over the diff, due to the location.I'm wondering how you mounted the front pumpkin. The two bolt on the transmission I get. Were you able to reuse the bridge type mount that straddles the oil pan or did you fab up something different?
Also you went for the Holset turbo. Is there a reason you went that way instead of using a VNT 17? is there good clearance for the turbo? Thanks
no sorry i dont, and i sold the truck so i cant get a pic ThanksDo you have a better picture of the AC mount you made and the belt?